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JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold a local public
hearing in Reeds Spring on February 10, 2010, to receive customer comment in a water rate case
filed by Aqua-RU, Inc. d/b/a Aqua Missouri, Inc. Customers who have had any service related issues
may also bring those to the attention of the Commission during the local public hearing.
The Reeds Spring local public hearing will be held in Reeds Spring High School,
Tri-Lakes TCRC, ITV Room, 20277 State Highway 413. The PSC staff question and
answer session begins at 5:30 p.m. The local public hearing will be held from 6:00 p.m.
until 9:00 p.m. or until all of those who wish to testify have done so, whichever is
sooner.
This local public hearing will be held in a building that meets accessibility standards required
by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any person who needs additional accommodations to
participate in this hearing should call the Public Service Commission’s hotline at 1-800-392-4211
(voice) or Relay Missouri at 711 prior to the hearing.
Customers wishing to make written comments or secure additional information may contact
the Office of the Public Counsel, P.O. Box 2230, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, telephone (866)
922-2959 or (573) 751-4857. Comments may also be registered by using the PSC’s Internet Filing
System at http://www.efis.psc.mo.gov/mpsc/Comments.html .
On July 15, 2009, Aqua Missouri, Inc. filed rate requests with the Missouri Public Service
Commission seeking to change the water and sewer rates of its customers in Cole, Callaway, Pettis,
Greene, Benton, Taney, Christian, Morgan, Stone and Barry counties.
Under the small company rate case process, the PSC staff audits the books and records of the
company. After the audit, the PSC staff and Aqua Missouri, Inc. met to discuss the audit. Based
upon those discussions, the PSC staff and Aqua Missouri, Inc. reached an agreement in the water and
sewer rate cases filed.
The current monthly bill for a residential customer using 4,000 gallons of water in the LTA,
Riverside Estates, Spring Valley and Ozark Mountain service areas and the proposed monthly bill for
that same residential customer under an agreement reached between the company and the PSC staff
appears below.
Service Area Monthly Bill at Monthly Bill at Company & PSC Staff
Current Rates Agreed Upon Rates*
LTA                                                       $32.50                                                       $40.20
Riverside Estates                             $21.20                                                      $28.86
Spring Valley                                    $45.31                                                        $53.66
Ozark Mountain                               $33.77                                                       $45.03
*This is an agreement between Aqua Missouri, Inc. and the PSC staff. The five member
Commission decides all cases before it. The Commission has not decided this case.
Aqua Missouri, Inc. serves approximately 97 water customers in its LTA service area,
approximately 281 water customers in its Riverside Estates service area, approximately 106 water
customers in its Spring Valley service area and approximately 390 water customers in its Ozark
Mountain service area.
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