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Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 16. ECONOMIC REGULATION |
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PART 2. PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS |
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CHAPTER 24. SUBSTANTIVE RULES APPLICABLE TO WATER AND SEWER SERVICE PROVIDERS |
| SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| § 24.1. Purpose and Scope of this Chapter |
| § 24.2. Severability Clause |
| § 24.3. Definitions of Terms |
| § 24.4. Cooperative Corporation Rebates |
| § 24.5. Submission of Documents |
| § 24.6. Signatories to Applications |
| § 24.8. Administrative Completeness |
| § 24.9. Agreements to be in Writing |
| § 24.11. Financial Assurance |
| § 24.12. Burden of Proof |
| § 24.14. Emergency Orders and Emergency Rates |
| § 24.15. Notice of Wholesale Water Supply Contract |
| SUBCHAPTER B. RATES AND TARIFFS |
| § 24.25. Form and Filing of Tariffs |
| § 24.27. Notice of Intent and Application to Change Rates |
| § 24.29. Time Between Filings |
| § 24.31. Jurisdiction over Affiliated Interests |
| § 24.33. Suspension of the Effective Date of Rates |
| § 24.35. Processing and Hearing Requirements for an Application to Change Rates |
| § 24.37. Interim Rates |
| § 24.39. Escrow of Proceeds Received under Rate Increase |
| § 24.41. Cost of Service |
| § 24.43. Rate Design |
| § 24.44. Rate-case Expenses |
| § 24.45. Rates Charged by a Municipality to Certain Special Districts |
| § 24.46. Fees Charged by a Municipality to a Public School District |
| § 24.47. Jurisdiction of Commission over Certain Water or Sewer Supply Corporations |
| § 24.49. Application for a Rate Adjustment by a Class D Utility Under Texas Water Code §13.1872 |
| SUBCHAPTER C. ALTERNATIVE RATE METHODS |
| § 24.75. Alternative Ratemaking Methodologies |
| § 24.76. System Improvement Charge |
| SUBCHAPTER D. RATE-MAKING APPEALS |
| § 24.101. Appeal of Rate-making Decision, Pursuant to the Texas Water Code §13.043 |
| § 24.103. Contents of Petition Seeking Review of Rates Pursuant to the Texas Water Code, §13.043(b) |
| § 24.105. Refunds During Pendency of Appeal |
| § 24.107. Seeking Review of Rates for Sales of Water Under the Texas Water Code §12.013 |
| SUBCHAPTER E. RECORDS AND REPORTS |
| § 24.125. General Reports |
| § 24.127. Financial Records and Reports--Uniform System of Accounts |
| § 24.129. Water and Sewer Utilities Annual Reports |
| § 24.131. Maintenance and Location of Records |
| § 24.133. Management Audits |
| § 24.134. Financial, Managerial, and Technical Reports Required for Water and Sewer Utilities |
| § 24.135. Regulatory Assessment |
| SUBCHAPTER F. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PROTECTION |
| § 24.151. Applicability |
| § 24.153. Customer Relations |
| § 24.155. Resolution of Disputes |
| § 24.157. Refusal of Service |
| § 24.159. Service Applicant and Customer Deposit |
| § 24.161. Response to Requests for Service by a Retail Public Utility Within Its Certificated Area |
| § 24.163. Service Connections |
| § 24.165. Billing |
| § 24.167. Discontinuance of Service |
| § 24.169. Meters |
| § 24.171. Continuity of Service |
| § 24.173. Late Fees and Disconnections During an Extreme Weather Emergency for Nonpayment |
| SUBCHAPTER G. QUALITY OF SERVICE |
| § 24.201. Applicability |
| § 24.203. Requirements by Others |
| § 24.205. Adequacy of Water Utility Service |
| § 24.207. Adequacy of Sewer Service |
| § 24.209. Standards of Construction |
| SUBCHAPTER H. CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY |
| § 24.225. Certificate of Convenience and Necessity Required |
| § 24.227. Criteria for Granting or Amending a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity |
| § 24.229. Certificate of Convenience and Necessity Not Required |
| § 24.231. Applicant |
| § 24.233. Contents of Certificate of Convenience and Necessity Applications |
| § 24.235. Notice Requirements for Certificate of Convenience and Necessity Applications |
| § 24.237. Action on Applications |
| § 24.238. Fair Market Valuation |
| § 24.239. Sale, Transfer, Merger, Consolidation, Acquisition, Lease, or Rental |
| § 24.241. Foreclosure and Bankruptcy |
| § 24.243. Purchase of Voting Stock or Acquisition of a Controlling Interest in a Utility |
| § 24.245. Revocation of a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity or Amendment of a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity by Decertification, Expedited Release, or Streamlined Expedited Release |
| § 24.247. Requirement to Provide Continuous and Adequate Service |
| § 24.249. Cessation of Operations by a Retail Public Utility |
| § 24.251. Exclusiveness of Certificates |
| § 24.253. Contracts Valid and Enforceable |
| § 24.255. Contents of Request for Cease and Desist Order by the Commission Under TWC §13.252 |
| § 24.257. Mapping Requirements for Certificate of Convenience and Necessity Applications |
| § 24.259. Single Certification in Incorporated or Annexed Areas |
| SUBCHAPTER I. WATER UTILITY SUBMETERING AND ALLOCATION |
| § 24.275. General Rules and Definitions |
| § 24.277. Owner Registration and Records |
| § 24.279. Rental Agreement |
| § 24.281. Charges and Calculations |
| § 24.283. Billing |
| § 24.285. Complaint Jurisdiction |
| § 24.287. Submeters or Point-of-Use Submeters and Plumbing Fixtures |
| SUBCHAPTER J. WHOLESALE WATER OR SEWER SERVICE |
| § 24.301. Petition or Appeal Concerning Wholesale Rate |
| § 24.303. Definitions |
| § 24.305. Petition or Appeal |
| § 24.307. Commission's Review of Petition or Appeal Concerning Wholesale Rate |
| § 24.309. Evidentiary Hearing on Public Interest |
| § 24.311. Determination of Public Interest |
| § 24.313. Commission Action to Protect Public Interest, Set Rate |
| § 24.315. Determination of Cost of Service |
| § 24.317. Burden of Proof |
| § 24.319. Commission Order to Discourage Succession of Rate Disputes |
| § 24.321. Filing of Rate Data |
| SUBCHAPTER K. ENFORCEMENT, SUPERVISION, AND RECEIVERSHIP |
| § 24.351. Enforcement Action |
| § 24.353. Supervision of Certain Utilities |
| § 24.355. Operation of Utility that Discontinues Operation or is Referred for Appointment of a Receiver |
| § 24.357. Operation of a Utility by a Temporary Manager |
| § 24.359. Fines and Penalties |
| § 24.361. Municipal Rates for Certain Recreational Vehicle Parks |
| § 24.363. Temporary Rates for Services Provided for a Nonfunctioning System |
| § 24.364. Civil Penalties for Late Fees and Disconnections During an Extreme Weather Emergency for Nonpayment |
| SUBCHAPTER L. PROVISIONS REGARDING MUNICIPALITIES |
| § 24.375. Jurisdiction of Municipality: Surrender of Jurisdiction |
| § 24.377. Applicability of Commission Service Rules Within the Corporate Limits of a Municipality |
| § 24.379. Notification Regarding Use of Revenue |
| § 24.381. Fair Wholesale Rates for Wholesale Water Sales to a District |