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Charges Unlawful Without Certificate
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1995.tb06404.x
Subject(s) - commission , certificate , de facto , business , public service , service (business) , law , public administration , finance , political science , marketing , algorithm , computer science
In 1991, Public Service Water Company (PSWC) began furnishing water service to 610 customers in an area known as The Escape. The following year, MPW Utilities Inc., an affiliate of PSWC, began furnishing sewer services to those customers. Both utilities applied to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) for certificates of public convenience. The Office of the Consumer Advocate (OCA) filed protests, raising the issue of the illegality of rates charged by PSWC and MPW. The PUC concluded both utilities were de facto entities subject to the public utility code and regulations. The OCA filed exceptions to the PUC decision, arguing that bills from PSWC and MPW were illegal and that collection could not be enforced by termination of service. The PUC ruled against the OCA.