BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION,

Complainant,

v.

Gamble Bay Water, Inc. 

Respondent.

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		DOCKET UW-001657
		
		ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT AND ORDER SUSPENDING TARIFF REVISIONS; GRANTING 
TARIFF REVISIONS 

BACKGROUND

1 On October 30, 2000, Gamble Bay Water, Inc., filed tariff revisions with the 
Commission to   implement a new surcharge.  Gamble Bay Water, Inc. serves 
approximately 260 customers in Kitsap  and Snohomish counties.  The tariff 
revisions filed with the Commission are designated as:

2 Fourth Revision Sheet No. 2 Canceling Third Revision Sheet No. 2 and First 
Revision Sheet No. 23  Canceling Original Sheet No. 23.

3 On November 29, 2000, the Commission entered a Complaint and Order Suspending 
Tariff   Revisions pending an investigation to determine whether the revisions 
are fair, just and reasonable.  

4 The tariff revisions would cancel expired surcharges and implement a new 
surcharge of $2.27   monthly.  The new surcharge would apply to all customers 
of the company and would be used to  repay a loan over five (5) years.  The 
loan is being used to pay for drilling a new well on the Johanson  water system 
located in Snohomish County.  The proposed cost of the new well is $27,500 and 
it will  be used to replace an existing well source that has failed.  The 
revenue impact per customer will be  $27.24 per year.

FINDINGS

5 (1)  Gamble Bay Water, Inc., is an investor owned water company and is a 
public service    company subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.  

6 (2)  The tariff revisions presently under suspension are fair, just, and 
reasonable.
7 (3)  It is consistent with the public interest to dismiss the Complaint and 
Order Suspending Tariff   Revisions in this docket and to grant the revisions 
to Gamble Bay Water, Inc.’s, Tariff WN   U-2, effective on March 1, 2001.

O R D E R

8 THE COMMISSION ORDERS:

9 (1)  The Commission dismisses the Complaint and Order Suspending Tariff 
Revisions in this   docket, dated November 29, 2000.

10 (2)  The tariff revisions filed in this docket on October 30, 2000, shall be 
effective on March 1,   2000.

11 (3) Gamble Bay Water, Inc., will be required to provide quarterly reports of 
the surcharge funds   until completion, as stated in the tariff conditions

12 (4) Gamble Bay Water, Inc., will, upon completion and use of the new well, 
forward copies of all   original vendor invoices and documents related to the 
cost of the new well.

13 (5) Gamble Bay Water, Inc., shall provide a service connection to any 
customer requesting water   service under Department of Health capacity limits 
and shall not insist on or enforce any   additional developer or third party 
requirements.

DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 23rd day of February, 2001.

WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION



MARILYN SHOWALTER, Chairwoman



RICHARD HEMSTAD, Commissioner