ALJ/VDR/t93 DRAFT CA-5

8/2/2001

Decision PROPOSED DECISION OF ALJ RYERSON (Mailed 7/2/2001)

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Investigation on the Commission's own Motion into the Operations, Practices, Rates and Charges of the Hillview Water Company, Inc., a corporation, and Roger L. Forrester, the principal shareholder and president, Respondents.

Investigation 97-07-018 (Filed July 16, 1997)

INTERIM OPINION ON SETTLEMENT

REGARDING REQUEST TO INCREASE RATES

David Ebershoff, Attorney at Law, for Hillview Water

Company, Inc., and Roger Forrester, respondents.

Peter Fairchild, Attorney at Law, and Daniel Paige, for

the Water Branch of the Office of Ratepayer Advocates.

Summary

The motion for Adoption of Settlement filed April 17, 2001, by Hillview Water Company, Inc., (Hillview) and the Commission's Office of Ratepayer Advocates (ORA) is granted. The moving parties' written Settlement is adopted as the Commission's interim Order. No rate increase will result from granting this Motion.