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-990095
Convenience and Necessity to           )
Operate a Gas Plant for Hire in       ) ORDER GRANTING
the General Area of Whatcom County.   ) APPLICATION
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  On January 22, 1999, 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 an 
additional area in Whatcom County.  (Appendix A-1)
DISCUSSION

  Cascade is presently certificated for and is now providing gas service in 
Whatcom County.  Cascade is requesting a certificate to expand the service area 
south of the city of Sumas, 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 Natural Gas Corporation has heretofore been issued a Certificate 
of Public Convenience and Necessity to Operate a Gas Plant for Hire as amended.

  3.  Cascade Natural Gas Corporation has filed an application to amend its 
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, to include an additional area 
in Whatcom County that is contiguous to its presently certificated area in 
Whatcom 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.


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  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 No. 1, above, is subject to the terms, conditions, and provisions of 
the Orders in the listed Cause Numbers for the following service areas:

Appendix	County	Cause  No.	Appendix 	County 	Cause  No.
A-1	Whatcom	UG-961077	A-14	Asotin, Benton	U-9360
A-2	Skagit	UG-981003	A-15	Grant	UG-980676
A-3	Grays Harbor
	Snohomish	U-9873	A-16	Adams
				Grant	U-74-19
A-4	Kitsap	UG-980462	A-17	Chelan, Grant
				Douglas, King	U-9872
A-5	Mason	U-9708	A-18	Whatcom	U-9819
A-6	Chelan	U-9239	A-19*	Snohomish*	U-9860*
A-7	Douglas	U-8843	A-20*	Snohomish*	U-9860*
A-8	Yakima	U-85-04	A-21	Island, Snohomish	U-9790
A-9	Cowlitz, Benton	U-9708	A-22	Whatcom	U-85-76
A-10	Snohomish	U-9822	A-23	Whatcom	UG-900782
A-11	Benton	UG-970606	A-24	Whatcom	UG-940100
A-12	Benton, Franklin
	Walla Walla	UG-971267	A-25	Whatcom	UG-940101
A-13	Asotin, Walla Walla	U-74-19	* Transfer		

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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 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 24th day of March, 1999.

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


        
       CAROLE J. WASHBURN          Secretary






ATTACHMENT 1
DOCKET UG-990095

A portion of Whatcom County to be added to Appendix A-1 Amended described as 
follows:

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Beginning at the northeast corner of Sec. 13, T. 40 N., R. 4 E. and the True 
Point of Beginning; thence south on the east line of said section to the south 
line of said section; thence west on the south line of said section projected 
to the west line of Sec. 14, T. 40 N., R. 4 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 east line of Sec. 13, T. 40 N., R. 4 E. 
and the True Point of Beginning.

APPENDIX A-1 AMEND:

 CASCADE NATURAL GAS CORPORATION
  DESCRIPTION 
 APPENDIX A-1

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

Sections 13 and 14 of Township 40 North, Range 4 East, W.M.


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

       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 areas 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 sought line of said section projected to the east line of Sec. 13, T. 40 
N., R. 4 E.; thence south on the east line of said section to the south line of 
said section; thence west on the south line of said section projected to the 
east line of Sec. 22, 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 the north line of said section projected to the east line of 
Sec. 29, T. 39 N., R 5 E.; thence south on ATTACHMENT 1
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APPENDIX A-1 AMENDED, (continued)
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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 section 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., 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 shoreline 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 of the north line of said section projected to the west 
line of Sec. 5, 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 to the east line of said section; thence south on the east line of 
said section to the north line of Sec. 9, T. 40 N., R. 2 E.; thence east on the 
north 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 projected to the north line of 
Sec. 36, T. 41 N., R. 2 E. (International Boundary); thence east on the north 
line (International Boundary) of said section projected to the east line of 
Sec. 31, T. 41 N., R. 3 E.; thence south on the east line of said section to 
the north line of Sec. 5, T. 40 N., R. 3 E.; 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.