ABSTRACT: Re: In the Matter of the Application of California-American Water Company (U210W) for Authorization to Increase its Revenues for Water Service by $18,473,900 or 9.55% in the year 2015, by $8,264,700 or 3.90% in the year 2016, and by $6,654,700 or 3.02% in the year 2017, the DECISION IMPOSING SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATION OF RULE 1.1 OF THE COMMISSION’S RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE document is embedded.
Summary
This decision finds that
California-American Water Company violated Rule 1.1 of the Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedure by failing to file accurate Minimum Data Requirements
in its General Rate Case application and not promptly correcting this material
misstatement. The integrity of the regulatory process relies on the accurate
and prompt reporting of information. The
scope of the discrepancy between information initially provided by California
American-Water Company in the Minimum Data Requirements and information
provided in response to the Office of Ratepayer Advocates’ data requests is so
severe, California-American Water Company is ordered to pay a penalty of
$870,000 to the General Fund of the State of California.
IT IS ORDERED that:
1. California-American Water
Company must pay a penalty of $15,000 per violation multiplied by 58 separate
violations of Rule 1.1 for failing to accurately file Minimum Data Requirements
in its General Rate Case application and not promptly correcting this material
misstatement.
2. California-America Water
Company must pay a fine of $870,000 by check or money order payable to the
California Public Utilities Commission and mailed or delivered to the Commission's
Fiscal Office at 505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 3000, San Francisco, CA 94102,
within 40 days of the effective date of this order. California-American Water
Company shall write on the face of the check or money order "For deposit
to the General Fund per Decision [TBD]."
3. All money received by the
Commission’s Fiscal Office pursuant to the preceding Ordering Paragraph shall
be deposited or transferred to the State of California General Fund as soon as
practical.
4. The Order to Show Cause on
Rule 1.1 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure violations portion
of this proceeding is closed.
DECISION IMPOSING SANCTIONS FOR VIOLATION OF RULE 1.1 OF THE COMMISSION’S RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
REFERENCES:
PUC judge proposes Cal Am pay $870,000 fineBy Jim Johnson, Monterey Herald
Posted: 03/10/15
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