BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


In the Matter of the Application )
of THE WASHINGTON WATER POWER  )
COMPANY to Amend its Certificate ) DOCKET UG-970597
of Public Convenience and Necessity)
to Operate a Gas Plant for Hire in ) ORDER GRANTING
the General Area of Stevens County.)  APPLICATION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)

  On March 31, 1997, The Washington Water Power Company (WWP), a Washington 
corporation, filed an application to amend its present Certificate of Public 
Convenience and Necessity to Operate a Gas Plant for Hire in Appendix A-11, to 
include additional area in Stevens County.  (See Attachment 1 for drawing and 
legal description.)

  WWP is presently certificated for and is now providing gas service in Stevens 
County.  WWP is requesting a certificate to provide gas service to an area 
north of the town of Chewelah, Washington.  The additional area requested is 
contiguous to the existing certificated area.

  This Order makes no determination at this time as to the reasonableness of 
the gas pipeline facility construction to serve this addition to WWP's service 
area, but reserves 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 WWP's results of operation for 
ratemaking purposes.

  It appears the application herein should be granted to satisfy the public 
convenience and necessity.

 FINDINGS OF FACT

  1.  The Washington Water Power Company, a Washington corporation, operates a 
gas plant for hire in this state and is subject to the jurisdiction of this 
Commission.

  2.  WWP has heretofore been issued a Certificate of Public Convenience and 
Necessity to Operate a Gas Plant for Hire in Appendix A-11.


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  3.  WWP has filed an application to amend its Certificate of Public 
Convenience and Necessity for Appendix A-11, to include additional area 
contiguous to its presently certificated area in Stevens 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.

  5.  The Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Operate a Gas 
Plant for Hire in Appendix A-11, presently held by Washington Water Power, 
should be amended to include the additional area applied for herein.

 O R D E R

  1.  WHEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED That the applica- tion of The Washington 
Water Power Company to amend its Certif- icate of Public Convenience and 
Necessity to Operate a Gas Plant for Hire in Appendix A-11, to include an 
additional area in Stevens County shall be and the same is hereby approved; and 
said Certificate shall be amended in accordance with Attachment 1, drawing and 
legal description, which is attached hereto and by this reference made a part 
hereof as though fully set forth herein.

  2.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That the Certificate of Public Convenience and 
Necessity to Operate a Gas Plant for Hire in Appendix A-11, amended, issued 
pursuant to Ordering Paragraph No. 1 of this order supersedes and cancels the 
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Operate a Gas Plant for 
Hire, in Appendix A-11 issued to The Washington Water Power Company on April 
15, 1966 in Docket No. U-9676.

  3.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That the Certificate issued pursuant to Ordering 
Paragraph No. 1 of this order is subject to the terms, conditions, and 
provisions of the Orders in Causes numbered U-8889, U-9021, U-9022, U-9023, 
U-9052, U-9115, U-9288, U-9591, U-9676, U-9764, U-9826, U-9954, U-73-53, 
U-85-67, U-86-84, U-88-1884-G, Docket No. UG-900873, UG-900905, UG-900937,    
UG-900979, UG-910528, UG-911028, UG-941546, and UG-970597.


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

  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this    th day of May, 1997.

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION



      STEVE McLELLAN, Secretary

ATTACHMENT 1
WASHINGTON WATER POWER
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
DOCKET UG-970597


A PORTION OF STEVENS COUNTY TO BE ADDED TO APPENDIX A-11 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

Beginning at the southeast corner of Sec. 31, T. 33 N., R. 41 E., W. M.; thence 
north along the east line of Secs. 31, 30, and 19, T. 33 N., R. 41 E., to the 
northeast corner of said Sec. 19; thence west along the north line of said sec. 
19; thence continuing west along the north line of Secs. 24, 23, 22, 21, and 
20, T. 33 N., R.40 E., to the northwest corner of said Sec. 20; thence south 
along the west line of Secs. 20 and 29, T. 33 N., R. 40 E., to the southwest 
corner of said Sec. 29; thence east along the south line of Secs. 29 and 28, T. 
33 N., R. 40 E., to the southeast corner of said Sec. 28; thence south along 
the west line of Sec. 34, T. 33 N., R. 40 E., to the southeast corner of said 
Sec. 34; thence east along the south line of Secs. 34, 35, and 36, T. 33 N., R. 
40 E., to the southeast corner of said Sec. 36; thence continuing east along 
the south line of Sec. 31, T. 33 N., R. 41 E., to the southeast corner of said 
Sec. 31 to the point of beginning.


