Section 480-110-315. Availability of information.

(1) A water company must notify its customers of its regular business hours, telephone number, mailing address and a twenty-four hour emergency telephone, pager, voice messaging, fax machine or mobile phone number, at least once a year.

(2) A water company must advise its customers and the commission of any change in address or telephone number(s) at least ten days prior to the effective date.

(3) The water company must develop procedures for prompt response to reported failures or emergencies. A company representative must respond to the customer who reported the service failure or emergency within twenty-four hours of the report.

(4) When a nonemergency customer call is received, a water company must return the customer's call within two business days.

(5) A water company must acknowledge and respond to a customer's written inquiry within two weeks of receiving the letter.

(6) The water company must provide a copy of the commission's consumer brochure to each new applicant for service, and once a year notify its current customers of the availability of the brochure and how to obtain a copy.

(7) The water company must make the following information available for review by customers:

(a) A copy of the water rules, chapter 480-110 WAC.

(b) A copy of the company's current rates and regulations (tariff).

(c) A copy of the consumer brochure published by the commission.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040. WSR 99-24-100 (Order R-467, Docket No. UW-980082), § 480-110-315, filed 11/30/99, effective 12/31/99.]

RCW 80.01.040. WSR 99-24-100 (Order R-467, Docket No. UW-980082), § 480-110-315, filed 11/30/99, effective 12/31/99.

Rules

480-110,