NOTICE: Posted April 9, 2024
Notice of Public Hearing
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Campbell County Utilities and Service Authority Board on April 16, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard, in the Authority Board Room, 20644 Timberlake Road, Lynchburg, Virginia 24502 to receive public input on these proposed changes to rates and fees which would increase Capital Recovery, Sewer Capacity, Sewer Usage Rates and Base Fees effective for bills rendered on or after July 1, 2024. Sections 15.2-5114 and 15.2-5136, of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, provide the requisite legal authority to enact the proposed increases. The proposed amounts of the increases are shown as follows:
Water Usage Rates:
No change to water rates or base fees is proposed.
Sewer Usage and Sewer Only Rates:
Volume charge per hundred cubic feet (hcf) of consumption from $5.75 to $6.45.
Accounts deemed “sewer only” bimonthly rate from $71.50 to $79.50.
Sewer Base Fees:
Service Size Bi-monthly Charge
4" Sewer Service From $14.00 to $15.00
6" Sewer Service From $33.00 to $35.00
8" Sewer Service From $55.00 to $59.00
10" Sewer Service From $63.00 to $68.00
12" Sewer Service From $90.00 to $97.00
THE FOLLOWING FEES ONLY APPLY TO NEW CUSTOMERS
Connection Fee - Water:
3/4" Residential Connection from $1,500 to $2,250
1" Residential Connection from $2,100 to $3,150
Capital Recovery Fee - Water:
Usage charge per equivalent residential unit (ERU) of usage from $1,900 to $2,850
Connection Fee - Sewer:
4" Residential Connection from $1,900 to $2,850
1-1/4" Residential Connection from $1,900 to $2,850
Capital Recovery Fee - Sewer:
Usage charge per equivalent residential unit (ERU) of usage from $2,200 to $3,300
Sewer Capacity Fee:
Usage charge per equivalent residential unit (ERU) of usage from $1,750 to $2,675
As of March 29, 2024, a date prior to the first publication date of this notice, the full text of the proposed changes to rates and fees and any additional documentation concerning the said proposed increases will be available for public inspection and review during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) in the Office of the Campbell County Utilities and Service Authority Administration Building, 20644 Timberlake Road, Lynchburg, Virginia 24502. All persons are invited to attend the said public hearing to express their views concerning the proposed increases in rates and fees. Questions and/or comments concerning this matter should be directed to Mr. Jeffrey Wells, Executive Director of the Campbell County Utilities and Service Authority, at (434) 239-8654 or jwells@ccusa-water.com.