Orlosky v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Opinion by

Dithrich, J.,

Ben’s Creek Water Company, hereinafter called Water Company, incorporated in Cambria County in 1905, operates a gravity waterworks system supplied from an intake dam located in Ben’s Creek. The system includes six miles of cast iron water mains varying in size from three to ten inches. The Water Company serves 241 consumer units, among them dwellings privately owned, dwellings owned by mining companies, two industrial users and two municipalities who purchase for resale.

Prior to 1949 the flat rate for privately owned dwellings was $1.50 per quarter, while the flat rate…