OAR 860-036-1910: Threshold Levels for Rate Regulation of Water Utilities Serving less than 500 Customers

A water utility serving less than 500 customers must notify its customers of the right to petition for rate regulation if it proposes to charge residential or commercial customers more than the following amounts in order to obtain water service: (1) For unmetered customers with a pipe diameter of less than one inch, an annual average monthly charge of $54 per customer; (2) For metered customers with a meter diameter of less than one inch, an annual average monthly charge of $57 per customer; (3) For unmetered customers with a pipe diameter of one inch or larger, an annual average monthly charge of $152 per customer; and (4) For metered customers with a meter diameter of one inch or larger, an annual average monthly charge of $163 per customer.