BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
In the Matter of the Requested            )
Waiver of Statutory Notice in             )         DOCKET UW-001568
Connection with the Contract Filed by           )         ORDER GRANTING LESS
South Bainbridge Water Company, Inc.          )         THAN STATUTORY NOTICE 
               )         AND APPROVING CONTRACT 
BACKGROUND
                  On October 17, 2000, South Bainbridge Water Company, Inc., 
(South Bainbridge) filed a line extension contract and request for less than 
statutory notice (LSN) treatment. This line extension contract is with Frank R. 
Kitchell who needs a water availability letter from the utility company to meet 
minimum code requirements necessary to obtain building permits.
                  This line extension contract calls for replacing and 
relocates of a water distribution main. The full cost of this relocation will 
be paid by the customer and will include South Bainbridge's engineering 
inspection cost before final acceptance.
                  The line extension contract bears an inserted effective date 
of November 17, 2000. This date recognizes statutory notice as required. The 
company requests, however, that statutory notice be waived and that the 
contract become effective October 26, 2000. South Bainbridge is requesting LSN 
treatment of this contract to comply with the request of the customer, building 
permits and construction season.
                  Since the contract filed herein is fair, just and reasonable, 
and waiver of statutory notice is not inconsistent with the public interest, it 
is deemed appropriate that the company be granted the waiver it is requesting 
with an effective date of October 26, 2000.
                  This matter was brought before the Commission at its 
regularly scheduled open meeting on October 25, 2000. The Commissioners, having 
been fully advised in the matter, and having determined the following order to 
be consistent with the public interest, directed the Secretary to enter the 
following order and related provisions.
O R D E R 
                 THE COMMISSION ORDERS: 
                 1.          That the requested waiver of statutory notice in 
connection with the line extension contract filed herein by South Bainbridge 
Water Company, Inc., October 17, 2000, is hereby granted, and said line 
extension contract shall become effective October 26, 2000.
                 2.          This order shall in no way affect the authority of 
this 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 at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 25th day of 
October, 2000. 
                  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
                                                     CAROLE J. WASHBURN 
                                                     Secretary