BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION,

Complainant,

v.

TALL TIMBER WATER SYSTEMS, LLC

Respondent.

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		DOCKET UW-002051
		
		ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT AND ORDER SUSPENDING TARIFF REVISIONS; GRANTING 
TARIFF REVISIONS AND REQUIRING REPORTING PER WAC 480-110-455(4)

BACKGROUND

1 On December 22, 2000, Tall Timber Water Systems, LLC (Tall Timber Water) 
filed with the  Commission revisions to its currently effective Tariff WN U-1, 
designated as 

 Second Revision of Sheet No.2
 Canceling First Revision Sheet No. 2, and
 Original Sheet No. 32.  
 Third Revision Canceling Second Revision Sheet No. 21 and 
 Third Revision Canceling Second Revision Sheet No. 22 was substituted.

2 On December 27, 2000, the Commission entered a Complaint and Order Suspending 
Tariff  Revisions pending an investigation to determine whether the revisions 
are fair, just and   reasonable.  

3 Subsequent to the original filing in November of last year for a general 
company wide treatment  surcharge, Commission Staff, Company and customers met 
several times and agreed on a  ballot to determine the appropriateness of the 
treatment surcharge for Cedar Shores only.  This  ballot was to allow customers 
the opportunity to vote for the treatment system cost recovery or  to have the 
treatment system removed.  The voting process resulted in seventeen (17) votes  
approving the surcharge amount to pay for the treatment and three (3) votes 
opposed to paying  the surcharge and agreeing to no water treatment.

4 The revised surcharge would be collected from Cedar Shores' customers only.  
The Total cost  for iron/manganese treatment is $45,808.  The monthly surcharge 
is based on current number  of customers (36) and allows recovery over a 
20-year period.  This monthly surcharge includes  principal, interest and state 
tax.  New connections would pay a catch-up payment (based on  time from 
surcharge starting to connection) and the monthly surcharge.  New customer   
connections would reduce the life of the surcharge recovery period and the 
amount collected  from each customer.  Surcharge will expire in 20 years or 
sooner if the principal is repaid.  A  one-time payment of $1,273 may be made 
in the first 90 days of the collection period to avoid  interest cost.

FINDINGS

5 (1)  Tall Timber Water is a water utility company and is a public service 
company subject   to the jurisdiction of the Commission.  

6 (2)  It is consistent with the public interest to dismiss the Complaint and 
Order Suspending   Tariff Revisions in this docket and to grant the revised 
tariff revisions to become   effective on June 1, 2001.

O R D E R

   THE COMMISSION ORDERS:

8 (1)  The Commission dismisses the Complaint and Order Suspending Tariff 
Revisions in this   docket, dated December 27, 2000.

9 (2)  The revised tariff revisions filed in this docket, UW-002051, shall be 
effective on 
  June 1, 2001.

10 (3) Tall Timber Water Systems, LLC is required to report quarterly per 
WAC    480-110-455 (4), within 45 days of the calendar quarter ending.   

   DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 30th day of May, 2001.

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION



  MARILYN SHOWALTER, Chairwoman



  RICHARD HEMSTAD, Commissioner