South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 103 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Article 7 - WATER UTILITIES
Subarticle 1 - GENERAL
Section 103-703 - Authorization for Rates and Charges

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 103-703

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024

A. No schedule of rates, contracts, or rules and regulations, shall be changed until after the proposed change has been approved by the commission.

B. All rates, contract forms, or rules and regulations, proposed to be put into effect by any utility as defined in 103-702(14), shall be first approved by this commission before they shall become effective, unless they are exempt from such approval by statute or other provision of law.

C. No rate, contract, or rules and regulations of any utility under the jurisdiction of this commission shall be deemed approved or consented to by the mere filing of a schedule, or other evidence thereof, in the offices of the commission.

D. Each customer within a given classification (i.e., residential, commercial or industrial) shall be charged the same approved rate, including tap fees, as every other customer within that classification unless reasonable justification is shown for the use of a different rate or toll, and a contract or tariff setting forth the different rate has been filed and approved by the commission through the issuance of an order or directive.

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