West Virginia American Water seeks rate increases By
May 1, 2021 - 10:05 am
CHARLESTON, W.Va. West Virginia American Water on Friday filed a request with the state Public Service Commission about increasing its water and wastewater rates.
The utility is proposing an increase which, if approved, would result in an average $11.26 monthly bill increase for residential customers using 3,100 gallons per month.
The utility is seeking the rate adjustment because of infrastructure needs.
“Since our last rate case, we will have invested $252 million in infrastructure upgrades, including replacing more than 48 miles of aging water and sewer pipelines and upgrading treatment facilities, storage tanks and pumping stations,” West Virginia American Water President Robert Burton said. “These infrastructure investments help ensure continued water quality, service reliability and fire protection for more than 545,000 people in 365 communities who depend on us every day.”
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Mountain Health Arena brings in Rapid Fired Pizza as new vendor
HUNTINGTON â ASM Global-managed Mountain Health Arena announced last week a new concession stand featuring Rapid Fired Pizza.
Rapid Fired Pizzaâs cheese, pepperoni and sausage individual-size pizzas will be available at the arena starting April 19, the first day of the West Virginia High School Wrestling State Championships, according to April Bias, director of marketing and sales for Mountain Health Arena.
âWeâre really looking forward to partnering with our new neighbors and selling their handcrafted pizzas. We think our patrons will be very excited to have this new option available inside the arena,â Bias said.