Florida · statute · Fla. Stat. ch. 367 · 31 active provisions
(1) This chapter may be cited as the “Water and Wastewater System Regulatory Law.”(2) The Florida Public Service Commission shall have exclusive jurisdiction over each utility with respect to its authority, service, and rates.(3) The regulation of utilities is declared to be in the public interest, and this law is an e…
As used in this chapter, the following words or terms shall have the meanings indicated:(1) “Certificate of authorization” means a document issued by the commission authorizing a utility to provide service in a specific service area.(2) “Commission” means the Florida Public Service Commission.(3) “Contribution-in-aid-o…
The following are not subject to regulation by the commission as a utility nor are they subject to the provisions of this chapter, except as expressly provided:(1) The sale, distribution, or furnishing of bottled water.(2) Systems owned, operated, managed, or controlled by governmental authorities, including water or w…
Each utility subject to the jurisdiction of the commission must obtain from the commission a certificate of authorization to provide water or wastewater service. A utility must obtain a certificate of authorization from the commission prior to being issued a permit by the Department of Environmental Protection for the…
(1) When a utility applies for an initial certificate of authorization from the commission, it shall:(a) Provide notice of the actual application filed by mail or personal delivery to the governing body of the county or city affected, to the Public Counsel, to the commission, and to such other persons and in such other…
(1) No utility shall sell, assign, or transfer its certificate of authorization, facilities or any portion thereof, or majority organizational control without determination and approval of the commission that the proposed sale, assignment, or transfer is in the public interest and that the buyer, assignee, or transfere…
The Legislature finds that it is in the public interest that water service be of good quality and consistent with the standards set forth in this chapter. Therefore, a utility’s certificate of authorization to provide water service may be revoked if, after its customers file a petition with the commission, the commissi…
(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) or subsection (6), a utility may only charge rates and charges that have been approved by the commission.(2)(a)1. The commission shall, either upon request or upon its own motion, fix rates which are just, reasonable, compensatory, and not unfairly discriminatory. In every such…
(1) The Legislature finds that it is in the public interest to promote consolidation efforts with water and wastewater utility systems in order to encourage economies of scale, better access to lower material and supply costs, better access to capital, improvement in utility infrastructure, and improvement in the quali…
(1) In fixing rates that are just, reasonable, compensatory, and not unfairly discriminatory, the commission shall consider the extent to which the utility provides water service that meets secondary water quality standards as established by the Department of Environmental Protection. In determining whether a utility h…
In order to provide appropriate incentives to encourage the private sector to participate in the investment in water and wastewater infrastructure, to protect private sector property rights of a utility’s shareholders, and to avoid an additional burden of costs placed on ratepayers by relitigating this issue, the Legis…
(1) The commission may establish rules by which a water or wastewater utility whose gross annual revenues are $250,000 or less may request and obtain staff assistance for the purpose of changing its rates and charges. A utility may request staff assistance by filing an application with the commission. The gross annual…
(1) A utility may submit a reuse project plan for commission approval. A reuse project plan shall include:(a) A description of the project and other effluent disposal options considered by the utility.(b) Copies of the pertinent Department of Environmental Protection and water management district permit applications fi…
(1) The commission may, during any proceeding for a change of rates, upon its own motion, upon petition from any party, or by a tariff filing of a utility or a regulated company, authorize the collection of interim rates until the effective date of the final order. Such interim rates may be based upon a test period dif…
(1) Upon petition or by its own motion, the commission may conduct limited proceedings to consider, and act upon, any matter within its jurisdiction, including any matter the resolution of which requires a utility to adjust its rates. The commission shall determine the issues to be considered during such a proceeding a…
Within 30 days after receipt of an application, rate request, or other written document for which an official date of filing is to be established, the commission or its designee shall either determine the official date of filing or issue a statement of deficiencies to the applicant, specifically listing why said applic…
Any order issued by the commission adjusting general increases or reductions of the rates and charges of any utility or regulated company must be reduced to writing including any dissenting or concurring opinions within 20 days after the official vote of the commission. Within such 20-day period, the commission shall a…
(1) All applications for new rates or changes in rates must be made to the commission in writing as prescribed by rule.(2) Upon filing an application for new rates, the utility shall mail a copy of the application to the chief executive officer of the governing body of each county within the service areas included in t…
(1) The commission shall set just and reasonable charges and conditions for service availability. The commission by rule may set standards for and levels of service-availability charges and service-availability conditions. Such charges and conditions shall be just and reasonable. The commission shall, upon request or u…
(1) Each utility shall provide service to the area described in its certificate of authorization within a reasonable time. If the commission finds that any utility has failed to provide service to any person reasonably entitled thereto, or finds that extension of service to any such person could be accomplished only at…
(1) In the exercise of its jurisdiction, the commission shall have power:(a) To prescribe fair and reasonable rates and charges, classifications, standards of quality and measurements, and to prescribe service rules to be observed by each utility, except to the extent such authority is expressly given to another state…
A utility under the Water and Wastewater System Regulatory Law must own the land or possess the right to continued use of the land upon which treatment facilities are located. The commission shall adopt rules in accordance with this section.
A water and wastewater utility shall notify the commission and its customers before changing its name. The commission may adopt rules that a water and wastewater utility must follow when giving this notice to its customers.
(1) The commission may provide for the examination and testing of all meters used for measuring any product or service of a utility.(2) Any customer or user may have any such meter tested by the utility upon payment of the fee fixed by the commission.(3) The commission shall establish reasonable fees to be paid for tes…
The commission may require a utility to provide service for resale. However, before requiring the provision of service, the commission shall first find that the utility is financially able to make such additional investment as is required without impairing its capacity to serve its existing customers. Any utility which…