Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
302 West Washington
Street, Room 306
Indianapolis Indiana 46204
317.232.2297 office
317.233.1982 fax
IURC
APPROVES CERTIFICATE OF TERRITORIAL AUTHORITY FOR CONSUMERS INDIANA
Today
in Cause No. 42190, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved an which
allows Illinois based Consumers Indiana to provide water and sewer service in a
rural area of Lake County, Indiana. A
stipulation between the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor and the
company is included in the order.
The
area to be served is located in the Prairie Trials sub-division. The utility expects to serve 580
customers. The monthly charge for water
rates will be a flat charge of $5.95, plus the usage charges of $3.87
per 1,000 gallons for the first 10,000 gallons and $1.66 per 1,000 gallons once
usage exceeds 10,000 gallons. Sewer service to single family residential uses
is set at $45.07 per month.
Indiana
law requires the utility to use 5/8 inch meters for residential customers. Also the company shall provide a toll-free
telephone number to be answered during regular business hours and an after hours
answering service to insure that customers have access to the utility at all
times.
Consumers
Indiana is an Indiana corporation, with its principal business address in
Kankakee, Illinois. Its principal owner
is Philadelphia Suburban Corporation, which provides water and wastewater
utility service to nearly 2-million residents in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois,
New Jersey, Maine and North Carolina.
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