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-980462 Convenience and Necessity to ) Operate a Gas Plant for Hire in ) ORDER GRANTING the General Area of Kitsap County. ) APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) On March 23, 1998, 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 Kitsap County. (Appendix A-4) Cascade is presently certificated for and is now providing gas service in Kitsap County. Cascade is requesting a certificate to expand the service area northwest of the city of Poulsbo, 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 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. FINDINGS 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 in Kitsap County that is contiguous to its presently certificated area in Kitsap 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-980462 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 Kitsap County, is hereby approved and said Certificate shall be in accordance with attached Appendix A-4, 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. for the following service areas: Appendix County Cause No. Appendix County Cause No. A-1 Whatcom U-950902 A-14 Douglas U-9194 A-2 Skagit U-900727 A-15 Grant U-9600 A-3 Gray Harbor U-9873 A-16 Adams, Grant U-7419 A-4 Kitsap U-971497 A-17 Chelan, Grant U-9872 A-5 Mason U-9708 A-18 Whatcom U-9819 A-6 King U-9238 A-19* Snohomish* U-9860* A-7 Cowlitz U-9264 A-20* Snohomish* U-9860* A-8 Yakima U-8504 A-21 Island Snohomish U-9790 A-9 Cowlitz U-9708 A-22 Whatcom U-8576 A-10 Snohomish U-9822 A-23 Whatcom U-900782 A-11 Benton U-970606 A-24 Whatcom U-940100 A-12 Benton U-971267 A-25 Whatcom U-940101 A-13 Asotin Walla Walla U-7419 * Transfer Docket UG-980462 Page 3 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 expenditures, 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 15th day of June, 1998. WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION CAROLE J. WASHBURN Secretary ATTACHMENT 1 A portion of Kitsap County to be added to Appendix A-4 described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION Beginning at the southeast corner of Sec. 12, T. 26 N., R. 1 E., W.M.; thence west along the south line of Sec. 12, to the southwest corner of Sec. 12, T. 26 N., R. 1 E., W.M. thence north along the west line of said Sec. 12, to the northwest corner of Sec. 12, T. 26 N., R. 1 E., W.M.; thence east along the north line of Sec. 12, to the northeast corner of Sec. 12, T. 26 N., R. 1 E., W.M., thence south along the east line of said Sec. 12, to the southeast corner of Sec. 12, T. 26 N., R. 1 E., W.M.; and the true point of beginning. APPENDIX A-4 AMEND: CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LEGAL DESCRIPTION APPENDIX A-4 DOCKET UG-980462 A portion of Kitsap County to be added to Appendix A-4 adjacent thereto lying within the area described as follows: Section 12 of Township 26 North, Range 1 East, W.M. APPENDIX A-4 AMEND: All of the incorporated area comprising the cities of Bremerton, Port Orchard, Poulsbo and additional portions of Kitsap County lying within the area described as follows: Beginning at a point where the north line of Sec. 23, T. 27 N., R. 1 E., W.M., intersects the easterly meander line of Hood Canal; thence southwesterly to a point where said meander line intersects the west line of Sec. 4, T. 26 N., R. 1 E.; thence southerly to a point where said meander line intersects the west line of Sec. 12, T. 25 N., R. 1 W.; thence south along, the west lines of Secs. 12 and 13, 24, 25, and 36, T. 25 N., R. 1 W., and the west lines of Secs. 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, T. 24 N., R. 1 W., to the southwest corner of said Sec. 25; thence west along the north lines of Secs. 35 and 34, T.24 N., R.1W., to the northwest corner of said Sec. 34; thence south along the west line of said Sec. 34 and along the west lines of Secs. 3, 10, 15, 22, 27 and 34, ATTACHMENT 1 APPENDIX A-4 DOCKET UG-980462 Page 2 T.23N., R.1W. To the southwest corner of said Sec. 34; thence east along the south lines of Secs. 34, 35, and 36, T. 23 N., R. 1 W., and along the south lines of Secs. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36, T. 23 N., R. 1 E., and along the south lines of Secs. 31, 32, 33, and 34, T. 23 N., R. 2 E., to the intersection of the south line of said Sec. 34 with the meander line of Puget Sound; thence north along said meander line, and the meander line of Sinclair Inlet, Port Orchard and Liberty Bay to a point where said meander line intersects the east line of Sec. 26, T. 26 N., R. 1 E.; thence north along the east lines of Sec. 26 to the south line of Sec. 24, T. 26 N., R. 1 E.; thence east along the south line of said Sec. 24 to its southeast corner of said Sec. 24, T. 26 N., R. 1 E.; thence north along, the east line of Secs. 24, 13, and 12, T. 26 N., R. 1 E., to the northeast corner of said Sec. 12; thence west along the north line of Sec. 12, T. 26 N., R. 1 E., to the northwest corner of said Sec. 12; thence north along the east line of Sec. 2, T. 26 N., R. 1 E. and the east line of Sec. 35, 26, and 23, T. 27 N., R. 1 E., to the northeast corner of said Sec. 23; thence west along the north line of Sec. 23, T. 27 N., R. 1 E., to a point where the north line of said Sec. 23 intersects the easterly meander line of Hood Canal, the point of beginning.