{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-278.012","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 278.012","heading":"Water association subject to Public Service Commission -- Exceptions.","body":"Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, any water\nassociation formed for the purpose of furnishing water or sewer services to the general\npublic pursuant to KRS Chapter 273 is deemed to be and shall be a public utility and shall\nbe subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission in the same manner and\nto the same extent as any other utility as defined in KRS 278.010, except:\n(1) As provided in KRS 278.023; or\n(2) When a wholesale supplier selling water or providin g sewage treatment to a water\nassociation increases its rates, the water association shall have the authority to\nincrease its rates commensurate with the wholesale supplier without prior approval\nby the commission.\nWithin twenty (20) days after any such in crease in rates, the association shall file its\nrevised tariffs with the commission, together with a copy of the notice from its wholesale\nsupplier showing the increase in the rate charged to the utility, and a statement of the\nvolume of purchased water us ed or sewage treated to calculate the increase in rates. The\ncommission shall approve the filing or establish revised rates by order no later than thirty\n(30) days after the above documents are filed with it. Prior to or at the time of the first\nbilling of the new rates, the district shall give notice to its customers of the increase.","path":["KRS Chapter 278"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=14036","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:53:29Z","sha256":"fd5e46d196f93ac37595ed6ad00f002ceb68846a7d2c44339df7cbf08c5b55e9","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-278.010","next":"us-ky/krs-278.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}