Background

California American Water Company's general rate case Application (A.) 09-01-013 for the Larkfield, Los Angeles and Sacramento districts was filed on January 23, 2009. The rates resulting from Decision (D.) 10-06-038 in A.09-01-013 became effective on July 1, 2010, with escalation years' rates scheduled to become effective on July 1, 2011 and July 2012.

California American Water Company (Cal Am) filed the Petition to Modify D.10-06-038 on December 10, 2010. The Petition to Modify requests that the Commission allow the 2011 escalation year increase to go into effect before July 1, 2011 and eliminate the July 1, 2012 escalation year as the rates for 2012 will be determined in Cal Am's first statewide general rate case, A.10-07-007, filed July 1, 2010. There were no protests to Cal Am's Petition to Modify.