Docket UW-990206
March 31, 1999
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Agenda Date:  March 31, 1999
Item Number:  

Docket:   UW-990206
Company Name:  Roche Harbor Water Systems, Inc.

Staff:    Jim Ward, Revenue Requirements Specialist
Penny Hansen, Consumer Program Assistant

Recommendation:

Issue a Complaint and Order Suspending the Tariff Revisions filed by Roche 
Harbor Water Systems, Inc., in Docket UW-990206.

Discussion:

On February 22, 1999, Roche Harbor Water Systems, Inc., filed for general rates 
in the amount of approximately $5,212 or 3 percent of additional revenue per 
year.  The company serves approximately 370 residential customers on San Juan 
Island.

The Commission received no comments on this request.

The company’s last general rate increase was September 1994.  The company has 
received a Facilities Construction Charge which increased rates to all 
customers.  The surcharge is as follows:

Facilities Construction Charge  Start Date Stop Date Amount
Unmetered Rate Service   5/97  6/02  $ 14.75
Metered Rate Service   per 1,000 gallons   $   2.86

The current and proposed rates are provided below:
      Current per  Proposed per
Monthly Rate    1,000 Gallon  1,000 Gallons
Metered Rate Schedule
Up to 5,000 gallons (668 cuft)  $ 25.00  $ 25.75
Between 5,000 and 10,000 gallons     3.00       3.10
Over 10,000 gallons  (1,337 cuft)      5.50       5.70

Unmetered Rate Service   $ 25.00  $ 25.75

Regulatory services staff has requested financial records and information to 
support the filing.  Roche Harbor Water Systems' manager has found this request 
to be overly burdensome.  The data request ask for proposed rule minimum tariff 
filing requirements. The company has agreed to supply an income statement, 
balance sheet, usage statistics and revenue impact statement for the test 
period.

Therefore staff recommends that the Commission issue a Complaint and Order 
Suspending the Tariff Revisions filed by Roche Harbor Water Systems, Inc., in 
Docket UW-990206.