ALJ/MAB/gd2 Date of Issuance 8/1/2011

Decision 11-07-051 July 28, 2011

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

The Highway 68 Coalition, a social welfare organization, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)4, Complainant, vs. California-American Water Company, Monterey Division, (U210W), Defendant.

Case 10-08-022 (Filed August 31, 2010)

ORDER EXTENDING STATUTORY DEADLINE

Summary

Pub. Util. Code § 1701.2(d) provides that adjudicatory matters such as this complaint case shall be resolved within 12 months after they are initiated, unless the Commission makes findings why that deadline cannot be met and issues an order extending the 12-month deadline. In this proceeding, the 12-month deadline for resolving the case is August 31, 2011. Although it is likely that a Presiding Officer's Decision (POD) will be served on the parties by that date, it is possible that one of the parties will file an appeal of the POD within the 30-day period provided for such appeals in Rule 14.4(a) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, or that a Commissioner will file a request for review of the POD within the 30-day period provided for such requests in Rule 14.4(b).

Thus, even if a POD were to be issued by the end of August 2011, it may not be possible to resolve this case within the one-year period provided in Pub. Util. Code § 1701.2(d). Because of these circumstances, we have concluded that it is appropriate to extend the 12-month deadline in this case for four months, until December 31, 2011.