New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES
Chapter 12 - WATER SERVICES
Part 770 - SMALL WATER UTILITIES
Section 17.12.770.2 - SCOPE
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
This part governs the filing and review of changes in rates proposed by small water utilities as defined by Section 62-8-7.1 A NMSA 1978 (2005).
A. Exception for 50 percent or more rate increase proposal for small water utilities with 1,500 or fewer service connections. The provisions of 17.12.770.1 NMAC through 17.12.770.16 NMAC shall not apply to small water utilities, as defined by Section 62-8-7.1(B) NMSA 1978, if any of the criterion in Paragraphs (1), (2), (3) or (4) below apply. When any criterion listed below applies, Section 62-8-7 NMSA 1978 and 17.1.2.53 NMAC relating to the application for new rates shall apply to the filing and review of a proposed rate or rates by a small water utility.
B. Exception for more than an 8 percent rate increase proposal for small water utilities with more than 1,500 but less than 5,000 service connections. The provisions of 17.12.770.1 NMAC through 17.12.770.16 NMAC shall not apply to small water utilities, as defined by Section 62-8-7.1 A NMSA 1978, if any of the criterion in Paragraphs (1), (2), (3) or (4) below apply. When any criterion listed below applies, Section 62-8-7 NMSA 1978 and 17.1.2.53 NMAC relating to application for new rates shall apply to the filing and review of a proposed rate or rates by a small water utility.
C. A rate application by a small water utility shall comply with the provisions of 17.1.2.53 NMAC if any of the criteria listed in 17.12.770.2 NMAC applies.