Agenda Date:                     November 29, 2000
Item Number:                  
Docket:                            UW-001657
Company Name:                   Gamble Bay Water, Inc. 
Staff:                                      Jim Ward, Revenue Requirements 
Specialist
    Penny Hanson, Public Involvement Coordinator
Recommendation: 
Issue a Complaint and Order Suspending the Tariff Revisions filed by Gamble Bay 
Water, Inc., in Docket UW-001657.
Discussion: 
On October 30, 2000, Gamble Bay Water, Inc., filed tariff revisions with the 
Commission to implement a new surcharge. The stated effective date is December 
6, 2000. Gamble Bay Water, Inc., serves approximately 260 customers in Kitsap 
and Snohomish counties.
The tariff revisions will cancel expired surcharges and implement a new 
surcharge of $2.27 monthly. The new surcharge would apply to all customers of 
the Company and would be used to repay a loan over five (5) years. The loan is 
being used to pay for drilling a new well on the Johanson water system located 
in Kitsap County. The proposed cost of the new well is $27,500 and it will be 
used to replace an existing well source that has failed. The revenue impact per 
customer will be approximately $27.24 per year.
The Commission has received two consumer complaints. These complaints pertained 
to not being able to get a response from the Company. Commission Staff is 
investigating these complaints.
The Company has not yet demonstrated that the proposed rates are fair, just, 
reasonable, and sufficient. Therefore, Staff recommends that the Commission 
Issue a Complaint and Order Suspending the Tariff Revisions filed by Gamble Bay 
Water, Inc., in Docket UW-001657.