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Brenda A. Howe Secretary to the Commission· I11diana Utility RegulatoryCommiSsion 101 W. Washington Street, Suite 1500 East Indianapolis; Indiana 46204

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Re: Indiana,,Americfill Water Compat1y, )nc. 30~day Filing Pursuant to 170 l~C l '"6."'l::ei·weq'•. . . . . . . .. . . . -- rn • • • • •• • • • • • • • ••

Dear Ms. Howe:

Pursuant to 170 IAC l-0, the Thirty"Day AdmiriisfratiVe Filing Procedures and Guidelines Rule, Indiana~American Water Company; Inc. ('~Indiana American" or the "Company") submits herewith for filing a proposed tariff sheet (1denti.fied as Exhibit 1) establishing charges fot provision of customer water usage data to third parties (primarily municipalities and some sewer authorities). The proposed monthly usage data fees utilize a tiered, flat"-rate approach based on the number of records provided.

This 30"day filing is made in compliance with the Company's obligations under the Settlement teached atn:ong the patties in Cause No. 44450; which was approved in the Commission's Order dated January 28, 2015 in that Cause. This filing is a permissible filing

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within the meaning ofl70 IAC 1-6-3(7) and(8).

In support of this 30-day filing; Indiana American is submitting herewith Exhibit 1 . described above and the supporting wotkpaper detailing the expeCted annual revenues . tO be generated from the proposed charges, as compared to the fotecasted amount from Cause No. 44450, showing the proposal to be revenue neutral. The workpaper also provide a comparison. of the proposed fees to Indiana American's existing usage data fees. Indiana American is also submitting a verified statement by the Company affirrrting that customers have been notified as required under Rule 6, stating in detail the means used for notification, and copies of any written means of communication. By copy of this letter, the Office of Utility Consmner Counsel6r is being provi.ded with a copy of this 30.;day filing.

Indiana American appreciates your assistance in processing this request through the Commission's 30-Day Filing procedures. The contact inforrrtation regarding this filing is as follows :

IURC 30-Day Filing No.: 3385 Indiana Util ity Regulatory Commission

Brenda A. Howe, Secretary to the Commission August 21, 2015 Page2

Gary M. VerDouw Director of Rates - Central Division American Water Works Service Company 727 Craig Road Saint Louis .Missouri 63141 ... ' . . : . . .

(314) 996•'2398 [email protected]

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Hillary J. Close (Atty No. 25104;.49) Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11 s, Meridian Street 1ndianapolis, IN 46204 (317)231-7785 (phone) (317) 231,.7433 (fax) Hillary.Close@btlaw; com

Please let me know ff the Commission Staff has any questions or concerns about this subtnissioh.

Enclosures cc: David Stippler; Indiana Utility Consumer Counselo:r(w/ertcl.)

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USAGE DATA FEES FOR SEWER BILLINGS Availability

The Usage Data Fees set forth on this schedule is applicable to sewer utilities requesting water usage data that allows said utilities to properly bill for sewer services rendered by such utilities.

Usage Data Fees:

Usage Records Acquired Per Month

0- 250 251- 600 601 - 1,500

1,501 - 5,000 5,001 - 7,000 7,001 - 10,000

10,001- 15,000 15,001- 20,000 20,001 - 30,000 30,000 +

Rate

$ 25.00 75.00

275.00 575.00 900.00

1,300.00 1,650.00 4,750.00 6,055.00 6,555.00

Issued: Effective:

Issued by: Alan J. DeBoy, President 5 5 5 E. County Line Road Greenwood, Indiana 46143

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Contract Name

Town of Shelburn American Suburban Jackson County Regional Sewer Winona Lake City of Winchester Damon Run Conservancy Town of Riley Town of Farmersburg City Warsaw Shorewood Independence Hill Liberty Regional Waste (selma) Flowing Wells Porter Sanitary Town of Winfield Town of New Whiteland City of Sullivan Mooresville Sewage South Haven Sanitary City of Wabash Chesterton Util ities City of Crawfordsville Clarksville Waste Treatment City Shelbyville Merrillville Sanitary Town of Newburgh City of Seymour City of Franklin West Lafayette Hobart Sanitary City of Portage City Jeffersonville City Noblesville City of New Albany City of Richmond City of Greenwood City Kokomo City of Terre Haute City of Muncie Gary Sanitarty

Indiana American Water Company Usage Data Information

Avg Data Records Average Monthly 2014 per month Charge 2014

15 $ 4.50 46 -

96 14.40 207 -

304 91.20 354 79.65 449 134.70 517 -

803 -

872 -1,156 8.00 1,261 315.25 1,278 319.50 1,356 305.10 1,398 314.55 2,127 600.00 2,277 683.10 3,690 -

