STATE OF CALIFORNIA GRAY DAVIS, Governor

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

505 VAN NESS AVENUE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-3298

March 2, 2001

TO: PARTIES OF RECORD IN CASE 99-03-070

This proceeding was filed on March 31, 1999, and is assigned to Commissioner Henry Duque and Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Victor Ryerson. This is the decision of the Presiding Officer, ALJ Ryerson.

Any party to this adjudicatory proceeding may file and serve an Appeal of the Presiding Officer's Decision within 30 days of the date of issuance (i.e., the date of mailing) of this decision. In addition, any Commissioner may request review of the Presiding Officer's Decision by filing and serving a Request for Review within 30 days of the date of issuance.

Appeals and Requests for Review must set forth specifically the grounds on which the appellant or requestor believes the Presiding Officer's Decision to be unlawful or erroneous. The purpose of an Appeal or Request for Review is to alert the Commission to a potential error, so that the error may be corrected expeditiously by the Commission. Vague assertions as to the record or the law, without citation, may be accorded little weight.

Appeals and Requests for Review must be served on all parties and accompanied by a certificate of service. Any party may file and serve a Response to an Appeal or Request for Review no later than 15 days after the date the Appeal or Request for Review was filed. In cases of multiple Appeals or Requests for Review, the Response may be to all such filings and may be filed 15 days after the last such Appeal or Request for Review was filed. Replies to Responses are not permitted. (See, generally, Rule 8.2 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure.)

If no Appeal or Request for Review is filed within 30 days of the date of issuance of the Presiding Officer's Decision, the decision shall become the decision of the Commission. In this event, the Commission will designate a decision number and advise the parties by letter that the Presiding Officer's Decision has become the Commission's decision.

/s/ LYNN T. CAREW

Lynn T. Carew, Chief

Administrative Law Judge

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Attachment

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PRESIDING OFFICER'S DECISION (Mailed 3/2/2001)

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Terril L. Graham, Complainant, vs. Atascadero Mutual Water Company, Defendant.

Case 99-03-070 (Filed March 31, 1999)

Terril L. Graham, complainant.

Lenard G. Weiss, Attorney at Law, and Ken Weathers,
for Atascadero Mutual Water Company,
defendant.

OPINION

Summary

The amended complaint of Terril L. Graham (Graham) against Atascadero Mutual Water Company (AMWC) is denied. Case 99-03-070 is closed.