DROP BOX AVAILABLE AT
Arnettsville Community Center
DROP BOX is situated along driveway on the library end of the Community Center located at 4120 Fairmont Road.
The Drop Box is a locked black mailbox with our water faucet logo displayed, labeled Paw Paw Rt 19 PSD and
IS NOT A USPS MAILBOX, requires no postage.
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Contents of the Drop BOX are collected daily at 2:00pm (with exception of Sundays or state/federal holidays). Correspondence or payments in the box at 2:00 pm will be credited that day, anything left after 2pm will be collected & credited the next day collection day.
Subject to posted rules at drop box site.
Established April 12, 2019.
Board Meeting
Schedule
2024
PUBLIC NOTICE of VIOLATION
As required, the Paw Paw Rt. 19 PSD monitors for contaminants in our water supply. We hereby give notice that we experienced a monitoring reporting violation (see .PDF below) issued by the state Office of Environmental Health Services during period of
October 1, 2022 - October 31, 2022.
Paw Paw Rt. 19 Public Service District, P.O. Box 2035, Westover, WV 26502 Phone: (304)278-8029
Business & Billing Office Days of Operation: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:00am to 2:00pm
Office staff available to public by appointment only. (No walk-ins, call ahead to schedule an appointment). Voice message machine available for off-days, after-hours; calls monitored periodically on off-days & evaluated for urgency; all calls responded to, but may not be returned until next scheduled business day Email: PawPawH20@gmail.com
Fax#: (304) 278-8119
Welcome to Paw Paw Rt. 19 Public Service District
Meeting
Agenda upcoming meeting
Hours Calls are accepted between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, excluding state/federal holidays. Callers will automatically be forwarded to voicemail where a message can be left if office staff is unavailable.
Add/Remove or Make Legal Name Changes on existing account
Termination Rights
Notice
TO Pay Your Bill ONLINE or BY-Phone
To Register: First time users will need their assigned CUSTOMER ACCOUNT NUMBER, the most recent TOTAL BALANCE DUE, as it appears on the most recent billcard (not a termination notice) and the ZIPCODE as shown on bill. Please contact the office for this information if you have trouble registering. To pay your bill by phone, you must call Payclix at 1-866-729-2549, our office cannot accept payments by credit card or by phone. NOTE: This is an online payment system only & account balances reflect amount billed on first of month and is NOT update through month.
Delinquent
Account
Policy
Consumer Confidence Report
The Paw Paw Rt. 19 PSD is regulated by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC). A three-member Board of Directors appointed by the Marion County Commission oversees the management of the utility which purchases its' pre-treated water supply from the City of Fairmont. Water samples taken as required and chlorine added as needed.
STOP Service (Temporary Traveling or Permanent)
Board Meeting
Schedule
2023
The Paw Paw Rt. 19 Public Service District (PPPSD) is a public water utility created in 1963 by the Marion County Commission, for the purpose of managing the development and maintenance of a water system. Legislature authorizes the public service districts (PSDs) to help extend services to rural areas and allow municipal water and sewage systems to become more efficient by sharing services and resources with surrounding areas. Our service area includes a portion of Rt. 19 in Marion County, with the majority of customers in Monongalia County, along Rt. 19, River Road, Hagans Road, Stewarts Run and includes communities of Everettsville, Crown, Hagans, Arnettsville & Georgetown.
RATES, POLICIES, AND NOTICES
ANNOUNCEMENTS
UNPLANNED WATER OUTAGE Wed., February 21, 2024 for customers in Everettsville Area due to Ev. Bridge upgrade project. Contractors just told us this morning.
Will affect customers living on River Road beginning at Davis Hill Lane and including last customer served on River Road before railroad overpass. Will also affect customers living on Everettsville School Road, Talbot Road, Parker Lane, Pickhandle Hill Road 1 & 2.
Outage is planned to begin in afternoon today, Wednesday, February 21, 2024 (specific time not given to office) and contractor expected to complete work in 2-3 hours.
Recommend 1) customers draw out a bucket of water for use with toilet, just in case outage lasts longer than expected. 2) Postpone laundry until Friday to allow lines to settle out.
Customers could expect some air to be moving through the lines for a day or so making the water look cloudy, but water is safe for use as is, NO boil water advisory is expected to be issued.
Following completion of water line work, our field staff will perform line / hydrant flushing to clear lines as much as possible before restoring service to customers.
Customers can call the office phone (304)278-8029 for any updates we may receive.
