BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


In the Matter of the Application )
of CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION )
to Amend its Certificate of Public ) DOCKET UG-950902
Convenience and Necessity to       )
Operate a Gas Plant for Hire in    )   ORDER GRANTING
the General Area of Whatcom        )        APPLICATION
County, Washington.                )
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          On July 27, 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 Whatcom County, Washington.  (Appendix A-1)

  Cascade is presently certificated for and is now providing gas service in 
Whatcom County.  Cascade is requesting a certificate to expand the service area 
within an area east of Sumas, Washington.  The additional area requested is 
contiguous to the existing certificated area.

  This filing request 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 recognizes the right of the Commission to determine such 
reasonable services and expenditures, 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 Whatcom County, Washington.

  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.

  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 Whatcom County, is 
hereby approved and said Certificate shall be in accordance with attached 
Appendix A-1, 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 Number 1, above, is subject to the terms, conditions, and provisions 
of the Orders in Cause Numbers 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, UG-950770, and UG-950832.

  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 
expenditures, together with the treatment of same, in a formal proceeding 
before the Commission dealing with Cascade’s results of operation for 
ratemaking purposes.


Docket UG-950902       Page 3


  4.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That jurisdiction over this matter is retained to 
effectuate the provisions of this order.

  DATED at Olympia, Washington and effective this 25th day of October, 1995.

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


        
      STEVE MCLELLAN, Secretary



 
      

CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
APPENDIX A-1
DOCKET UG-950902

A portion of Whatcom County to be added to Appendix A-1 adjacent thereto lying 
within the area described as follows:

Sections 6 and 7 of Township 40 North, Range 5 East, W.M.


APPENDIX A-1 - AMENDED - LEGAL DESCRIPTION - BELLINGHAM, FERNDALE,
                                                      LYNDEN, SUMAS AND VICINITY



 All of the incorporated area comprising the Cities of Bellingham, Ferndale, 
Lynden, Nooksack, Everson, Sumas, and additional portions of Whatcom County 
adjacent thereto, lying within the area described as follows:

 Beginning at the Northeast corner of Sec. 31, T. 41 N., R. 5 E.; thence south 
on the east line of said section and continuing  south on the east line of  
Secs. 6 and 7, T. 40 N., R. 5 E. to the south line of Sec. 7; thence west on 
the south line of said section projected to the east line of Sec. 15, T. 40 N., 
R. 4 E.; thence south on the east line of said section projected to the north 
line of Sec. 23, T. 39 N., R. 4 E.; thence east on the north line of said 
section to the east line of said section; thence south on east line of said 
section to the north line of Sec. 25, T. 39 N., R. 4 E.; thence east on north 
line of said section projected to the east line of Sec. 29, T. 39 N., R. 5 E.; 
thence south on the east line of said section projected to the south line of 
Sec. 5, T. 38 N., R. 5 E.; thence west on south line of said sec-tion projected 
to the west line of Sec. 1, T. 38 N., R. 4 E.; thence north on west line of 
said section to south line of Sec. 35, T. 39 N., R. 4 E.; thence west on south 
line of said section projected to the east line of Sec. 5, T. 38 N., R. 4 E.; 
thence south on the east line of said section to the south line of Sec. 17, T. 
38 N., R. 4 E.; thence  west on the south line of said section to the east line 
of Sec. 19, T. 38 N., R. 4 E.; thence south on the east line of said  section 
projected to the south line of Sec. 31, T. 38 N., R. 4 E.; thence west on the 
south line of said section projected to the east line of Sec. 3, T. 37 N., R. 3 
E.; thence south on the east line of said section projected to the south line 
of Sec. 15, T. 37 N., R. 3 E.; thence west on the south line of said section to 
the east line of Sec. 21, T. 37 N., R. 3 E; thence south on the east line and 
thence west on the south line of said section projected to the shoreline of 
Chuckanut Bay, (Sec. 24, T. 37 N., R. 2 E.); thence following shoreline of 
Bellingham Bay and Chuckanut Bay shorelines northerly and westerly to its 
intersection with the south line of Sec. 8, T. 38 N., R. 2 E.; thence west on 
the south line of said section projected to the shoreline of Lummi Bay, (Sec. 
10 T. 38 N., R. 1 E.); thence following the shore-line of Lummi Bay and The 
Georgia Strait westerly and northerly to its intersection with the north line 
of Sec. 11, T. 39 N., R. 1 W.; thence east on the north line of said section 
projected to the centerline of Sec. 6, T. 39 N., R. 1 E.; thence north on the 
centerline of said section projected to the north line of Sec. 31, T. 40 N., R. 
1 E.; thence east on the north line of section 31 to the west line of Sec. 29, 
T. 40 N., R. 1 E.; thence north on the west line of said section to the north 
line of said section; thence east on the north line of said section to the west 
line of Sec. 21, T. 40 N., R. 1 E.; thence north on the west line of said 
section to the north line of said section; thence east on the north line of 
said section to the west line of Sec. 15, T. 40 N., R. 1 E.; thence north on 
the west line of said section to the north line of said section; thence east on 
the north line of said section projected to the west line of Sec. 12, T. 40 N., 
R. 1 E.; thence north on the west line of said section to the north line of 
said section; thence east on the north line of said section projected to the 
west line of Sec. 1, T. 40 N., R. 2 E.; thence north on the west line of said 
section to the north line of said section; thence east on the north line of 
said section projected to the west line of Sec. 33, T. 41 N., R. 4 E.; thence 
north on the west line of said section to the north line of said section 
(International Boundary); thence east on the north line of said section 
projected to the Northeast corner of Sec. 31, T. 41 N., R. 5 E., and the place 
of beginning.