ALJ/DKF/jva Mailed 5/27/2005
Decision 05-05-025 May 26, 2005
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of the Application of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY (U 133 W) for an Order authorizing it to increase rates for water service by $677,900 or 9.65% in 2005, by $177,600 or 2.31% in 2006, and by $186,000 or 2.36% in 2007 in the Arden-Cordova Customer Service Area; by $227,300 or 4.71% in 2005, by $126,400 or 2.50% in 2006, and by $136,100 or 2.63% in 2007 in the Bay Point Customer Service Area; by $136,200 or 10.37% in 2005, by $45,800 or 3.16% in 2006, and by $47,900 or 3.20% in 2007 in the Clearlake Customer Service Area; by $183,500 or 9.44% in 2005, by $89,700 or 4.22% in 2006, and by $95,300 or 4.30% in 2007 in the Los Osos Customer Service Area; by $214,500 or 8.07% in 2005, by $154,600 or 5.38% in 2006, and by $160,900 or 5.31% in 2007 in the Ojai Customer Service Area; by $644,900 or 10.57% in 2005, by $314,500 or 4.66% in 2006, and by $331,000 or 4.69% in 2007 in the Santa Maria Customer Service Area; by $575,100 or 7.24% in 2005, by $120,600 or 1.42% in 2006, and by $192,900 or 2.23% in 2007 in the Simi Valley Customer Service Area; and various other relief. |
Application 04-08-042 (Filed August 31, 2004) |
O'Melveny & Myers LLP, by Patricia A. Schmiege, Attorney at Law, and Roland Tanner, Keith Switzer, for Southern California Water Company, applicant.
Jason Zeller and Monica L. McCrary, Attorneys at Law,
for Office of Ratepayer Advocates, interested party.
OPINION ON SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER COMPANY'S
REQUEST TO INCREASE RATES IN REGION I
1. Summary
This decision modifies a joint Southern California Water Company (SCWC) and Office of Ratepayers Advocates (ORA) plan to transition SCWC's Region I to the rate case schedule specified in Decision (D.) 04-06-018, whereby the next full general rate case for Region I will be for test year 2008. The rate increases authorized by this decision for the Region I customer service areas (CSAs) are as follows:
CSA |
2005 |
% |
2006 |
% |
2007 |
% |
|
|
|
| |||
Arden-Cordova |
$ 677,900 |
9.7% |
$ 147,900 |
1.9% |
$ 166,300 |
2.1% |
Bay Point |
91,200 |
1.9% |
123,800 |
2.5% |
131,700 |
2.5% |
Clearlake |
131,100 |
10.0% |
43,700 |
3.0% |
46,400 |
3.1% |
Los Osos |
- |
0.0% |
- |
0.0% |
70,700 |
3.2% |
Ojai |
214,500 |
8.1% |
153,600 |
5.3% |
158,300 |
5.2% |
Santa Maria |
627,700 |
10.3% |
305,600 |
4.5% |
320,000 |
4.6% |
Simi Valley |
524,200 |
6.6% |
110,100 |
1.3% |
119,700 |
1.4% |
|
|
|
| |||
Total Region I |
$2,266,600 |
7.1% |
$ 884,700 |
2.6% |
$1,013,100 |
2.9% |
On a total region basis, when compared to SCWC's application request, the authorized increases are $392,800 lower for 2005, $143,300 lower for 2006 and $137,400 lower for 2007.
