Media contact: 360-664-1116 or media@utc.wa.gov
Docket number: UW-240151
Public comment hearings scheduled for Jan. 13 and Jan. 14
LACEY, Wash. — The Utilities and Transportation Commission is holding two virtual public comment hearings to gather input regarding Cascadia Water, LLC’s proposed rate increase, which could raise annual revenue by approximately $1.79 million.
WHO
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
WHAT
Virtual public comment hearings
WHEN and WHERE
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6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025
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Join by Zoom (recommended) or by phone 253-215-8782 and use Meeting ID: 868 0889 6127# and Passcode: 887426#
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3 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025
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Join by Zoom (recommended) or by phone 253-215-8782 and use Meeting ID: 835 5440 6790# and Passcode: 097444#
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You can also submit public comments:
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by telephone at 888-333-9882,
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by email at comments@utc.wa.gov, and
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by mail to P.O Box 47250, Olympia, WA 98504-7250
Translation services are available at no cost to you. If possible, please inform the commission at least one business day before the meeting by calling 360-664-1149, or by emailing stacey.brewster@utc.wa.gov.
If you need reasonable accommodation to attend the meeting, please contact the UTC at least one business day before the meeting by calling 888-333-9882 or emailing consumer@utc.wa.gov.
BACKGROUND
In February 2024, Cascadia Water, LLC filed tariff revisions proposing an approximately 75% increase in annual revenue, generating $1,788,793. The company’s last general rate adjustment was effective July 1, 2021. The UTC is holding these hearings as part of the adjudication process to hear public input on the proposed changes.
Whidbey Island-based Cascadia Water, LLC provides water utility services to more than 9,000 customers on Whidbey Island and in the Olympic Peninsula area.
The UTC is the state agency that regulates private, investor-owned electric and natural gas utilities in Washington. It is the commission’s responsibility to ensure regulated companies provide equitable, safe, and reliable service to customers at reasonable rates, while allowing them the opportunity to earn a fair profit.
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