Code of Virginia
Chapter 10 - Heat, Light, Power, Water and Other Utility Companies Generally
§ 56-261. Duties of companies furnishing water or sewerage facilities

Every public service corporation engaged in the business of furnishing water or sewerage facilities to any city, incorporated town, or county having a population greater than 500 inhabitants per square mile as shown by United States census, in this Commonwealth or to inhabitants thereof (whether or not such business is conducted under or by virtue of a municipal franchise), shall furnish at all times and at a reasonable charge a supply of water, a system of distribution or disposal and services and facilities incidental to such supply, distribution or disposal sufficient and adequate to the protection of the health of such inhabitants and to the public health of the community, and any such water company shall furnish a supply of water adequate for proper fire protection within such city or town or such county and the adjacent territory served by the mains of such corporation. Each person operating a sewerage system which includes one or more sewage treatment plants shall notify in writing, the Commission, the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality and each electric or natural gas utility supplying or distributing energy to such system that such system includes a sewage treatment plant.
1924, p. 690; 1928, p. 632; Michie Code 1942, § 4073a; 2000, c. 183.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 56 - Public Service Companies

Chapter 10 - Heat, Light, Power, Water and Other Utility Companies Generally

§ 56-232. Public utility and schedules defined

§ 56-232.1. Regulation of service by certain gas pipeline companies to municipalities

§ 56-232.2. Regulation of compressed natural gas service

§ 56-232.2:1. Regulation of electric vehicle charging service

§ 56-232.3. Regulation of service by certain gas distribution companies to federal, state and local governmental facilities

§ 56-233. Service defined

§ 56-233.1. Public utilities purchasing practices

§ 56-234. Duty to furnish adequate service at reasonable and uniform rates

§ 56-234.1. Liability to customer for violation of duty to determine and charge lowest rate applicable

§ 56-234.2. Review of rates

§ 56-234.3. Approval of expenditures for and monitoring of new generation facilities and projected operation programs of electric utilities

§ 56-234.4. Authority to investigate utility operations to determine efficiency

§ 56-234.5. Required disclosure by certain officers and directors of certain utilities

§ 56-235. When Commission may fix rates, schedules, etc.; conformance with chapter

§ 56-235.1. Conservation of energy and capital resources

§ 56-235.1:1. Rates for stand-by electric service at renewable cogeneration facilities

§ 56-235.1:2. Costs of using small, women-owned, or minority-owned businesses

§ 56-235.2. All rates, tolls, etc., to be just and reasonable to jurisdictional customers; findings and conclusions to be set forth; alternative forms of regulation for electric companies

§ 56-235.3. Procedures for investigation of rate applications

§ 56-235.4. Prohibition of multiple rate increases within any twelve-month period; exception

§ 56-235.5. Telephone regulatory alternatives

§ 56-235.5:1. Local exchange telephone service competition policy

§ 56-235.6. Optional performance-based regulation of certain utilities

§ 56-235.7. Jurisdiction of Commission when federal governmental facility ceases to be retail customer of electric utility

§ 56-235.8. Retail supply choice for natural gas customers

§ 56-235.9. Recovery of funds used for capital projects prior to a rate case for strategic natural gas facilities

§ 56-235.10. Recovery of eligible safety activity costs; administration; procedure

§ 56-235.11. Retail rates of affiliated water utilities

§ 56-235.12. Economic development programs

§ 56-236. Public utilities required to file schedules of rates and charges; rules and regulations; when detariffing of telephone services to be permitted

§ 56-236.1. Rates to be charged churches

§ 56-236.2. Suspension of service to sewerage system

§ 56-237. How changes in rates effected; notice required; changes to be indicated on schedules

§ 56-237.1. Notification of intent to seek rate change in schedules required to be filed under § 56-236

§ 56-237.2. Public hearings on protests or objections to rate changes

§ 56-238. Suspension of proposed rates, etc.; investigation; effectiveness of rates pending investigation and subject to bond; fixing reasonable rates, etc.

§ 56-239. Appeal from action of Commission

§ 56-240. Proposed rates, etc., or changes thereof, not suspended effective subject to later change by Commission; refund or credit; appeal; investor-owned public utilities required to show increase complies with § 56-235.2

§ 56-241. Rates of telephone companies

§ 56-241.1. Flat and measured telephone rates; certain rates prohibited

§ 56-241.2. Approval of rates for resale of telephone service

§ 56-242. Temporary reduction of rates

§ 56-243. Duration of such temporary reduction

§ 56-244. Increase to make up for losses due to excessive temporary reduction

§ 56-245. Temporary increase in rates

§ 56-245.1. Meters to be kept in good working condition; defective meters

§ 56-245.1:1. Customers to be notified about nuclear emergency evacuation plans

§ 56-245.1:2. Customers to be notified of renewable power options

§ 56-245.2. Definitions

§ 56-245.3. Commission to promulgate regulations and standards

§ 56-246. Tests and equipment therefor

§ 56-247. Commission may change regulations, measurements, practices, services, or acts

§ 56-247.1. Commission to require public utilities to follow certain procedures

§ 56-248. Commission to prescribe standard units of products or service

§ 56-248.1. Commission to monitor fuel prices and utility fuel purchases; fuel price index

§ 56-249. Reports by utilities

§ 56-249.1. Commission may require transfer of gas, water or electricity by one utility to another; compensation

§ 56-249.2. Certain records to be maintained

§ 56-249.3. Certain electric utilities to file reports in relation to fuel transactions, fuel purchases, fuel adjustment clauses, etc.

§ 56-249.4. How reports shall be filed; reports open to public; rules and regulations

§ 56-249.5. Repealed

§ 56-249.6. Recovery of fuel and purchased power costs

§ 56-249.7. Certain directors and officers of utility to file shareholder information

§ 56-250. Commission may authorize action by public utility in time of emergency or shortage; plans

§ 56-251. Repealed

§ 56-253. Existing remedies retained

§ 56-254. Sale or lease of plants to cities or towns

§ 56-255. Extension of electric service to territory not being served

§ 56-256. Powers of corporations generally; rights, powers, privileges and immunities, etc.

§ 56-256.1. Height of electric power distribution lines over agricultural land

§ 56-257. Manner of installing underground utility lines

§ 56-257.1. Means of locating nonmetallic underground conduits

§ 56-257.2. Gas pipeline safety

§ 56-257.2:1. Projects presenting material risk to public safety; licensed professional engineers; regulations

§ 56-257.3. Repealed

§ 56-257.4. Report by the State Corporation Commission on investigation of natural gas utilities incident

§ 56-257.5. Manner of installing underground utility lines through agricultural operation

§ 56-258. Who to permit laying of pipelines in roads

§ 56-259.1. Instruments conveying easements to public service corporations

§ 56-259. Rights-of-way, etc., may be contracted for; location of easements of public service corporations

§ 56-260. Compensation for damages

§ 56-260.1. Contract provisions exempting company from liability unlawful

§ 56-261. Duties of companies furnishing water or sewerage facilities

§ 56-261.1. Duties of water and sewerage companies in certain counties

§ 56-261.2. Hydrant connections and water supply for fire protection in certain counties

§ 56-262. Proceeding upon failure of public service corporation to perform duties

§ 56-263. Commission may order increase in service

§ 56-264. Quo warranto in case of failure to comply with order of Commission

§ 56-264.1. Collection of rates, fees and charges

§ 56-264.2. Governing board of multistate entities operating certain sewage treatment facilities; arbitration of issues; condemnation of facilities

§ 56-264.3. Cost allocation and rate design

§ 56-265. Certain sections not to limit Commission's powers