PSC Approves Missouri-American Water Purchase for a Portion of JPWSD No 3 Assets pr-26-19

On April 25, 2025, Missouri-American filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission requesting that the Commission grant it a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) to acquire, own, install, construct, operate, control, manage and maintain a portion of a water system in and around Johnson County, Missouri, currently owned and operated by JPWSD.

JPWSD has a service area population of approximately 4,700 persons and currently serves approximately 2,100 water accounts in Johnson County. JPWSD's system does not have sufficient capacity for fire protection for the subject portion of its service area, which consists of approximately 120 water accounts.

In an order approving the sale, the PSC said that Missouri-American has the ability to provide the required fire flows for fire protection in this area, as well as for potential growth and development of this area near the intersection of Highway 50 and the Highway 13 Warrensburg bypass.

Missouri-American currently provides water service to approximately 486,000 customers and sewer service to approximately 24,000 customers in several counties throughout the state of Missouri.

The Missouri Public Service Commission regulates investor-owned electric, natural gas, steam, manufactured housing and modular units, water and sewer companies, and has limited authority over telephone providers in the state.