STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

505 VAN NESS AVENUE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102-3298

September 8, 2004

TO: ALL PARTIES OF RECORD IN APPLICATION 02-11-057

Decision 04-09-025 is being mailed without the Dissent of
Commissioner Loretta M. Lynch and without the Concurrences of
President Michael R. Peevey and Commissioner Susan P. Kennedy.
The Dissent and Concurrences will be mailed separately.

Very truly yours,

/s/ ANGELA K. MINKIN

ANGELA K. MINKIN, Chief

Administrative Law Judge

ANG/jva

Attachment

ALJ/MAB/jva Mailed 9/8/2004

Decision 04-09-025 September 2, 2004

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Application of Point Arena Water Works, Inc. for an order authorizing a rate increase in rates subject to refund producing additional annual revenues of $70,137 or 56.9% for the test year 2002.

Application 02-11-057 (Filed November 25, 2002)

FINAL OPINION APPROVING SETTLEMENT
OF TEST YEAR 2002 GENERAL RATE CASE

A. Summary

This decision approves the "stipulation" between Point Arena Water Works (PAWW) and the City of Point Arena (City), whereby PAWW and the City propose to resolve all but one of the issues in PAWW's rate increase application. This decision also decides the one remaining issue. The stipulation is attached to this decision.