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-971267 Convenience and Necessity to ) Operate a Gas Plant for Hire in ) ORDER GRANTING the General Area of Benton County. ) APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) On August 7, 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-12) Cascade is presently certificated for and is now providing gas service in Benton County. Cascade is requesting a certificate to expand the service area north of Richland, 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. 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. 3. Cascade has filed an application to amend its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, to include the additional area in Benton County that is contiguous to its presently certificated area in Benton, Franklin, and Walla Walla Counties. 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-971267 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 Benton, Franklin, and Walla Walla Counties, is hereby approved and said Certificate shall be in accordance with attached Appendix A-12, 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, UG-961336, and UG-970606. 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 29th day of October, 1997. WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ____________________________ STEVE MCLELLAN Secretary ATTACHMENT 1 CASCADE NATURAL GAS LEGAL DESCRIPTION APPENDIX A-12 DOCKET UG-971267 A PORTION OF BENTON COUNTY TO BE ADDED TO APPENDIX A-12 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: Beginning at the southwest corner of Sec. 10, T. 10 N., R. 28 E. thence north along the west line of Secs. 10 and 3 of T. 10 E., R. 28 E. to the northwest corner of Sec. 3, T. 10 N., R. 28 E. thence east along the north line of Secs. 3 and 2, T. 10 N., R. 28 E. to the intersection of the north line of Sec. 2, T. 10 N., R. 28 E., with the east boundary of Benton County, thence south along the east boundary of Benton County to its intersection with the south line of Sec. 11, T. 10 N., R. 28 E. thence west along the south line of Secs. 11 and 10, T. 10 N., R. 28 E. to the Point of Beginning. APPENDIX A-12 AMENDED: All of the incorporated area comprising the cities of Richland, Kennewick, Pasco and portions of Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla Counties adjacent thereto, lying within the area described as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of Sec. 17, T. 10 N., R. 28 E., W.M.; thence east along the north line of Secs. 17 and 16, T. 10 N., R. 2 8 E., thence north along the west line of Secs. 10 and 3 of T. 10 E., R. 28 E. to the northwest corner of Sec. 3, T. 10 N., R. 28 E. thence east along the north line of Secs. 3 and 2, T. 10 N., R. 28 E. to the intersection of the north line of Secs. 2, T. 10 N., R. 28 E. with the east boundary of Benton County, thence south along the east boundary of Benton County to its intersection with the south line of Sec. 11, T. 10 N., R. 28 E.; thence southerly along the county boundary to a point where said boundary intersects the north line of Sec. 13, T. 9 N., R. 28 E.; thence east along the north line of said Sec. 13 to the northeast corner of said Sec. 13, thence north along the west line of Sec. 7, T. 9 N., R. 29 E., to the northwest corner of said Sec. 7; thence east along the north line of Secs. 7, 8, and 9, T. 9 N., R. 29 E.; thence north along the west line of Sec. 3, T. 9 N., R. 29 E., and along the west line of Sec. 34; T. 10 N., R. 29 E., to the northwest corner of said Sec. 34; thence east along the north line of Secs. 34 and 35, T. 10 N., R. 29 E., to the northeast corner of said Sec. 35; thence north along the west lines of Secs. 25 and 24, T. 10 N., R. 29 E., to the northwest corner of said Sec. 24; thence east to the northeast corner of said Sec. 24; thence north along the west line of Sec. 18, T. 10 N., R. 30 E., to the northwest corner of said Sec. 18; thence east to the northeast corner of said Sec. 18; thence north along the west line of Sec. 8, T. 10 N., R. 30 E., to the northwest corner of said Sec. 8; thence east along the north lines of Secs. 8 and 9, T. 10 N., R. 30 E., to the northeast corner of said Sec. 9; thence south along the east lines of Secs. 9 and 16, T. 10 N., R. 30 E., to the ATTACHMENT 1 APPENDIX A-12 DOCKET UG-971267 PAGE 2 southeast corner of said Sec. 16; thence west along the south line of said Sec. 16 to its southwest corner; thence south along the east line to Sec. 20, T. 10 N., R. 30 E., to the southeast corner of said Sec. 20; thence west along the south line of said Sec. 20 to its southwest corner; thence south along the east line of Secs. 30 and 31, T. 10 N., R. 30 E., to the southeast corner of said Sec. 31; thence east along the north line of Sec. 5, T. 9 N., R. 30 E., to the northeast corner of said Sec. 5; thence south along the east line of said Sec. 5 to its southeast corner; thence east along the north line of Sec. 9, T. 9 N., R. 30 E., to the northeast corner of said Sec. 9; thence south along the east line of said Sec. 9 to its southeast corner; thence east along the north line of Secs. 15, 14 and 13, T. 9 N., R. 30 E., to the northeast corner of said Sec. 13; thence south along the east line of Secs. 13, 24 and 25, T. 9 N., R. 30 E., to a point where said line intersects the boundary between Franklin and Walla Walla Counties; thence easterly along said county boundary to a point where said boundary intersects the east line of Sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 31 E.; thence south along the east line of Secs. 28 and 33, T. 9 N., R. 31 E., and along the east line of Secs. 4, 9, 16 and 21, T. 8 N., R. 31 E., to the southeast corner of said Sec. 21; thence east along the north line of Secs. 27 and 26, T. 8 N., R. 31 E., to the northeast corner of Sec. 26; thence south along the east line of Secs. 26 and 35, T. 8 N., R. 31 E; and along the east line of Secs. 2, 11, 14, 23, 26 and 35, T. 7 N., R. 31 E., to the southeast corner of said Sec. 35; thence west along the south line of Secs. 35, 34, and 33, T. 7 N., R. 31 E., to the intersection of said line with the boundary between Benton and Walla Walla Counties; thence northerly along said boundary to a point where said boundary intersects the south line of Sec. 8, T. 7 N., R. 31 E; thence west along the south line of Secs. 8 and 7, T. 7 N., R. 31 E., to the southwest corner of said Sec. 7; thence northwesterly to the northwest corner of Sec. 20, T. 8 N., R. 30 E.; thence west along the south line of Sec. 18, T. 8 N., R. 30 E., and along the south line of Secs. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18, T. 8 N., R. 29 E., to the southwest corner of said Sec. 18; thence northwesterly to the southwest corner of Sec. 17, T. 9 N., R. 28 E.; thence north along the west line of Secs. 17, 8 and 5, T. 9 N., R. 28 E., and along the west line of Secs. 32, 29, 20 and 17, T. 10 N., R. 28 E., to the Point of Beginning.