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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20240116Decision Memo.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1 DECISION MEMORANDUM TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON COMMISSIONER HAMMOND COMMISSIONER LODGE COMMISSION SECRETARY COMMISSION STAFF LEGAL FROM: MICHAEL DUVAL DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL DATE: JANUARY 9, 2023 SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF SCHWEITZER WATER COMPANY’S APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF ACQUISITION OF THE ASSETS OF RESORT WATER CO. INC. AND FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY; CASE NO. SWC-W-23-01. On December 27, 2023, Schweitzer Water Company (“Schweitzer” or “Company”)1 applied for approval of its acquisition of Resort Water Co. Inc.’s (“Resort”) assets. Specifically, the Company requested that the Commission grant Schweitzer a new CPCN to serve Resort’s current service area and approve Schweitzer’s proposed tariffs. The Company requested its application be processed by modified procedure. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommended the Commission issue a Notice of Application and a Notice of Intervention Deadline establishing a 21-day intervention period. COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Application and a Notice of Intervention Deadline establishing a 21-day intervention period? Michael Duval Deputy Attorney General I:\Legal\WATER\SWC-W-23-01_Asset Acq\memos\SWCW2301_dec_md.docx 1 This same water system previously filed a case with equivalent requests—except that the proposed entity to be named on the requested CPCN was Husky Water Company. See Case No. HWC-W-23-01. After deciding that the Company name on the requested CPCN should instead be Schweitzer Water Company, the application in that case was withdrawn.