CT HB06777

Water companies may impose a water quality and treatment surcharge to recover costs for infrastructure projects needed to meet state or federal drinking water regulations adopted or amended after December 16, 2021, including PFAS, lead, and other contaminant standards.

Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) must approve surcharges within 180 days of receiving a water quality assessment report and 60 days for surcharge amount applications.

Surcharges are capped at 15% of a water company's annual retail water revenues between rate cases, with a maximum of 7.5% in any 12-month period.

Water companies must submit annual reconciliation reports by February 28 each year, and overcollections must be refunded to customers with carrying costs at the authorized rate of return.

Surcharges must appear as a separate line item on customer bills, and companies must notify customers through bill inserts or direct communication when a surcharge is first applied.