4. Proposed Schedule

For purposes of addressing the issues in this rulemaking, we establish the following tentative schedule, which is subject to change by the assigned Commissioner or the assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ):

Proposed Schedule

November 19, 2010	Issuance of OIR
December 8, 2010	Respondents' Responses to Question 5 (see Section 5 below)
January 18, 2011	Prehearing Conference Statements, including responses to issues and questions in the OIR
February 15, 2011	Responses to Prehearing Conference Statements
March 2011	Prehearing Conference
April 2011	Scoping Memo
May 2011	Workshops
June 2011	Comments on Workshop Issues
July 2011	Reply Comments on Workshop Issues
October 2011	Proposed Decision Mailed for Comment
November 2011	Final Decision on Commission Agenda

Respondents must file responses to Question 5 above by December 8, 2010, as explained in Section 5 below. Respondents are required to, and other parties may, file Prehearing Conference Statements no later than January 18, 2011, which should include responses to the issues and questions identified in the preliminary scoping memo. Responses to questions should be complete and provide a rationale for the response. Comments should include recommended alternative approaches, and discuss the anticipated impact of the recommended approach. All parties may offer any other suggestions regarding policies, practices, rules and procedures to be established for Class A and Class B water utilities and comparably-sized sewer utilities regarding recycled water. The Prehearing Conference Statements should follow the requirements of Rule 6.2, and should include any objections to the preliminary scoping memo regarding the category, need for hearing, issues to be considered, or schedule. Responses to the Prehearing Conference Statements may be filed no later than February 15, 2011.

Following the Prehearing Conference, the assigned Commissioner will issue a scoping memo that determines the category, need for hearing, scope, and schedule of this rulemaking. The ruling, only as to category, may be appealed under the procedures in Rule 7.6. Through the scoping memo and other rulings, the assigned Commissioner, or the assigned ALJ with the assigned Commissioner's concurrence, may adjust the timetable as necessary during the course of the proceeding and establish the schedule for remaining events.

This proceeding will conform to the statutory case management deadline for quasi-legislative matters set forth in Public Utilities Code Section 1701.5 of 18 months.