Water Rate Case Hearing
PUBLIC NOTICE TO ALL CUSTOMERS OF THE
HOLMEN MUNICIPAL WATER UTILITY
The Holmen Municipal Water Utility has filed an application with the Public Service
Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) to increase water rates. The increase is necessary due to a
105.60 percent increase in gross plant investment and a 66.57 percent increase in operating
expenses since the last water rate case was completed in 2016.
The total increase in water revenues requested is $728,479 which will result in an estimated
overall rate increase of 50.17 percent over the water utility’s present revenues. If the request is
granted, the water bill for an average residential customer with a ⅝-inch or ¾-inch meter who
uses 16,000 gallons of water per quarter will increase from $68.10 to $101.07, or 48.41 percent,
including the public fire protection charge.
A public hearing on the application has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at
10:00 a.m. This hearing has no physical location. Parties and Commission staff appear by
Zoom. Parties and Commission staff may use the telephone connection as a backup or if no
practicable internet connection exists. Members of the public attend by Zoom or by audio-only
telephone connection.
Join Zoom over the internet at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/my/pschearings
To join Zoom telephone:
1. Dial: +1 312 626 6799
2. Enter: 809 513 2930 # (Meeting ID)
The Commission intends to livestream and record this hearing on YouTube. To access the
livestream, go to the Commission’s website at http://psc.wi.gov, click the dropdown menu
labeled “News & Events”, and select item labeled “Broadcasts”.
A person may testify in this proceeding without becoming a party and without attorney
representation. A person may submit this testimony in only one of the following ways:
• Web Comment. File a comment on the internet. Go to the Commission’s web site at
http://psc.wi.gov, click the dropdown menu labeled “Commission Action”. Select the
item labeled “File a Public Comment”. On the next page select the “File a comment”
link that appears for docket number 2590-WR-105. Web comments shall be received
no later than Friday, October 4, 2024.
• Live Comment. Make a live comment at the hearing. The ALJ may receive live
comments from any member of the public in attendance after the close of any party
and Commission staff testimony. The ALJ will receive such comments by stating the
name of each member of the public connected to the hearing one at a time and asking
if they would like to comment.
• Mail Comment. Send a comment by U.S. Mail. All comments submitted by U.S.
Mail shall be received no later than Friday, October 4, 2024 and shall be addressed to:
Attn: Docket 2590-WR-105 Comments, Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 7854,
Madison, WI 53707-7854.
To access the documents, schedule, and other information about this docket, go to the
Commission’s web site at http://psc.wi.gov, select the dropdown menu labeled ‘eServices”.
Select the item labeled “Docket Search (CMS)”. On the next page enter 2590-WR-105 in the
spaces labeled “Case #” and select “Search”.
If you have any questions, please contact the Holmen Municipal Water Utility at (608) 526-4336.
Posted: September 10, 2024
