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-970606
Convenience and Necessity to        )
Operate a Gas Plant for Hire in     )  ORDER GRANTING
the General Area of Benton County.  )   APPLICATION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )

  On April 2, 1997, 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 Benton County.  (Appendix A-11)

  Cascade is presently certificated for and is now providing gas service in 
Benton County.  Cascade is requesting a certificate to expand the service area 
east of the Town of Paterson, Washington.  The additional area requested is 
contiguous to the existing certificated area.  (See Attachment 1 for the legal 
description.)

  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.


Docket UG-970606 Page 2

  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 Benton 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 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 Benton County, is 
hereby approved and said Certificate shall be in accordance with attached 
Appendix A-11, 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, UG-950770, UG-950832, UG-950902, UG-961076, UG-961077, 
and UG-961336.








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  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, 
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.

  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 28th day of May, 1997.

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


        
       STEVE McLELLAN, Secretary

























ATTACHMENT 1

CASCADE NATURAL GAS
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
APPENDIX A-11
DOCKET UG-970606


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

Beginning at the southwest corner of Section 8, Township 5 North, Range 26 
East, W.M., thence north along the westerly line of said Section 8, Township 5 
North, Range 26 East, W.M.; to the northwest corner of said Section, Township 5 
North, Range 26 East, W.M.; thence northerly along the westerly line of Section 
5, Township 5 North, Range 26 East, W.M.; to the northwest corner of said 
Section; thence easterly along the northern line of Section 5, Township 5 
North, Range 26 East, W.M.; to the northeast corner of said Section; thence 
easterly along the northern line of Section 4, Township 5 North, Range 26 East, 
W.M. to the northeast corner of said Section; thence easterly along the north 
line of Section 3, Township 5 North, Range 26 East, W.M.; to the northeast 
corner of said Section; thence southerly along the east line of Section 3, 
Township 5 North, Range 26 East, W.M.; to the southeast corner of said Section; 
thence southerly along the east line of Section 10, Township 5 North, Range 26 
East, W.M.; to the southeast corner of said Section; thence westerly along the 
south line of Section 10, Township 5 North, Range 26 East, W.M.; to the 
southwest corner of said section; thence westerly along the south line of 
Section 9, Township 5 North, Range 26 East, W.M.; to the southwest corner of 
said Section; thence westerly to the southwest corner of Section 8, township 5 
North, Range 26 East, W.M.; and the point of beginning.


APPENDIX A-11, AMENDED:

Beginning at the southeast corner of Sec. 6, T. 8 N., R. 25 E.W.M.; thence west 
along the south line of Sec. 6 to the southeast corner of Sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 
24 E.; thence south along the east line of Sec. 12 to the south-east corner of 
Sec. 12; thence westerly along the south line of Secs. 12, 11, 10 and 9 of T. 8 
N., R. 24 E.; to the southwest corner of Sec. 9, T. 8 N., R. 24 E.; thence 
north along the west line of Secs. 9 and 4 of T. 8 N., R. 24 E., and Secs. 33 
and 28 of T. 9 N., R. 24 E., to a point on the northwest corner of Sec. 28, T. 
9 N., R. 24 E.; thence east along the north line of Secs. 28 and 27, T. 9 N., 
R. 24 E., to the northeast corner of Sec. 27, T. 9 N., R. 24 E.; thence north 
along the west line of Secs. 23 and 14, T. 9 N., R. 24 E. to the northwest 
corner of Sec. 14, T. 9 N., R. 24 E.; thence east along the north line of Secs. 
14 and 13, T. 9 N., R. 24 E., to the northeast corner of Sec. 13, T. 9 N., R. 
24 E.; thence south along the east line of Secs. 13 and 24, T. 9 N., R. 24 E. 
to the southeast corner of Sec. 24, T. 9 N., R. 24 E.; thence east along the 
north line of Sec. 30, T. 9 N., R. 25 E. to the northeast corner of Sec. 30, T. 
9 N., R. 25 E.; thence south along the east line of Secs. 30 and 31 of T. 9 N., 
R. 25 E.; and Sec. 6 of T. 8 N., R. 25 E., to the point of beginning.


ATTACHMENT 1
APPENDIX A-11
DOCKET UG-970606
PAGE 2


Sections 1, 2, 11 and 12, T. 5 N., R. 27 E.

Beginning at the northwest corner of Sec. 36, T. 6 N., R. 25 E.W.M.; thence 
south along the west lines of said Sec. 36, T. 6 N., R. 25 E.W.M., and Secs. 1, 
12 and 13, T. 5 N., R. 25 E., to the intersec-tion of said west line and the 
north shore line of Columbia River; thence northeasterly along said north shore 
line to the intersection of said north shore line and the east line of Sec. 7, 
T. 5 N., R. 26 E.; thence east along the south lines of Secs. 8, 9 and 10, T. 5 
N., R. 26 E., to the intersection of said south line and the east line of Sec. 
10, T. 5 N., R. 26 E.; thence north along the east lines of Secs. 10 and 3, T. 
5 N., R. 26 E., to the northeast corner of said Sec. 3, T. 5 N., R. 26 E.; 
thence west along the north lines of Secs. 3, 4 and 5, T. 5 N., R. 26 E., to 
the northwest corner of said Sec. 5, T. 5 N., R. 26 E.; thence north along the 
east line of Sec. 31, T. 6 N., R. 26 E., to the northeast corner of said Sec. 
31, T. 6 N., R. 26 E.; thence west along north lines of said Sec. 31, T. 6 N., 
R. 26 E.,  and Sec. 36, T. 6 N., R. 25 E., to the point of beginning.

All of Sections 21 and 28, T. 5 N., R. 24 E.