ALJ/BDP/jyc Mailed 1/31/2003
Decision 03-01-058 January 30, 2003
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Application of Valenica Water Company (U34-W) seeking approval of its updated Water Management Program as ordered in Commission Resolution W-4154 dated August 5, 1999. |
Application 99-12-025 (Filed December 17, 1999) |
FOR INTERVENOR COMPENSATION
This decision awards the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club (Sierra Club) $46,990.96 for its contribution to Decisions (D.) 00-10-049 and D.01-11-048 granting Valencia Water Company (Valencia) permission to expand its service area.
1. Background
In this proceeding, the Commission reviewed Valencia's Water Management Program (WMP) in conjunction with its Advice Letters (ALs) 88 and 90 requesting authorization to expand its service area. The proceeding entailed an interim decision by the Commission, numerous rulings, two prehearing conferences (PHCs), testimony by 18 expert witnesses, eight days of hearings covering 1,100 transcript pages, and receipt into evidence of 66 exhibits. Sierra Club was an active participant in this proceeding.
Valencia opposes Sierra Club's request for compensation on the grounds that the request was not timely filed and Sierra Club's participation duplicated and overlapped that of the County of Ventura (Ventura). We address these issues below.
