BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND           )         
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION,           )         DOCKET UW-000546         
                               )         
                  Complainant,            )                                     
        vs.                       )         ORDER DISMISSING
                               )         COMPLAINT AND ORDER
North Bainbridge Water Company, Inc.           )         SUSPENDING TARIFF
                               )         REVISIONS AND ALLOW 
                               )         REVISED TARIFFS TO BECOME 
                 Respondent.             )         EFFECTIVE JUNE 29, 2000 
               )
M E M O R A N D U M
                  On April 10, 2000, North Bainbridge Water Company, Inc., 
filed tariff revisions in UW-000546, a revision to its currently effective 
Tariff WN U-3 designated as:
                           First Revised Sheet No. 13. Canceling Original Sheet 
No. 13.
                           First Revised Sheet No. 20. Canceling Original Sheet 
No. 20.
                           Fourth Revised Sheet No. 21. Canceling Third Revised 
Sheet No. 21.
                  It appearing that the filing herein would increase rates for 
water service rendered by respondent and that the rights and interest of the 
public might be injuriously affected thereby, the Commission entered a 
Complaint and Order Suspending Tariff Revision on May 30, 2000.
                  North Bainbridge Water Company, Inc., subsequently filed 
modifications to its proposed tariff revisions. Pursuant to the review of the 
filing and staff recommendations, the Commission finds it to be in the public 
interest to dismiss the Complaint and Order Suspending Tariff Revision and 
accept the proposed tariff revisions.
F I N D I N G S 
                 1.          North Bainbridge Water Company, Inc., is an 
investor owned water company and as such is a public service company subject to 
the jurisdiction of the Commission.
                 2.          The revised tariff revisions presently under 
suspension herein are considered to be reasonable.
                 3.          It is not contrary to the public interest that the 
Complaint and Order Suspending Tariff Revisions in this docket be dismissed and 
that the revised tariff revisions become effective June 29, 2000.
O R D E R 
                  THE COMMISSION THEREFORE ORDERS that the Complaint and Order 
Suspending Tariff Revision in Docket UW-000546 dated May 30, 2000, is hereby 
dismissed, and that the revised tariff revisions filed herein shall become 
effective June 29, 2000. 
                  DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 28th day of 
June, 2000. 
                  WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
                                                     MARILYN SHOWALTER, 
Chairwoman 
                                                     RICHARD HEMSTAD, 
Commissioner 
                                                      WILLIAM R. GILLIS, 
Commissioner