APPENDIX A-11, AMENDED

Beginning at the southwest corner of Sec, 22, T. 30 N., R. 40 E.; thence 
northerly on the west line of Secs. 22, 15, 10 and 3, T. 30 N., R. 40 E., and 
Sec. 34, T. 31 N., R. 40 E., to the northeast corner of Sec. 33, T. 31 N., R. 
40 E.; thence west on the north line Secs. 33 and 32, T. 31 N., R. 40 E., to 
the northwest corner of Sec. 32, T. 31 N., R. 40 E.; thence northerly on the 
west line of Secs. 29, 20 and 17, T. 31 N., R. 40 E., to the northwest corner 
of Sec. 17, T. 31 N., R. 40 E.; thence easterly on the north line of Secs. 17 
and 16, T. 31 N., R. 40 E., to the southwest corner of Sec. 10, T. 31 N., R. 40 
E.; thence northerly on the west line of Secs. 10 and 3, T. 31 N., R. 40 E., 
and Secs. 34, 27 and 22, T. 32 N., R. 40 E., to the southeast corner of Sec. 
16, T. 32 N., R. 40 E.; thence westerly on the south line of Secs. 16, 17 and 
18, T. 32 N., R. 40 E., to the southwest corner of Sec. 18, T. 32 N., R. 40 E.; 
thence northerly on the west line of Sec. 18 and 7, T. 32 N., R. 40 E., to the 
southeast corner of Sec. 1, 

ATTACHMENT 1
Washington Water Power
Legal Description
Docket UG-970597
Page 2



T. 32 N., R. 39 E.; thence westerly on the south line of Secs. 1 and 2, T. 32 
N., R. 39 E., to the southwest corner of Sec. 2, T. 32 N., R. 39 E.; 
thencenortherly on the west line of Sec. 2, T. 32 N., R. 39 E., and Secs. 35, 
26 and 23, T. 33 N., R. 39 E., to the southeast corner of Sec. 15, T. 33 N., R. 
39 E.; thence westerly on the south line of Secs. 15 and 16, T. 33 N., R. 39 
E., to the southwest corner of Sec. 16, T. 33 N., R. 39 E.; thence northerly on 
the west line of Secs. 16, 9 and 4, T. 33 N., R. 39 E., to the northwest corner 
of Sec. 4, T. 33 N.,R. 39 E.; thence easterly on the north line of Secs. 4, 3, 
2 and 1, T. 33 N., R. 39 E., and Sec. 6, T. 33 N., R. 40 E., to the northeast 
corner of Sec. 6, T. 33 N., R. 40 E.; thence southerly on the east line Secs. 
6, 7, and 18, T. 33 N., R 40 E., to the northwest corner of Sec. 20, T. 33 N., 
R. 40 E.; thence easterly along the north line of Secs. 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24, 
T. 33 N., R. 40 E., and Sec. 19, T. 33 N., R. 41 E., to the northeast corner of 
Sec. 19, T. 33 N., R. 41 E.; thence southerly on the east line of Secs. 19, 30, 
and 31, T. 33 N., R. 41 E., and Secs. 6, 7, 18, 19, 30 and 31, T 32 N., R. 41 
E., and Sec. 6, T. 31 N., R. 41 E., to the northwest corner of Sec. 8, T. 31 
N., R. 41 E.; thence easterly on the north line of Secs. 8, 9 and 10, T. 31 N., 
R. 41 E., to the northeast corner of Sec. 10, T. 31 N., R. 41 E.; thence 
southerly on the east line of Sec. 10, 15, 22, 27 and 34, T. 31 N., R. 41 E., 
to the northwest corner of  Sec. 2, T. 30 N., R. 41 E.; thence easterly on the 
north line Secs. 2 and 1, T. 30 N., R. 41 E., to the northeast corner of Sec. 
1, T. 30 N., R. 41 E.; thence southerly on the east line of Secs. 1, 12, 13 and 
24, T. 30 N., R. 41 E., to the southeast corner of Sec. 24, T. 30 N., R. 41 E.; 
thence westerly on the south line of Secs. 24, 23, 22, 21, 20 and 19, T. 30 N., 
R. 41 E., and Secs. 24, 23 and 22, T. 30 N., R. 40 E., to the southwest corner 
of Sec. 22, T. 30 N., R. 40 E., which is the point of beginning.