3,931 884.48 4,510 1,353.00 5,148 2,316.60 5,767 1,730.10 6,570 150.00 6,960 50.00 7,225 1,625.63 7,419 2,225.70 7,662 2,298.60 8,078 280.00 8,790 -

9,133 2,054.93 11,778 1,766.70 11,817 250.00 13,045 41.67 13,784 4,135.20 15,680 4,704.00 19,176 5,752.80 19,837 4,959.25 25,133 7,539.90 27,821 6,955.25 30,629 6,891.53

Total Proposed Monthly/Annual Usage Data Revenue:

Usage Data Revenue Included in Cause No. 44450:

Difference in Actual vs Proposed Rates:

$

$

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New Charge Yearly Charge

- $ -25.00 300.00 25.00 300.00 25.00 300.00 75.00 900.00 75.00 900.00 75.00 900.00 75.00 900.00

275.00 3,300.00 275.00 3,300.00 275.00 3,300.00 275.00 3,300.00 275.00 3,300.00 275.00 3,300.00 275.00 3,300.00 575.00 6,900.00 575.00 6,900.00 575.00 6,900.00 575.00 6,900.00 575.00 6,900.00 900.00 10,800.00 900.00 10,800.00 900.00 10,800.00 900.00 10,800.00

1,300.00 15,600.00 1,300.00 15,600.00 1,300.00 15,600.00 1,300.00 15,600.00 1,300.00 15,600.00 1,300.00 15,600.00 1,650.00 19,800.00 1,650.00 19,800.00

- -1,650.00 19,800.00 4,750.00 57,000.00 4,750.00 57,000.00 4,750.00 57,000.00 6,055.00 72,660.00 6,055.00 72,660.00 6,555.00 78,660.00

54,440.00 $ 653,280.00

$ 653,298.00

$ 18.00

Note: The Town of Shelburn and the City of Noblesville have indicated that they will opt out of receiving usage data from Indiana American in the future .


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AUG 2 1 2015 VERIFIEDSTATEMENTJNSUPPORT OFJO;.DAY FILING lNDlANA LiTILIT\

REGULATORY COMJvflSSION TO THE INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION:

l ~ lndiana~American.Water Company,. Inc; fa requesting revisions to its tariff to establish new charges for water usage data to be provided to third parties;

2.. In accordance with 170 IAC 1"6""6, affected customers have been notified by a legal notice published in each ofthe newspapers listed on the attached Exhibit A A copy of the published legal notice is attached as ExhibltB. The notice wilt also be placed on the utility's website .. The utility has no local customer service offices that are open to thepublic.

3! In addition, the Company's operations personnel met with usage data customers during April and May 2015 to communicate the proposed change in usage data fees;

r affirm under penalties forperjury that the foregoing representations are true to the best of my knowledge; infonnation, and belief.

Dated this 21st day of August, 2015i

INDSO I I 505368 v2

Gary .rv.L Ve' , P\t:W, Director ofR.afos - Central Division American Water Works Service Company


District Crawfordsville

Johnson County

Kokomo

Mooresville

Muncie

Newburgh

Newburgh

Noblesville

Northwest Indiana

Northwest Indiana

Richmond

Seymour

Shelbyville

Summitville

Southern Indiana

Sullivan

Wabash Valley

Wabash

Warsaw

West Lafayette

Winchester

Mecca

Exhibit A to Verified Statement

Newspaper name

Journal Review

Daily Journal

Kokomo Tribune

Mooresville Times

Star Press Newburgh Register and Boonville Standard

Evansville Courier and Press

Noblesville Times

Post Tribune

Chesterton Tribune

Palladium Item

Seymour Tribune

Shelbyville News

Anderson Herald

The Tribune and the Evening News

Sullivan Daily Times

Tribune Star

Plain Dealer

Times Union

Journal and Courier

News-Gazette

Daily Clintonian

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Notice is hereby given that on or about August 21, 2015, Indiana-American Water Company, Inc. (the Company) will file with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission a revised schedule of tariffs to add a schedule of fees for water usage data provided to municipalities and sewer authorities as a basis for determining sewer usage fees. The IURC is expected to rule on the request no earlier than 30 days from the date of filing.

The change is not expected to have a direct impact on any of the Company's customers, but is being made in compliance with the Company' s obligations under the Settlement reached among the parties in Cause No. 44450, which was approved in the Commission's Order dated January 28, 2015 in that Cause. That Order also authorized the Company to develop and implement a fee schedule for this service.

If you wish to file an objection to this filing you may contact the consumer services staff at the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor at [email protected] or 1-888-441-2494. To file an objection with the IURC regarding this matter, you may contact Brenda Howe, secretary of the IURC at [email protected] or by phone at 317-232-2703. August 10, 2015 .

Exhibit B to Verified Statement


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