High court clears way for more frequent water rate increases
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled today that a mechanism used by water companies to increase rates between rate cases is constitutional, vacating a Court of Appeals opinion that said the opposite.
High court to consider fairness of method to raise water rates
The Arizona Supreme Court will hear a case about a mechanism used by water companies to increase rates outside of a rate case.
Attorneys for RUCO, Corp. Comm. debate method water companies use to increase rates
Lawyers for the Residential Utility Consumer Office and the Arizona Corporation Commission faced off in the Arizona Court of Appeals on June 23 to debate the constitutionality of a mechanism that allows water companies to recoup costs for infrastructure investments outside of a rate case.