Industry Rule 4. Serving Advice Letters (see General Rules 4.3, 7.2)

At the option of the recipient, the Utility shall serve the entire advice letter, tariffs and workpapers; the advice letter and tariffs; or just the cover sheet (see General Rule 5.5, Exhibit A to these Industry Rules). Except as provided in Industry Rule 4.1, service of one copy of an advice letter shall be without charge.

4.1 Advice Letters Generally

When submitting any advice letter, the Utility shall serve it on the following persons:

(1) customers, developers, municipalities, counties, and other governmental agencies, in or partially in the service area(s) affected, who have requested a particular advice letter or have requested inclusion on the Utility's advice letter service list (see General Rule 4.3);

(2) adjacent Utilities (including, for purposes of this Industry Rule, publicly-owned utilities); and

(3) other interested persons, such as parties of record in a related proceeding or persons having a specific interest in the advice letter.

4.2 Service Area Extension (see Industry Rule 8.1)

When submitting an advice letter for service area extension, the Utility shall serve it on the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for each county in which service will be extended, and on each owner of real property, local fire protection agency, and subdivision permitting agency in the area in which service will be extended.

4.3 Contract or Other Deviation (see Industry Rule 8.3)

When submitting an advice letter for Contract or other deviation, the Utility shall also serve it on each customer for whom the Contract or other deviation is proposed. The advice letter shall state that the customer may object to it or seek a modification by submitting a protest.

4.4 Withdrawal or Withholding of Service (see Industry Rule 8.7)

When submitting an advice letter for withdrawal or withholding of service, the Utility shall also serve it on each owner of real property in the affected area.