Texas Water Code

§ 13.1871 — CLASS B UTILITIES: STATEMENT OF INTENT TO CHANGE RATES; HEARING; DETERMINATION OF RATE LEVEL

WA § 13.1871Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part B. WATER RIGHTS · Ch. 13. WATER RATES AND SERVICES · Art. F. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE REGULATORY AUTHORITY

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(a)Except as provided by Sections 13.18715 and 13.1872, this section applies only to a Class B utility.

(b)A utility may not make changes in its rates except by sending by mail or e-mail a statement of intent to each ratepayer and to the regulatory authority having original jurisdiction at least 35 days before the effective date of the proposed change. The utility may send the statement of intent to a ratepayer by e-mail only if the ratepayer has agreed to receive communications electronically. The effective date of the new rates must be the first day of a billing period, and the new rates may not apply to service received before the effective date of the new rates. The statement of intent must include:

(1)the information required by the regulatory authority's rules;

(2)a billing comparison regarding the existing water rate and the new water rate computed for the use of:

(A)5,000 gallons of water; and

(B)10,000 gallons of water;

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 853 (S.B. 1148), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 18.001, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 700), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.