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Items of Interest:

Items of Interest 33

1. General Rate Cases 33

2. Orders Instituting Investigation 1111

3. Orders Instituting Rulemaking 1212

4. Transfer 1414

5. Formal Other 1515

6. Informal General Rate Cases 1919

7. Audits, Stock Approvals and Loans 2424

Items of Interest

_ Resolution W-4540, authorizes all Class B, C, and D water and sewer companies a cost-of-living rate increase or cash flow rate increase subject to refund with authorized rates effective as of filing or the first day of the test year.

_ Resolution W-4556, approved Great Oaks Water Company's requests for a waiver of the requirements of the Commission's General Rate Case Plan for Class A Water utilities, Decision 04-06-018, to file its next general rate case by an advice letter instead of an application.

1. General Rate Cases

A. Apple Valley Ranchos Water Company

(serves 13,859 customers)

(filed 1 February 2005)

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0502005

Dian

Grueneich

Douglas M.

Long

     

for authority to increase rates charged for water service by $2,748,100 or 18.56% in 2006, $496,580 or 2.69% in 2007, and $1,075,879 or 5.46% in 2008.

B.

C. California Water Service Company

(serves 424,800 customers in 24 districts)

(a) filed 19 August 2004

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0408017

Susan P.

Kennedy

Michael

Galvin

     

for an order authorizing replacement of the operations center and customer center in the Chico District and treatment of their net sale proceeds as subject to Public Utilities Code Section 790.

(b) filed 08 August 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0508006, 007,008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013

John

Bohn

James

McVicar

     

for authority to increase rates charged for Water Service in the Antelope Valley District by $437,218 or 36.94% in fiscal year 2006-2007; by $145,000 or 8.94% in fiscal year 2007-2008; and by $145,000 or 8.21% in fiscal 2008-2009. (TEND 0205)

for authority to increase rates charged for Water Service in the Bear Gulch District by $2,107,653 or 11.16% in fiscal year 2006-2007; by $1,099,700 or 5.24% in fiscal year 2007-2008; and by $1,099,700 or 4.97% in fiscal 2008-2009. (TEND 0305)

for authority to increase rates charged for Water Service in the Dominguez-South Bay District by $321,289 or 1.01% in fiscal year 2006-2007; by $874,600 or 2.71% in fiscal year 2007-2008; and by $874,600 or 2.64% in fiscal 2008-2009. (TEND 0405)

for authority to increase rates charged for Water Service in the Hermosa-Redondo District by $1,313,889 or 7.43% in fiscal year 2006-2007; by $566,600 or 2.98% in fiscal year 2007-2008; and by $566,600 or 2.89% in fiscal 2008-2009. (TEND 0505)

for authority to increase rates charged for Water Service in the Kern River Valley District by $1,726,987 or 66.64% in fiscal year 2006-2007; by $172,700 or 3.99% in fiscal year 2007-2008; and by $172,700 or 3.84% in fiscal 2008-2009. (TEND 0605)

for authority to increase rates charged for Water Service in the Marysville District by $592,959 or 31.19% in fiscal year 2006-2007; by $423,200 or 16.96% in fiscal year 2007-2008; and by $423,200 or 14.50% in fiscal 2008-2009. (TEND 0705)

for authority to increase rates charged for Water Service in the Palos Verdes District by $2,111,565 or 8.38% in fiscal year 2006-2007; by $1,890,300 or 6.91% in fiscal year 2007-2008; and by $1,890,300 or 6.47in fiscal 2008-2009. (TEND 0805)

for authority to increase rates charged for Water Service in the Redwood Valley District by $1,972,540 or 211% in fiscal year 2006-2007; by $333,600 or 11.5% in fiscal year 2007-2008; and by $333,600 or 10.3% in fiscal 2008-2009. (TEND 0905)

(serves in 135, 900 customers in 10 districts)

(a) filed 13 August, 2004

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0408012

Susan

Kennedy

James

McVicar

 

Jonathan Reiger

 

for Authority pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 454 to Restructure and Consolidate its Rates for its Monterey and Felton Districts.

