New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES
Chapter 12 - WATER SERVICES
Part 370 - UNIFORM CLEAN WATER TESTING FEE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE
Section 17.12.370.9 - CLEAN WATER TESTING FEE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE

A. Any public water utility electing to incorporate a clean water testing adjustment clause in any rate schedule shall use the following language: Billings under this schedule may be increased by an amount equal to the customer's pro rata share of testing expenses incurred by the utility in the prior billing months. For purposes of this schedule, "testing expenses" means only the actual costs paid by the utility to others for sampling and testing required by federal or state law. For purposes of this schedule, "pro rata share" means the total amount of testing expenses incurred in the prior billing months divided by the total number of customers served by the utility in the billing month. A utility can spread these costs out and collect them from its customers over a three-month period, rather than in a single month. A utility can also choose to collect its actual costs from customers using a monthly charge that is adjusted once every three months to reflect changes in the utility's actual costs.

B. The intent of this rule is to allow water utilities to collect the actual costs associated with clean water testing requirements imposed by federal or state law in a uniform manner for all water utilities under the jurisdiction of the Commission.