Section Env-Dw 1001.06 - Determining Average Cost of Water Service(a) The average residential cost of water supply service in New Hampshire shall be based on a triennial calendar year survey of the fee paid by a single family home using a fixed volume of water.(b) The department shall determine this fixed volume based on a statewide assessment of the following factors: (1) Average volume of interior domestic water use;(2) Average exterior domestic water usage;(3) Family unit of average size;(4) Median family income;(5) Average household size; and(6) Any other factor that directly affects the average amount of water use which is endorsed by a majority of water systems through the annual survey.(c) The average shall be calculated from the rates for those water systems serving more than 500 people with fire hydrant flow capability. The average shall be determined using the number of systems responding rather than using an average weighted in accordance with the systems' populations.(d) The average rate calculation shall be valid when at least 75% of the systems questioned respond to the survey.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Dw 1001.06
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Ws 300) #6521, eff 6-4-97; ss by #8360, INTERIM, eff 6-4-05, EXPIRES: 12-1-05; ss by #8479, eff 11-30-05 (see Revision Note at part heading for Env-Dw 1001) (formerly Env-Ws 393.06 )
Amended byVolume XXXIV Number 24, Filed June 12, 2014, Proposed by #10616, Effective 6/1/2014, Expires6/1/2024.