ALJ/GEW/avs Mailed 4/22/2005

Decision 05-04-047 April 21, 2005

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application of Stephen Fernandez doing business as Ramona Water Co. to sell and Louis DeMartino to buy the water system in Riverside County, California.

Application 04-03-012 (Filed March 11, 2004)

OPINION

1. Summary

Pursuant to Pub. Util. Code §§ 851-854, this decision grants authority to Steven Fernandez to transfer ownership of Ramona Water Company (Ramona) to the Great Western Water District (Great Western), a newly formed corporation organized to own and manage community water systems. Ramona is a small water corporation serving 125 connections in a service territory two miles east of Anza in Riverside County. This proceeding is closed.