Report to the General Assembly, Public Fire Protection Charges
To evaluate the purpose and use of each fire protection charge imposed by any municipality or public fire protection district, and submit the findings and recommendations to the General Assembly. A public water utility must seek approval from the ICC to initiate and to change a fire protection charge. Generally, thedata used in developing a fire protection charge include the number of hydrants, thenumber of customers, the types of customers, the amount of water used for fireprotection, and the per unit cost of the water.