STATE OF CALIFORNIA GRAY DAVIS, Governor
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
505 VAN NESS AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-3298
May 29, 2001
TO: PARTIES OF RECORD IN APPLICATION 00-03-029
Attached are the draft decision of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Maloney and the alternate draft decision of Commissioner Carl Wood. These items are on the Commission's June 28, 2001 agenda. The Commission may act then, or it may postpone action until later.
When the Commission acts on the draft decision and alternate draft decision, it may adopt all or part of it as written, amend or modify it, or set it aside and prepare its own decision. Only when the Commission acts does the decision become binding on the parties.
Parties to the proceeding may file comments on the draft decision of ALJ Maloney and or the alternate draft decision as provided in Article 19, attached, of the Commission's "Rules of Practice and Procedure." Pursuant to Rule 77.3 opening comments shall not exceed 15 pages. Finally, comments must be served separately on the Commissioner and the assigned ALJ, and for that purpose I suggest hand delivery, overnight mail, or other expeditious method of service.
/s/ LYNN T. CAREW
Lynn T. Carew, Chief
Administrative Law Judge
LTC:sid
Attachments
COM/CXW/sid ALTERNATE DRAFT Item H-7a
6/28/2001
Decision ALTERNATE DRAFT DECISION OF COMMISSIONER WOOD
(Mailed 5/29/2001)
BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Application of Southern California Water Company (U 133 W) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 1001 to Add to its Santa Maria Customer Service Area the Community of Cypress Ridge. |
Application 00-03-029 (Filed March 13, 2000) |
This decision grants Orcutt Area Advisory Group, Inc. (Intervenor) an award of $494.30 in compensation for its contribution to Decision (D.) 00-09-052.
1. Background
This proceeding addressed the Application of Southern California Water Company (Applicant) to add the community of Cypress Ridge to its Santa Maria Customer Service Area. This issue was previously the subject of an Advice Letter that was denied. Intervenor is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to educate its membership, the community, and local government regarding land use issues in the Orcutt area of the Santa Maria Valley.
Following the filing of the Application, a prehearing conference (PHC) was held in San Francisco on June 6th, at which time Intervenor attended and presented a summary of its opposition to the Application. A public participation hearing (PPH) was held in the Santa Maria area on August 16th, and Intervenor and other members of the public made statements in opposition to the Application. Intervenor subsequently mailed prepared testimony to the service list in anticipation of evidentiary hearings. This testimony opposed the Application. Additional letters of opposition were submitted by interested parties from the community.
Following the PPH in Santa Maria, Applicant filed a written request for dismissal of the Application. The request was unopposed. D.00-09-052 orders the dismissal of the Application.
Intervenor filed a Request for Compensation (Request) for its contribution to D.00-09-052. The Request seeks an award in the amount of $494.30 for reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses. No compensation is sought for time expended by representatives of Intervenor in preparation of documents, travel time, and attendance at the PPH and PHC. No opposition to the Request was filed.