Current Tariff #28 beginning 8/1/2023 - 6/30/2024
Water
Emergency Procedures
Leak
Adjustment
Policy
Meeting
Minutes prior meeting
(Rough Draft)
EMERGENCY INFORMATION UPDATED 7/15/2022
Previous Rate
Tariff #27
beginning
8/4/2022 - 6/30/2023
Application / Contract
to BEGIN New Service and current Customer Info Packet
For customers in the CROWN area, that utilize Greater Paw Paw PSD sewer services: Office (304)278-2078 M-F 8am to 4pm
after-hours SEWER emergencies call: (304)435-5698.
IF you are requesting water service and live in the Crown area/Stewarts Run near Crown area, you must first establish service with Greater Paw Paw Sanitary District (a separate company from Paw Paw Rt. 19 PSD). They can be reached directly at
(304) 278-2078 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday with exception of holidays. All sewer service billing questions should be directed to them.
To report WATER EMERGENCY/Leak Siting EVENTS:
call 304-983-5632 .... This # is NOT for shutoffs for nonpayment OR billing related questions / problems.
Callers should leave a message including name, callback phone #, service address and BRIEF info of emergency. This automatically notifies field staff and one call per household/per event is all that is needed. Upon notification, field staff will begin to investigate the problem, and may contact customer for more information, if needed. If the Field staff updates the office, of any impact the emergency event will have on multiple customers and/or gives a progress update, this information will be added to our office phone message system.
COVID-19 Impact
We continue to take precautions to ensure our operations will not be interrupted due to this outbreak, and maintain our established schedule. During this COVID-19 event, our utility personnel will observe all social distancing guidelines issued as they conduct necessary tasks and we ask that you do the same in order to keep customers and workers safe.
During this COVID-19 event, customers desiring to attend monthly meetings, are asked to make an appointment through the office, so that we may prepare the meeting area and maintain current social distancing requirements, and will follow current CDC guidelines.
Board Members & Staff of Paw Paw Rt. 19 P.S.D.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
of West Virginia
Charleston
Rate increase APPROVED, effective 8/4/2022
Step 1 began with Sep1, 2022 billing
+$0.31 / 1,000g
Tariff #27 issued December 14, 2022
(approved effective service rendered on and after December 6, 2022, except as otherwise provided herein.)
(as published 8/11/2022 TheDominionPost, Times-WestVirginian, & posted website & Arnettsville Community Center bulletin board)
CASE NO. 22-0656-PWD-30B
PAW PAW RT. 19 PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT
Rule 30B application to pass through increased costs of purchased water from the City of Fairmont to the District's water customers.
NOTICE OF FILING
NOTICE is hereby given that Paw Paw Rt. 19 Public Service District (District) a public utility, filed a request to increase its water rates and charges with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia because of an increase in the cost of purchased water charged by the City of Fairmont (City) that will become effective July 29, 2022. That increase will raise the rate paid by the District from $2.70 per thousand gallons of usage to $2.89 per thousand gallons.
Commission Staff reviewed the District's application and recommended that the Commission approve Staff Recommended Rates Steps 1-3 effective on an interim basis for all service rendered on and after July 29, 2022, July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024 respectively subject to refund. By Order issued August 4, 2022, the Commission approved the Staff Recommended Rates Steps 1-3, on an interim basis, that increased rates by $0.31 per thousand gallons metered water usage for Step 1. The Commission also approved the Staff proposed leak adjustment rate of $5.67 per thousand gallons of metered water usage.
The average monthly bill for residential customers under Step 1 rates will be changed as follows over current rates effective on and after August 4, 2022.
$ Increase % Increase
Residential $0.93 1.72%
The average monthly bill for residential customers under Step 2 rates will be changed as follows over current rates effective on and after July 1, 2023:
$ Increase % Increase
Residential $1.92 %3.56%
The average monthly bill for residential customers under Step 3 rates will be changed as follows over current rates effective on and after July 1, 2024:
$ Increase % Increase
Residential $4.56 8.45%
The 30B procedure is designed to provide for a change in rates and charges in order to produce additional revenue sufficient, but no more than sufficient, to offset the increased cost for water purchased by the utility. Consequently, protest should be limited to the reasonableness of the cost offset and the method by which is is calculated. Anyone desiring to protest or intervene should file a written protest or notice of intervention within twenty (20) days following the date of this publication unless otherwise modified by Commission order. Failure to timely intervene can affect your rights to protest any rate increases and to participate in future proceedings. Requests to intervene must comply with the Commission's rules on intervention. All protest and interventions should be addressed to the Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, P.O. Box 812, Charleston, WV 25323.