07/16/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/16/2024 07:07
Published on 7/16/2024
Filed under: Water and Wastewater
Telephonic Hearing set for Tuesday, July 30, to Gather Public Input from Customers and Other Concerned Parties
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has scheduled a telephonic hearing to gather public input on the proposal by Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater Inc. (Aqua PA) to acquire the Greenville Sanitary Authority in Mercer County. The Greenville Sanitary Authority provides wastewater service to approximately 2,281 customers in the Borough of Greenville as well as Hempfield and West Salem townships.
PUC Public Input Hearing
The telephonic public input hearing for the proposed acquisition is scheduled for the following:
PUC Deputy Chief Administrative Law Judge Mark A. Hoyer and Administrative Law Judge Alphonso Arnold III will preside over the hearing.
To participate in the hearing, interested parties must dial the toll-free conference number listed below and then enter the PIN number below when instructed. Callers will be prompted to speak their name and press the "#" key - at which point they will be connected to the hearing.
Signing Up for the Public Input Hearings
Individuals wishing to testify at the telephonic public input hearing are encouraged to pre-register with the Office of Administrative Law Judge by 4 p.m. on Monday, July 29, 2024. If you do not pre-register and provide the information listed below, you may not be able to testify. Individuals will testify in the order in which they pre-registered.
To pre-register by email, please email Judge Hoyer's legal assistant, Mary Swarner, at [email protected] and provide the following:
To pre-register by phone, please call Judge Hoyer's office at 412-565-3550 and leave a message providing the following:
Requests for Interpreters
If you require an interpreter, please pre-register as soon as possible. If you register too close to the hearing date, we may not have enough time to arrange for an interpreter. If you request an interpreter, we will make every reasonable effort to have one present.
If you need assistance pre-registering to testify, you may have someone register for you, but they will need to provide all the information listed above. Additionally, if more than one person in your household would like to testify, one person may pre-register for other individuals in the same household, but we will need the information for each individual.
The TTY-based Telecommunications Relay Service number for persons who are deaf or hearing-impaired is 711.
Hearing Exhibits
If you intend to offer any exhibits at the public input hearing, please email your proposed exhibit(s) to Judge Hoyer's legal assistant, Mary Swarner, at [email protected] by Monday, July 29, 2024. The legal assistant will forward the exhibits to the judges and all parties.
Listening to the Hearing
If you do not wish to testify but want to listen to the public input hearing, please contact Judge Dunderdale's office by email at [email protected] or phone at 412-565-3550 and provide your name so we can ensure we have adequate caller capacity on the conference bridge to accommodate all callers.
Individuals needing assistance with pre-registration, or having questions about the public input hearing or the company's application, may contact the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate toll free at 1-800-684-6560 or by email at [email protected].Offering Testimony at a Public Input Hearing
The PUC offers tips on how to participate in a public input hearing, including:
If you have questions about the public input hearing or the company's application, please contact the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate toll free at 1-800-684-6560 or by email at [email protected].
About the PUC
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Docket No.: A-2023-3041695