BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION


In the Matter of the Requested )
Waiver of Statutory Notice in ) DOCKET UW-991943
Connection with the Tariff )
Revisions Filed by ) ORDER GRANTING LESS
American Water Resources, Inc. ) THAN STATUTORY NOTICE
 )

BACKGROUND

  On December 14, 1999, American Water Resources, Inc. (American Water) filed 
with the Commission revisions to its currently effective Tariff WN U-1, 
designated as:

  Third Revision Sheet No. 2 Canceling Second Revision Sheet No. 2 
and 
  Original Sheet No. 14.1.

  The tariff sheets bear an inserted effective date of January 14, 2000.  This 
date recognizes statutory notice as required.  The company requests, however, 
that statutory notice be waived and that the revisions become effective 
December 31, 1999.

  This filing is made to add language on limitations of liability to the 
company’s tariff, including Year 2000 (Y2K) language.  The Y2K language reads 
as follows;

"Limitations on Liability
 
(d)  Year 2000
 The company will make best efforts unless commercially impracticable to cure 
any material failure to provide service caused solely by year 2000 defects in 
the company hardware, software or systems.  Due to the interrelationship with 
non-company processes, equipment and systems, the company is not responsible 
for failures caused by circumstances beyond its control, including, but not 
limited to, failures caused by suppliers used by the company, other utilities 
or the customer."

  American Water is seeking Less Than Statutory Notice (LSN)  treatment to 
allow the tariff to become effective prior to the year 2000 and any possible 
Y2K problems.
 
  Since the tariff revisions filed herein is fair, just and reasonable, and 
waiver of statutory notice is not inconsistent with the public interest, it is 
deemed appropriate that the company be granted the waiver it is requesting with 
an effective date of December 31, 1999.





Docket UW-991943        Page 2


FINDINGS

  After careful examination of the tariff revisions filed herein by American 
Water Resources, Inc., December 14, 1999, and giving consideration to all 
relevant matters and for good cause shown, the Commission finds that the tariff 
revisions should become effective December 31, 1999.

O R D E R

  THE COMMISSION THEREFORE ORDERS That the requested waiver of statutory notice 
in connection with the tariff revisions filed herein by American Water 
Resources, Inc., December 14, 1999, is hereby granted, and said tariff 
revisions shall become effective December 31, 1999.

  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 29th day of December, 1999.

  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION




      CAROLE J. WASHBURN
      Secretary