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ICC Responds To “Rate Shock” Allegations

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 In Re Great Northern Utilities, Inc., et al., Docket No. 11-0059 (November 8, 2011), the Illinois Commerce Commission refused to reject a water utility’s first rate increase filing in twenty years, or direct it to “phase in” its request, to … Continue reading

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Landmark Water Transfer Deal Revived

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On December 7, 2011, California’s Third District Court of Appeal reversed a lower court decision and revised an agreement, executed in 2003, that provides for the transfer of substantial quantities of allocated Colorado River water from the Imperial Valley Water … Continue reading

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Court Upholds Reamortization Of Costs

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In an Opinion issued on December 9, 2011, an Illinois Appellate Court upheld an Illinois Commerce Commission decision authorizing Illinois-American Water Company to recover unamortized rate case expense over a new three-year amortization period.  People ex rel. Madigan v. Illinois … Continue reading

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Social Media Users Help Pennsylvania American Water Raise Money For Low-Income Assistance Program

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Pennsylvania American Water announced that it’s social media fundraising campaign helped raise $1,100 for the Help to Others (H2O) Program™ . The company donated one dollar for every new fan or follower who joined the company’s Facebook and Twitter sites … Continue reading

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DHS Offers Training

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The United States Department of Homeland Security Control Systems Security Program is pleased to offer the Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Advanced Training for ICS Asset Owners from January 16 – 20, 2012 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. This event will provide … Continue reading

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Acquisition of Pennichuck Finally Resolved

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On November 23, 2011, the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued an order approving the acquisition of Pennichuck Corporation by the City of Nashua (Order No. 25,292).  The transaction, which has been hotly contested since the City first launched an … Continue reading

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Ban on Disposal of “Fracking” Wastewater Taken Up in New Jersey

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A ban on the treatment, disposal or storage of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”, operations was voted out favorably by the New Jersey Assembly’s Environment and Solid Waste Committee.  Although there is no fracking currently underway in New Jersey, … Continue reading

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NARUC Winter Committee Meeting Registration Now Open

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Join your regulatory colleagues at the NARUC Winter Committee Meetings February 5- 8 in Washington, DC. Policymakers from all over the utility spectrum, including energy, telecommunications, and water, will attend. These events offer in-depth, timely analysis of public policy issues … Continue reading

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DHS/FBI Find No Evidence of Cyber Intrusion At Illinois Facility

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On November 22, 2011, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported that an investigation jointly conducted by it and the Federal Bureau of Investigation had found no reason to believe that a pump failure at the Curran-Gardner Public Water District … Continue reading

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Maine PUC Approves Aqua/Conn Water Deal

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By Order released November 22, 2011, the Maine Public Utilities Commission approved the acquisition by Connecticut Water Service, Inc. (CTWS) of all of the outstanding common stock of Aqua Maine, Inc., from its parent, Aqua America.  Petition for Approval of … Continue reading

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