BEFORE THE UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION In the Matter of the Application ) of CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION ) to Amend its Certificate of Public ) DOCKET UG-950832 Convenience and Necessity to ) Operate a Gas Plant for Hire in ) ORDER GRANTING the General Area of Franklin County.) APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) On July 19, 1995, Cascade Natural Gas Corporation (Cascade), a Washington corporation, filed an application to amend its present Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Operate a Gas Plant for Hire, to include the additional area in Franklin County. (Appendix A-12) Cascade is presently certificated for and is now providing gas service in Franklin County. Cascade is requesting a certificate to expand the service area within the Northwest area of the City of Pasco, Washington. The additional area requested is contiguous to the existing certificated area. This filing requests no determination at this time as to the reasonableness of the gas pipeline facility to serve this addition to Cascade's service area, and recognizes the right of the Commission to determine such reasonable services and expendi- tures, together with the treatment of same, in any formal proceeding before the Commission dealing with Cascade's results of operation for ratemaking purposes. It appears the application herein should be granted to satisfy the public convenience and necessity. FINDING OF FACT 1. Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, a Washington corporation, operates a gas plant for hire in this state and is subject to the jurisdiction of this Commission. 2. Cascade has heretofore been issued a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Operate a Gas Plant for Hire as amended. 3. Cascade has filed an application to amend its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, to include the additional area contiguous to its presently certificated area in Franklin County. 4. The operation of a gas plant for hire in the additional area requested is or will be required by the public convenience and necessity. Docket UG-950832 Page 2 5. The Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Operate a gas Plant for Hire presently held by Cascade Natural Gas Corporation, should be further amended to include the additional area applied for herein. O R D E R 1. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED That the application of Cascade Natural Gas Corporation to amend its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Operate a Gas Plant for Hire within the certificated area in Franklin County, is hereby approved and said Certificate shall be in accordance with attached Appendix A-12, which by this reference, is made a part hereof as though fully set forth herein. 2. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That the Certificate issued pursuant to Order Paragraph No. 1, above, is subject to the terms, conditions, and provisions of the Orders in Cause Nos. U-8841, U-8843, U-8937, U-9047, U-9052, U-9194, U-9238, U-9239, U-9253, U-9263, U-9264, U-9360, U-9388, U-9394, U-9407, U-9450, U-9467, U-9496, U-9600, U-9708, U-9759, U-9807, U-9808, U-9819, U-9790, U-9822, U-9860, U-9872, U-9873, U-10001, U-74-19, U-78-50, U-80-06, U-80-22, U-80-100, U-81-43, U-83-40, U-83-41, U-84-55, U-85-04, U-85-76, UG-900727, UG-900782, UG-911010, UG-940100, UG-940101, and UG-950770. 3. This Order makes no determination at this time as to the reasonableness of the gas pipeline facility to serve this addition to Cascade's service area, but reserves the right of the Commission to determine such reasonable services and expendi- tures, together with the treatment of same, in any formal proceeding before the Commission dealing with Cascade's results of operation for ratemaking purposes. 4. