Proceeding Number A.15-07-019 APPLICATION OF CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY (U-210W) FOR AUTHORIZATION TO MODIFY THE CONSERVATION AND RATIONING PLAN, RATE DESIGN, AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES FOR THE MONTEREY DISTRICT

ABSTRACT: Re: Application of California-American Water Company (U-210W) for Authorization to Modify Conservation and Rationing Rules, Rate Design, and Other Related Issues for the Monterey District, the APPLICATION OF CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY (U-210W) FOR AUTHORIZATION TO MODIFY THE CONSERVATION AND RATIONING PLAN, RATE DESIGN, AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES FOR THE MONTEREY DISTRICT document copy, including APPENDICES A-D, is embedded. 

Requests

• Modify the Monterey District Rule 14.1.1 to adjust the conservation and rationing rules to have fewer stages, be easier to implement in a timely manner, allow for rationing levels to be determined and noticed at the time of need, eliminate water banking, and limit the Plan to one stage of physical water rationing.

• Issue a decision by May 1, 2016 to eliminate all outdoor watering allotments from the rate design, consistent with the Governor’s Executive Order B-29-15, SWRCB Resolution 2015-0032, and Commission Resolutions.12

• Modify Monterey Main System residential rates to eliminate the residential surveys to set allotments, eliminate the individual allotment based rate design, allow greater recovery of fixed costs in the service charge, reduce the amount of subsidy on water consumed in Tier 1, reduce the ratio of the rate difference between the first and upper tiers, and use authorized 2014 annual residential consumption and 2014 usage by tier as the basis for the rate design.

• Revise the Low Income Credit Program to mitigate the rate impact on these customers due to the elimination of allotments.

• Revise the Monterey authorized rate case level of consumption to adopt the 2014 actual consumption by tier for all Monterey Main System customers.

• Establish a single 20-year, fixed meter size ratio surcharge on customer water bills to address recovery of the remaining historical WRAM/MCBA balance as of the date of the final decision.

• Authorize California American Water to apply all future WRAM surcharges on a uniform basis to all units of water sold, including residential tier 1 usage. This modification would ensure that the conservation and water use restriction message is uniformly conveyed on all Monterey residential customers’ bills by applying the surcharge to all units of water in a single surcharge, exactly as is handled in all other California American Water districts.

• Initiate an annual residential consumption true-up pilot program.

• Schedule Commission-sponsored public workshop(s) to address the requests in this Application.

VII. CONCLUSION AND REQUEST FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE, California American Water respectfully requests that the Commission issue its findings and orders to the effect that:

(1) The requests in this Application are granted;
(2) The rates proposed and requested by California American Water are fair, just and reasonable;
(3) California American Water be granted the relief requested in Section 2 of this Application and detailed in supporting testimony; and
(4) For such other and further relief as may be necessary and appropriate.

Application of Cal-Am for Authorization to Modify the Conservation and Rationing Plan, Rate Design 7-14-15

Filing Date 7-14-15
APPLICATION OF CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY (U-210W) FOR AUTHORIZATION TO MODIFY THE CONSERVATION AND RATIONING PLAN, RATE DESIGN, AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES FOR THE MONTEREY DISTRICT

APPENDIX A A1507019 7-14-15

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APPENDIX A
California-American Water Company (a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Water Works Company, Inc.)
Financial Statements
May 31, 2015
(Unaudited)

APPENDIX B A1507019 7-14-15

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APPENDIX B
CALIFORNIA AMERICAN WATER

COMPARISON OF TOTAL BILLS UNDER CURRENT AND PROPOSED RATE DESIGN

APPENDIX C A1507019 7-14-15

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APPENDIX C

Company Organizational Structure

APPENDIX D A1507019 7-14-15

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APPENDIX D
NOTICE OF CALIFORNIA-AMERICAN WATER’S REQUEST TO CHANGE WATER RATES AND THE EMERGENCY CONSERVATION AND RATIONING PLAN (A.15-07-XXX)

REFERENCE:

A1507019 - Proceeding

Filed By:	California American Water Company
Service Lists:	Service List 1
Industry:	Water
Filing Date:	July 14, 2015
Category:	Ratesetting
Current Status:	ACTIVE
Description:	Application of California-American Water Company (U210W) for Authorization to Modify Conservation and Rationing Rules, Rate Design, and Other Related Issues for the Monterey District.
Staff:	ALJ: Gary Weatherford (Assigned Jul 24, 2015) COMMISSIONER: Michel Peter Florio (Assigned Jul 24, 2015)