(b) filed 20 September 2004

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0409019

Susan

Kennedy

Michelle

Cooke

     

for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct and operate its Coastal Water Project to resolve the long-term water supply deficit in its Monterey District and to recover all present and future costs in connection therewith in rates.

(c) filed 16 February 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0502012,

A.0502013

Susan P.

Kennedy

Christine M.

Walwyn

     

for authorization to increase rates for water service in its Monterey District by $9,456,100 or 32.88% in the year 2006; by $1,894,100 or 4.95% in the year 2007; and by $1,574,600 or 3.92% in the year 2008; and for an order authorizing sixteen (16) Special Requests with revenue requirements in the sum $3,815,900 in the year 2006, in the sum of $5,622,300 in the year 2007; and in the sum of $8,720,500 in the year 2008. (The total increase in rates for water service combined with the sixteen Special Requests could increase revenues by $13,272,000 or 46.16 % in the year 2006; by $7,516,400 or 17.86% in the year 2007; and by $10,295,100 or 20.73% in the year 2008.)

for authorization to increase rates for water service in its Felton District by $769,400 or 105.2% in the year 2006; by $53,600 or 3.44% in the year 2007; and by $16,600 or 1.03% in the year 2008; and for an order authorizing two (2) Special Requests.

(serves 47,700 customers)

(a) filed July 29, 2004

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0211044

Michael R. Peevey

Bertram

Patrick

     

for authority to increase rates charged for water service in its Fontana Water Company Division to increase revenues by $11,573,200 or 39.1% in 2003, $3,078,400 or 7.3% in 2004, $3,078,400 or 6.8% in 2005, and $3,079,900 or 6.4% in 2006. (N02-10-019).

(b) filed 5 August 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0508021

         

for authority to increase rates charged for Water Service in its Fontana Water Company Division by $5,662,900 or 13.1% in July 2006; by $3,072,500 or 6.3% in July 2007; and by $2,196,000 or 4.2% in July 2008. (TEND 1005)

E. Southern California Water Company

(serves 250,000 customers in 20 ratemaking districts, 39 separate systems)

(a) filed 15 July, 2004

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0407018

Michael

Peevey

 

Dave

Fukutome

 

For an order pursuant to P.U. Code 851 approving a Reallocation Agreement with the City of Folsom, as directed by D.0404069.

(b) filed 1 February, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0502004

Dian

Grueneich

Maribeth

Bushey

 

Cleveland

Lee

 

for authorization to increase rates charged for water service by $18,972,300 or 24.17% in 2006; by $1,534,500 or 1.57% in 2007; and by $1,493,900 or 1.50% in 2008 in its Region III Service Area.

F. Union Pacific Railroad Company and Keene Water System

(a) filed 4 November 2004

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0411004

Michael R.

Peevey

John E.

Thorson

     

for authorization to increase rates and for interim rate relief.

G. Suburban Water Systems

(a) 22 August 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0508034

John

Bohn

Janice

Grau

     

for authority to increase rates charged for Water Service by $5,633,937 or 12.1% in fiscal 2006 - 2007; by $1,640,549 or 3.1% in fiscal 2007 - 2008; and by $1,364,551 or 2.5% in fiscal 2008 - 2009.

2. Orders Instituting Investigation

A. Grand Oaks Water Company

(serves 39 customers))

filed January 12, 1997

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

I9706037

C9701003

Geoffrey F. Brown

Steven

Kotz

     

to show cause why Grand Oaks Water Company and its owners, Brit O. Smith and Phillip L. Shirley, should not be fined for failure to comply with Commission order

3. Orders Instituting Rulemaking

filed September 4, 2003

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

R0309005

Geoffrey F. Brown

Meribeth A. Bushey

   

Peter Liu

Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Own Motion to evaluate existing practices and policies for processing General Rate Cases and to revise the General Rate Case Plan for Class A water companies.

filed September 2, 2004

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

R0409002

Michael R.

