Specifications include, but are not limited to:SWDE is a Delaware corporation duly authorized by its articles of incorporation to engage in the business of transporting, distributing and selling water in the State of Delaware. Under 26 Del. C. §102, SWDE is a “public utility” and is authorized to sell and distribute water in portions of New Castle County, Delaware. SWDE serves approximately 38,000 water customers in Delaware pursuant to rates approved by the Commission. SWDE has filed with the Delaware Public Service Commission (the “Commission”) an application seeking to adjust its volumetric delivery rates for the first time in over five years. SWDE alleges that costs have risen since 2010 to a point where the Company is falling short of its authorized return on utility investment. In addition, the Company alleges that water consumption on a per customer basis has declined since 2010, which has decreased the volumes over which to allocate fixed costs. In its application, the Company seeks approval of an increase in delivery service rates of $4,943,665 or 19.96% over existing STATE OF DELAWARE Delaware Public Service Commission Staff 2 rates. SWDE states that it seeks an adjustment to its rates to more accurately reflect the current level of sales and the current level of costs that the Company is incurring so that it can provide safe and reliable service to its customers. Copies of SWDE’s application (including its proposed rate schedules, revised tariff pages, prefiled testimonies, and other supporting documents) can be accessed through the Commission’s docketing and file management system, DelaFile, by searching for Docket No. 16-0163 or by reviewing Appendix B – Application of SUEZ Water Delaware Inc
