ALJ/MLC/sid DRAFT Agenda ID #1720

Ratesetting

2/27/2003 CA-6

Decision PROPOSED DECISION OF ALJ COOKE (Mailed 1/28/2003)

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application of CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY (U 210 W) for an Order (1) Expanding its Existing Certificate of Convenience and Necessity to Include the Provision of Wastewater Services to the Public, Including the Right to Recover Rates for such Services; (2) Authorizing Applicant to Create its Monterey Wastewater Division and Service Area and to Acquire the Wastewater Assets of and to Serve Wastewater Customers in Each of the Following Three Monterey County-Owned Systems: CSA 72 - Las Palmas Ranch, CSA 10 - Laguna Seca Ranch and Carmel Valley County Sanitation District; and (3) Authorizing Applicant to File a Single System-Wide Rate Schedule and Related Tariffs for All Three Acquired Wastewater Systems in its Monterey Wastewater Division.

Application 02-05-058 (Filed May 24, 2002)

(See Appendix A for a list of appearances.)

OPINION GRANTING CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY

A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY

TO PROVIDE WASTEWATER SERVICE; AUTHORIZING ACQUISITION OF WASTEWATER ASSETS; AND ADOPTING RATES

1. Summary

This decision grants the application of California-American Water Company to expand its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide wastewater services, acquire assets of the County of Monterey, and provide service to all customers under a system-wide tariff.