BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND )
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, )
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Complainant, ) DOCKET UW-001866
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vs.  ) ORDER
) REQUIRING
Tall Timber Water Systems, LLC. ) REPORTING
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Respondent. ) 
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BACKGROUND

 On November 30, 2000, Tall Timber Water Systems, LLC, (Company) filed to 
revise its tariff to reflect a capital improvement surcharge.  This surcharge 
is for new water treatment plant on twelve water systems.  The company serves 
approximately 580 residential customers in Mason, Thurston, Lewis and Kitsap 
counties.  The systems affected by the new water treatment are listed below.

Violet Meadows Estates 1 – 6  Violet Meadows A, B, C, D
Rainbow Lake Water   Sandra Avenue Water System

The revised monthly rate for the Treatment Surcharge 1/2001 will be $5.60

 This surcharge is to apply to all water customers served by the company.  
Cedar Shores customers will be paying this surcharge and their own until paid 
off.  This surcharge will expire on December 31, 2006, or upon recovery of 
$159,730.65 loan principal, interest charges, fees and state excise taxes, 
whichever occurs first.  Surcharge recovery applies to water system plan 
documents submitted to the Department of Health, and titled “Treatment 
Surcharge 1/2001.” 

From all indications, it appeared to be in the public interest to accommodate 
the request and the Commission allowed the tariff revisions to become effective 
January 1, 2001.

F I N D I N G S

1. Tall Timber Water Systems, LLC., is an investor-owned water company and as 
such is a public service company subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.


 O R D E R

THE COMMISSION THEREFORE ORDERS that Tall Timber Water Systems, LLC., provide 
quarterly reports in a format provided by Commission Staff.  Quarterly reports 
will continue until the surcharge is complete per the tariff requirements.  
Quarterly reports will be forwarded to the Commission within 45 days of the 
quarter’s end.
 
DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 27th day of December, 2001.


WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION




MARILYN SHOWALTER, Chairwoman




RICHARD HEMSTAD, Commissioner




WILLIAM R. GILLIS, Commissioner