The Public Utility Commission published formal notice in the October 13 PA Bulletin laying out the process it will follow in considering the long-term water and wastewater infrastructure plans submitted by the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority.

The Pittsburgh Authority submitted the plans on September 28.

The schedule of consideration includes (all dates from October 13 notice)--

-- Within 20 Days: Stakeholders can file comment prior to the assignment to an Administrative Law Judge, but they will not be included in the evidentiary record.

-- Within 45 Days: Assign case to Administrative Law Judge

-- Within 8 Months: ALJ will submit a recommended decision to full Commission

-- Within 20 Days: After ALJ recommendation, exceptions may be submitted

-- Within 15 Days: Thereafter, replies to the exceptions

The plans were filed under separate dockets-- water (Docket No. P-2018-3005037) and wastewater (Docket No. P-2018-3005039). The procedures for considering the plans were established as a result of Act 11 of 2012 (Docket No. M-2012-2293611).

Contact persons for this proceeding are Daniel Searfoorce, Bureau of Technical Utility Services, at 717-783-6159 and Shaun Sparks, Law Bureau, at 717-787-3464.

Click Here to read the entire PA Bulletin notice.

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