The public can weigh in on Southwest Gas Corp.’s request for a significant rate increase Monday during a telephonic meeting hosted by the Arizona Corporation Commission.
The public-comment meeting will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, at 1-866-705-2554. The passcode to speak at the meeting is 241497; to listen only, use passcode 2414978.
Southwest Gas is seeking an annual revenue increase of about $81 million or 11.5%, which would raise the average residential bill by $6.23 per month or about 17%.
The company had raised its original $57 million revenue increase request in May 2019 to $93 million, after adding millions of dollars to pay for some more recent system improvement costs, adjust for deferred income taxes and recover costs from its program to replace customer-owned and antiquated gas lines.
That plan would have boosted the average home gas bill by more than 19%, but Southwest Gas trimmed its request after the commission's staff and a state consumer watchdog agency objected to some items and recommended a much smaller revenue hike.
The latest changes were prompted by updates to recently upgraded plant, items agreed to at hearing and stipulated items, including amortization of excess deferred income taxes, the company said.
Southwest Gas says it has invested more than $667 million in improvements to its Arizona system since its last rate case in 2016.
Hearings on the rate increase were held in June and July before a Corporation Commission administrative law judge, who will make a recommendation to the full commission.
Photos: Oro Valley Water Utility to replace 500,000-gallon tank:
Photos: Oro Valley Water Utility to replace 500,000-gallon tank
Oro Valley Water Tank
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A worker from Tucson-based Smyth Industries removes welds on the steel roof of a 500,000-gallon potable water tank sitting in a small canyon at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains in the La Reserve neighborhood near 1st Ave. and Oracle Road.
Oro Valley Water Tank
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The rafters of a 500,000-gallon potable water tank span out from the center plate as a worker finishes dismantling the roof in the La Reserve neighborhood near 1st Ave. and Oracle Road.
Oro Valley Water Tank
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Workers from Smyth Industries removes the depth gauge on a 500,000-gallon potable water tank sitting in a small canyon at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains in the La Reserve neighborhood near 1st Ave. and Oracle Road.
Oro Valley Water Tank
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A worker from Smyth Industries breaks the welds on tank rafters during demolition of a 500,000-gallon potable water tank sitting in a small canyon at the foot of the Santa Catalina Mountains in the La Reserve neighborhood near 1st Ave. and Oracle Road.
Oro Valley Water Tank
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A 500,000-gallon potable water being demolished in the La Reserve neighborhood near 1st Ave. and Oracle Road. The tank feeds neighborhoods and businesses in the area.
Oro Valley launches new podcast and video series
UpdatedThe town of Oro Valley has launched “This is Oro Valley,” a new podcast and video series to showcase the people, services and amenities of the town and to help residents feel more connected to their local government.
Official opening of the Naranja Park Playground, 810 W. Naranja Drive in Oro Valley, Ariz., on Nov. 17, 2020. The playground is ready for kids…
The monthly series, which is produced by the town’s Communications Division, offers a behind-the-scenes look at services and insight from department directors. The podcast is hosted by Town Manager Mary Jacobs, and November’s topic is “Community Policing,” featuring Police Chief Kara Riley.
“The town has a diverse and talented staff and our hope is to provide a glimpse into how we deliver quality services to our residents,” Jacobs said. “There are so many interesting components in this first podcast, such as hearing Chief Riley share how much of her early years were spent overseas, and how her life experiences are helping contribute to her decisions as chief of police.”
Workers from Tucson-based Smyth Industries are dismantling a 500,000-gallon potable water tank sitting in a small canyon at the foot of the Sa…
Huge furniture store, warehouse to open north of Tucson
