密苏里州水费涨价案听证日程公布 12月起五地举行现场听证
据密苏里州公共服务委员会（PSC）10月13日在杰斐逊市发布的第 PR-27-26 号新闻稿，该委员会公布了密苏里-美洲水务公司（Missouri-American Water Company）普遍费率上调申请案的本地公开听证日程，将于2026年12月1日起举行5场现场听证与2场线上听证，征集用户意见并听取证词。
密苏里-美洲水务公司于今年7月1日向委员会提交费率表，申请年度基础费率收入净增约1.919亿美元。按公司测算，圣路易斯县月均用水5900加仑的普通用户水费每月约上涨23美元，该县以外地区月均用水4500加仑的用户每月约上涨15美元。
现场听证安排为：12月1日晚6点，杰斐逊市州长州政大楼310室；12月3日晚6点，密苏里大学圣路易斯分校千年学生中心世纪厅C室；12月7日晚6点，密苏里南方州立大学（乔普林）罗伯特·W·普拉斯特自由企业中心康奈尔礼堂；12月8日中午，布兰森娱乐中心C室；12月14日晚6点，圣约瑟夫市政厅市议会会议厅。每场听证先设公众信息与问答环节，再听取公众证词；公众发言可能限时。
12月17日另设两场线上听证（中午与晚6点）。无法到场者可以书面方式向委员会提交意见：邮寄 PSC, P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102，或通过委员会网站 psc.mo.gov 的在线评论表提交，提交时请注明案号 WR-2026-0304。代表公众参与委员会事务的公共顾问办公室（Office of the Public Counsel）也可接受咨询，电话 1-866-922-2959。
Missouri PSC Sets December Hearings in Missouri-American Water Rate Case
The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) on Oct. 13 announced the local public hearing schedule for Missouri-American Water Company's general rate increase request, according to release PR-27-26 issued in Jefferson City. Five in-person hearings and two virtual hearings will be held starting Dec. 1, 2026, to receive customer comments and testimony.
On July 1, 2026, Missouri-American Water Company filed tariff sheets seeking a net increase in annual base rate revenues of approximately $191.9 million. The company said the request would equate to a water bill increase of about $23.00 per month for an average St. Louis County customer using 5,900 gallons per month, and about $15.00 per month for an average customer outside St. Louis County using 4,500 gallons per month.
The in-person hearings are scheduled for Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. at the Governor State Office Building, Room 310, Jefferson City; Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Millennium Student Center, Century Room C; Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Plaster Free Enterprise Center, Cornell Auditorium; Dec. 8 at noon at the Branson RecPlex, Community Room C; and Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. at St. Joseph City Hall, City Council Chambers. Each begins with a public information and question-and-answer session, followed by public testimony; speaking time may be limited.
Two virtual hearings will be held Dec. 17 at noon and 6 p.m. Written comments may be mailed to the PSC at P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, or submitted through the Commission's online comment form at psc.mo.gov, referencing File No. WR-2026-0304. The Office of the Public Counsel, the state agency that represents the public in PSC matters, also accepts inquiries at 1-866-922-2959.
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