Peevey

Christine

Walwyn

   

Sean

Wilson

Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Own Motion to develop rules and procedures to preserve the public interest integrity of government financed funding, including loans and grants, to investor-owned water and sewer utilities.

filed September 2, 2004

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

R0409003

Geoffrey F. Brown

Sarah R.

Thomas

 

Jason

Zeller

Sean

Wilson

Order Instituting Rulemaking on the Commission's Own Motion for the purpose of considering policies and guidelines regarding the allocation of gains from sales of energy, telecommunications, and water utility assets.

4. Transfer

A. Bear Trap Water Company

Filed October 6, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Examiner

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0510025

   

Kevin

Coughlan

   

for the approval of the transfer by sale of the Bear Trap Water Company, a water system in Tulare County, from William W. and Angelita Guenther to the Sugarloaf Village Mutual Water Company

B. Madden Creek Water Company

Filed November 28, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Examiner

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0511020

   

Kevin

Coughlan

   

Mid-Sierra Water Utility, Inc. to sell and Tahoe Swiss Village Utility, Inc. to buy the water system in Placer County.

5. Formal Other

(a) filed September 2, 2003

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

C0309001

Geoffrey F. Brown

John E. Thorson

Sazedur

Rahman

 

Rami Kahlon

vs. Unocal Corporation, aka Casmite Water System, to determine that Defendant is a public utility and to prevent it from increasing rates for water services.

· Responses due November 3, 2003

· Casmite Filed a Motion to Stay Complaint Pending Filing of a CPCN Application on November 3, 2003

· PHC Held November 25, 2003

· Closing briefs are due October 29, 2004.

· ALJ Ruling, 6/8/05, Stays a release of the draft decision until August 15, 2005.

· ALJ Proposed Decision dated 8/23/05 granted Casmite a CPCN operation. Decision also authorizes initial rates for the water utility and imposes certain sanctions due to Casmite's operation of a public utility without a CPCN.

(b) filed December 22, 2003

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

A0312024

Geoffrey F. Brown

John E. Thorson

   

Rami Kahlon

for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate a public utility water system near Casmalia in the County of Santa Barbara and to establish rates for service.

· Ruling Setting Joint Prehearing Conference issued January 28, 2004

· Water Division issued Staff Report on July 2, 2004

· Closing briefs are due October 29, 2004

· ALJ Ruling, 6/8/05, Stays a release of the draft decision until August 15, 2005.

(serves 424,800 customers in 24 districts)

(a) filed December 4, 2003

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Proj Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0312008

Susan P. Kennedy

Michael Galvin

 

James E. Scarff

 

for an order authorizing treatment of net proceeds from real property sales as subject to Public Utilities Code Section 790 and for establishment of memorandum accounts to record net sales proceeds.

· Scoping Memo Issued March 4, 2004.

· Evidentiary hearing begins; 4/7/05.

· 4/29/05, Motion for extension of the statutory deadline under California Public Utilities Code Section 1701.5 to resolve issues in the scoping memo.

· Comments are due November 22, 2005.

(b) filed February 17, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Examiner

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0502016

Dian

Grueneich

 

Kevin P.

Coughlan

   

for an order authorizing in its Kern River Valley a water quality memorandum account.

(c) filed October 28, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Examiner

Counsel

WD Analyst

A0510035

   

Kevin P.

Coughlan

   

a corporation, for authority to Implement a Low-Income Ratepayer Assistance Program in compliance with Decision 03-09-021 in Application 01-09-062.

(c) filed September 29, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Examiner

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0509031

   

Kevin P.

Coughlan

   

rehearing of Resolution W-4556 by the Office of Ratepayer Advocates.

D. Fruitridge Vista Water Company

(c) filed October 7, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Examiner

Counsel

WD Analyst

A.0510005

John

Bohn

Glen

Walker

Kevin P.

Coughlan

   

for the following orders: (1) Establishing a Moratorium on new service connections; and (2) for clarification of Tariff Rule 15 regarding payment for new facilities servicing new applicants. [Ruling of October 27, 2005 consolidated A05-10-005, C05-10-007, C05-10-011, and C05-09-011].

E. Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency and the Housing Authority of the County of Sacramento

(d) filed October 7, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Examiner

Counsel

WD Analyst

C.0510007

John

Bohn

Glen

Walker

Kevin P.

Coughlan

   

vs. Fruitridge Vista Water Company, for Water Service. [Ruling of October 27, 2005 consolidated A05-10-005, C05-10-007, C05-10-011, and C05-09-011].

F. Kenneth J. McNeil

filed September 7, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Commissioner

ALJ

Examiner

Counsel

WD Analyst

C.0509017

John

Bohn

Kirk

McKenzie

Kevin P.

Coughlan

   

vs. San Antonio Water Company, for an order that said defendant is a Public Utility within the meaning of the Public Utilities Code and subject to the jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission.

6. Informal General Rate Cases

(serves 8,400 customers)

filed October 4, 2004

Proceeding Nos.

Examiner

Proj. Mgr

WD Analyst

W000106

Kevin

Coughlan

Peter

Liu

Raj

Naidu

(serves 158 customers)

filed August 9, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Examiner

Proj. Mgr

WD Analyst

 

Kevin

Coughlan

Peter

Liu

K

(serves 62 customers)

filed April 22, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Examiner

Proj. Mgr

WD Analyst

W000110

Kevin

Coughlan

Moe

Kazemzadeh

Michael

Miller

(serves 882 customers)

filed June 17, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Examiner

Proj. Mgr

WD Analyst

AL 43

Kevin

Coughlan

Peter

Liu

Hugo Luke

(serves 20,000 customers)

(a) filed 5 October 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Examiner

 

Proj. Mgr

Counsel

WD Analyst

AL 173

Fred

Curry

 

Sazedur

Rahman

 

Tayeb Mogri, Elena Perez, Martin Bragen

(serves customers)

filed May 27, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Examiner

Proj. Mgr

WD Analyst

W000111

Kevin

Coughlan

Moe

Kazemzadeh

Michael

Miller

Proceeding Nos.

Examiner

Proj. Mgr

WD Analyst

 

Kevin

Coughlan

Peter

Liu

Kerrie

Evans

(serves 554 customers)

filed August 9, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Examiner

Proj. Mgr

WD Analyst

W000126

Kevin

Coughlan

Eric

Chiang

Sean

Wil.son

(serves 110 customers)

filed August 15, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Examiner

Proj. Mgr

WD Analyst

W000139

Kevin

Coughlan

Peter

Liu

Raj

Naidu

(serves 360 customers)

filed August 24, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Examiner

Proj. Mgr

WD Analyst

SWR000311

Fred

Curry

Eric

Chiang

Leslie

Tench

(serves 62 customers)

filed July 2, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Examiner

Proj. Mgr

WD Analyst

W000110

Kevin Coughlan

Moe Kazemzadeh

Steve Haine

7. Audits, Stock Approvals and Loans

Herb Chow

Stan Puck

Anna Lee

Joseph Loo

Stan Puck

Fred Tamse

Ben Schein

Helen Vaughn

filed September 23, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Examiner

Proj. Mgr

WD Analyst

A.0509028

Kevin Coughlan

D. Wagoner

Ramon Go

for authority to issue evidence of indebtedness (First Mortgage Bonds) in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed Fifteen Million ($15,000,000) Dollars.

Proceeding Nos.

Examiner

Proj. Mgr

WD Analyst

A.0510026

Kevin Coughlan

D. Wagoner

Ramon Go

for an Order authorizing it to issue notes in an amount not exceeding $24,901,250., and to execute a related agreement and supplemental security instruments.

filed December 22, 2005

Proceeding Nos.

Examiner

Proj. Mgr

WD Analyst

A.0512026

Kevin Coughlan

D. Wagoner

Ramon Go

for authority to increase its Short-Term Borrowing authorization to an aggregate amount not to exceed Five Hundred Fifty Million dollars ($550,000,000.) in addition to that amount otherwise authorized by Public Utilities Code Section 823(c).

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