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NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

GAS TARIFF 00-2, IN THE MATTER OF WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY’S RIGHTS-OF-WAY SURCHARGE GENERAL REGULATIONS TARIFF, P.S.C.-D.C. No.3

1. The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (Commission)

pursuant to its authority under section 34-802 of the District of Columbia Official Code,1hereby gives notice of its intent to act upon the proposed tariff of Washington Gas Light Company (WGL)2 in not less than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in the D.C. Register.

2. The Rights-of-Way (ROW) Surcharge contains two (2) components: the ROW

Current Factor and the ROW Reconciliation Factor. On March 21, 2012, pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 10-1141.06,3 WGL filed a tariff application to update the ROW Current Factor.4 In the Tariff Application, WGL sets forth the process to be used to recover from its customers the D.C. ROW fees paid by WGL to the District of Columbia government in accordance with the following tariff page:

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3. WGL’s Tariff Application shows that the ROW Current Factor is 0.0317 with the

ROW Reconciliation Factor of 0.0004 for the prior period, which yields a net factor of 0.0313.5 In addition, WGL expresses its intent to collect the surcharge beginning with the April 2012

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D.C. Official Code § 34-802 (2010 Repl.).

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GT00-2, In The Matter Of Washington Gas Light Company’s Rights-Of-Way Surcharge General Regulations Tariff, P.S.C.-D.C. No. 3, (“GT00-2”) Rights of Way Current Factor Surcharge Filing of Washington

Gas Light Company, (“Tariff Application”), filed March 21, 2012.

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D.C. Official Code § 10-1141.06 (2008 Repl.) stating that “Each public utility company regulated by the Public Service Commission shall recover from its utility customers all lease payments which it pays to the District of Columbia pursuant to this title through a surcharge mechanism applied to each unit of sale and the surcharge amount shall be separately stated on each customer’s monthly billing statement.”

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GT00-2, Tariff Application at 1. 5

GT00-2, Tariff Application at 2; See also Order No. 16587, rel. October 14, 2011, where the Commission

approved the Reconciliation Factor.

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billing cycle.6 The Commission does not intend to prevent WGL from implementing its filed surcharges. However, if the Commission discovers any inaccuracies, WGL may be subject to reconciliation.

4. The proposed Tariff Application may be viewed at the Office of the Commission Secretary, 1333 H Street, N.W., Second Floor, West Tower, Washington, D.C. 20005, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday as well as on the Commission’s website at www.dcpsc.org. Copies of the tariff are available upon request, at a per-page reproduction cost by contacting the Commission Secretary at (202) 626-5150 or [email protected].

5. All persons interested in commenting on the proposed tariff must submit written

comments to Brinda Westbrook-Sedgwick, Commission Secretary, at 1333 H Street, N.W., Second Floor, East Tower, Washington, D.C. 20005. Comments must be received no later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this NOPR in the D.C. Register. Persons who wish to file reply comments may do so no later than forty-five (45) days after the date of publication of this NOPR in the D.C. Register. Once the comment and reply comment periods have expired, the Commission will take final rulemaking action.

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GT00-2, Tariff Application at 2.

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1 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

The Board of Directors of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (the Board), pursuant to the authority set forth in section 216 of the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-111, §§ 203(3), (11) and 216; D.C. Official Code §§ 34-2202.03(3) and (11) (2010 Repl.) and D.C. Official Code § 34-2202.16 (2010 Repl.)); and in accordance with section 6(a) of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, approved October 21, 1968 (82 Stat. 1206; D.C. Official Code § 2-505(a)(2011 Repl.)); and chapter 40, “Retail Ratemaking,” of title 21, “Water and Sanitation,” of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR), hereby gives notice of its intention to amend section 4101, “Rates for Sewer Service,” section 4103, “Fire Protection Service Fee,” and add a new section 4199, “Definitions,” of chapter 41, “Retail Water and Sewer Rates,” of the DCMR.

The Board expressed its intention to amend the DCMR at its regularly scheduled Board meeting held on April 5, 2012, pursuant to Board Resolutions # 12-46 and 12-47. Final rulemaking action shall be taken in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

In addition, the Board will receive comments on these proposed rates at a public hearing at a later date. The public hearing notice will be published in a subsequent edition of the D.C.

Register.

Section 4101, RATES FOR SEWER SERVICE, of chapter 41, RETAIL WATER AND SEWER RATES, of title 21, WATER AND SANITATION, of the DCMR is amended as follows:

Subsection 4101.1 is amended by (1) removing the term “and” after subparagraph (a)(2); (2) by adding a semicolon (;) after subparagraph (b)(2); and (3) by adding new paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:

(c) The retail groundwater sewer charge for an unimproved real property

under construction shall be two dollars and thirty-three cents ($2.33) per CCF (one hundred cubic feet (1 CCF) equals seven hundred forty-eight and five hundredths gallons (748.05 gals.)) for groundwater discharged into the District’s wastewater sewer system;

(d) The retail cooling water sewer charge for residential and non-residential customers shall be the retail sanitary sewer service rate set forth in subsection 4101.1(a) for cooling water discharged into the District’s wastewater sewer system; and

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2 in subsection 4101.1(a) for non-potable water discharged into the District’s wastewater sewer system.

Section 4103, FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE FEE, of chapter 41, RETAIL WATER AND SEWER RATES, of title 21, WATER AND SANITATION, of the DCMR is amended as follows:

4103 FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE FEE

4103.1 The charge to the District of Columbia for fire protection service, including, but not limited to the delivery of water for firefighting, the cost of maintaining and upgrading public fire hydrants in the District of Columbia, and the cost of conducting fire hydrant inspections performed by the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services shall be seven hundred and seventy dollars ($770) per fire hydrant, per year, effective October 1, 2012. The fee may be examined at least once every three (3) years to determine if the fee is sufficient to recoup the actual costs for providing this service. In the event the costs are not being recouped, the District shall pay the difference and the fee will be appropriately adjusted pursuant to the rulemaking process.

Chapter 41, RETAIL WATER AND SEWER RATES, of title 21, WATER AND SANITATION, of the DCMR is amended by adding a new section 4199 to read as follows:

4199 DEFINITIONS

4199.1 When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the

meanings ascribed:

Cooling Water – water used as a heat conductor in cooling towers.

Non-Potable Water Source – water from a source or sources including, but not limited to, surface water or trucked water, but excluding water from the District’s water distribution supply system, groundwater or cooling water.

Comments on these proposed rules should be submitted, in writing, no later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register to, Linda R. Manley, Secretary to the Board, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, 5000 Overlook Ave., S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20032, or by email to [email protected] or by FAX at (202) 787-2795.

Copies of these proposed rules may be obtained from the DC Water at the same address or by contacting Ms. Manley at (202) 787-2332.

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