BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION,

                                  Complainant,

                       vs.

US ECOLOGY, INC.,

                                  Respondent.

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		DOCKET NO. UR-010623
		DOCKET NO. UR-010706
		
		ORDER DISMISSING
		COMPLAINT AND ORDER SUSPENDING TARIFF REVISIONS; AUTHORIZING TARIFF REVISIONS; 
APPROVING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT 

BACKGROUND

1 On April 30, 2001, US Ecology, Inc., (US Ecology) filed with the Commission, 
a revision to its  currently effective Tariff 1 in Docket UR-010623.  The 
revised pages are 1) the Fifteenth Revision of  Sheet 1-a, Schedule A, in part, 
which cancels the Fourteenth Revision of Sheet 1-a, Schedule A, in  part, and 
2) the Eleventh Revision of Sheet 1-c, which cancels the Tenth Revision of 
Sheet 1-c.  The  stated effective date is June 1, 2001.  

2 US Ecology failed to file a complete tariff in UR-010623. On May 10, 2001, US 
Ecology filed the  remainder of the Fifteenth Revision of Sheet 1-a, Schedule 
A, which cancels the remainder of the  Fourteenth Revision of Sheet 1-a, and 
which filed the Fifth Revision of Sheet 1-b, which cancels the  Fourth Revision 
of Sheet 1-b.  The Docket number for this second filing is UR-010706.  The 
stated  effective date of this second filing is June 10, 2001, with an 
accompanying LSN request for a June 1,  2001, effective date. 

3 US Ecology also proposed to follow conditions set forth in the attached 
settlement agreement.  This  settlement agreement contains the identical 
conditions approved in the Sixth Supplemental Order in  Docket UR-950619.  

4 The Commission, on May 30, 2001, entered a Complaint and Order Suspending 
Tariff Revisions  pending an investigation concerning the changes and the 
reasonableness and justness thereof. 

FINDINGS

5 (1) US Ecology is a  low level radioactive waste disposal company and as such 
is a public service   company subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.
 
6 (2) The tariff revisions presently under susension herein are reasonable.  
The proposed rates   allow the company the opportunity to earn its revenue 
requirement plus a reasonable return,   and have not been opposed by the 
affected generators.

7 (3) It is in the public interest that the Complaint and Order Suspending 
Tariff Revisions in this   docket be dismissed and that the revisions to the 
respondent's   Tariff 1, become effective   January 1, 2002. 

8 (4) It is in the public interest that the conditions of the settlement 
agreement be approved to    become effective January 1, 2002.  Those conditions 
set the same rate design, annual    adjustment mechanism, rate setting process, 
and deferred accounting mechanism that have   been in effect the last six 
years.  No shipper nor interested party has opposed these    conditions.

ORDER

 THE COMMISSION THEREFORE ORDERS  

9 That the Complaint and Order Suspending Tariff Revisions in these Dockets, 
dated May 30, 2001,  be and the same is hereby dismissed, and that the 
revisions filed herein, be and the same shall become  effective January 1, 2002.

 DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 27th day of June, 2001.

 WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION



     MARILYN SHOWALTER, Chairwoman



     PATRICK J. OSHIE, Commissioner