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That jurisdiction over this order is retained to effectuate the provisions of this order. DATED at Olympia, Washington and effective this 11th day of October, 1995. WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION STEVE MCLELLAN, Secretary CASCADE NATURAL GAS LEGAL DESCRIPTION APPENDIX A-12 DOCKET UG-950832 A Portion of Franklin County to be added to appendix A-12 adjacent thereto lying within the area described as follows: Sections 7,8, and 9 Township 9 North, Range 29 East, W.M. APPENDIX A-12 AMENDED: All of the incorporated area comprising the cities of Richland, Kennewick, Pasco and portions of Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla Counties adjacent thereto, lying within the area described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of Sec. 17, T. 10 N., R. 28 E., W.M.; thence east along the north line of Secs. 17, 16, 15 and 14, T. 10 N., R. 28 E., to its intersection with the boundary between Benton and Franklin Counties; thence southerly along the county boundary to a point where said boundary intersects the north line of Sec. 13, T. 9 N., R. 28 E.; thence east along the north line of said Sec. 13 to the northeast corner of said Sec. 13, thence north along the west line of Sec. 7, T. 9 N., R. 29 E., to the northwest corner of said Sec. 7; thence east along the north line of Secs. 7, 8 and 9, T. 9 N., R. 28 E.; thence north along the west line of Sec. 3, T. 9 N., R. 29 E., and along the west line of Sec. 34, T. 10 N., R. 29 E., to the northwest corner of said Sec. 34; thence east along the north line of Secs. 34, 35 and 36, T. 10 N., R. 29 E., to the northeast corner of said Sec. 36; thence north along the west lines of Secs. 30, 19 and 18, T. 10 N., R. 30 E., to the northwest corner of said Sec. 18; thence east to the northeast corner of said Sec. 18; thence north along the west line of Sec. 8, T. 10 N., R. 30 E., to the northwest corner of said Sec. 8; thence east along the north lines of Secs. 8 and 9, T. 10 N., R. 30 E., to the northeast corner of said Sec. 9; thence south along the east lines of Secs. 9 and 16, T. 10 N., R. 30 E., to the southeast corner of said Sec. 16; thence west along the south line of said Sec. 16 to its southwest corner; thence south along the east line to Sec. 20, T. 10 N., R. 30 E., to the southeast corner of said Sec. 20; thence west along the south line of said Sec. 20 to its southwest corner; thence south along the east line of Secs. 30 and 31, T. 10 N., R. 30 E., to the southeast corner of said Sec. 31; thence east along the north line of Sec. 5, T. 9 N., R. 30 E.,to the northeast corner of said Sec. 5; thence south along the east line of said Sec. 5 to its southeast corner; thence east along the north line of Sec. 9, T. 9 N., R. 30 E., to the northeast corner of said Sec. 9; thence south along the east line of said Sec. 9 to its southeast corner; thence east along the north line of Secs. 15, 14 and 13, T. 9 N., R. 30 E., to the northeast corner of said Sec. 13; thence south along the east line of Secs. 13, 24 and 25, T. 9 N., R. 30 E., to a point where said line intersects the boundary between Franklin and Walla Walla Counties; thence easterly along said county boundary to a point where said boundary intersects the east line of Sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 31 E.; thence south along the east line of Secs. 28 and 33, T. 9 N., R. 31 E., and along the east line of Secs. 4, 9, 16 and 21, T. 8 N., R. 31 E., to the southeast corner of said Sec. 21; thence east along the north line of Secs. 27 and 26, T. 8 N., R. 31 E., to the northeast corner of Sec. 26; thence south along the east line of Secs. 26 and 35, T. 8 N., R. 31 E,; and along the east line of Secs. 2, 11, 14, 23, 26 and 35, T. 7 N., R. 31 E., to the southeast corner of said Sec. 35; thence west along the south line of Secs. 35, 34 and 33, T. 7 N., R. 31 E., to the intersection of said line with the boundary between Benton and Walla Walla Counties; thence northerly along said boundary to a point where said boundary intersects the south line of Sec. 8, T. 7 N., R. 31 E.; thence west along the south line of Secs. 8 and 7, T. 7 N., R. 31 E., to the southwest corner of said Sec. 7; thence northwesterly to the northwest corner of Sec. 20, T. 8 N., R. 30 E.; thence west along the south line of Sec. 18, T. 8 N., R. 30 E., and along the south line of Secs. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, T. 8 N., R. 29 E., to the southwest corner of said Sec. 18; thence northwesterly to the southwest corner of Sec. 17, T. 9 N., R. 28 E.; thence north along the west line of Secs. 17, 8 and 5 T. 9 N., R. 28 E., and along the west line of Secs. 32, 29, 20 and 17, T. 10 N., R. 28 E., to the point of beginning.