BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

In the Matter of the Requested      )
Less Than Statutory Notice in       )   DOCKET UW-970973
Connection with the Tariff          )
Revisions Filed by                  )   L.S.N. ORDER
MAINLAND VIEW MANOR MAINTENANCE     )
COMPANY                             )
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          On June 6, 1997, Mainland View Manor Maintenance Company (Company) 
filed with the Commission revisions to its currently effective Tariff WN U-1, 
designated as Second Revision of Sheet No. 21 Canceling First Revision Sheet 
No. 21 and First Revision of Sheet No. 22 Canceling Original Sheet No. 22.

          The new tariff sheets bear inserted effective dates of July 7, 1997.  
These dates recognize statutory notice as required.  The Company requests, 
however, less than statutory notice and that the revisions become effective 
July 1, 1997.

          In order to increase general rates, the Company has filed tariff 
revisions in this Docket UW-970973, which are lower than the tariff revisions 
proposed in Docket UW-961385 withdrawn. The Company is requesting in Docket 
UW-970973 a general rate increase due to (1) increasing costs of overhead, 
labor, and power, (2) new governmental regulations which have increased water 
monitoring requirements, (3) costs associated with the preparation of annual 
reports to the Commission and (4) costs of comprehensive water plans to the 
Department of Health (DOH).   

Department of Health has indicated that this Company 
completed a “Water System Plan” and within the last 12 months DOH has not 
received any complaints concerning the Company water systems.

          Since the tariff revisions filed herein are fair, just, reasonable 
and sufficient, and less than statutory notice treatment is not inconsistent 
with the public interest, it is deemed appropriate that the Company be granted 
the less than statutory notice treatment with an effective date of July 1, 
1997. 


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FINDINGS

          After careful examination of the tariff revisions filed herein by 
Mainland View Manor Maintenance Company, June 6, 1997, and giving consideration 
to all relevant matters and for good cause shown, the Commission finds that the 
tariff revisions should become effective July 1, 1997.  

O R D E R

          THE COMMISSION ORDERS:

          1.   That the requested less than statutory notice treatment in 
connection with the tariff revisions filed herein by Mainland View Manor 
Maintenance Company, June 6, 1997, is hereby granted, and said tariff revisions 
shall become effective July 1, 1997.

          2.   This order shall in no way affect the authority of the 
Commission over rates, service, or accounts, evaluations, estimates, or 
determination of cost or any matters whatsoever that may come before it, nor 
shall anything herein be construed as an acquiescence in any estimate or 
determination of cost or any valuation of property claimed or asserted.

          DATED and signed at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 25th day 
of June, 1997.

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION



SHARON L. NELSON, Chairman



RICHARD HEMSTAD, Commissioner



WILLIAM R. GILLIS, Commissioner