Utility Council (the Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO), the City of Visalia, the County of Kern, the County of Lake, Mr. Timothy Groover-Merrick, the Leona Valley Town Council and Mr. Jeffrey Young, filed on October 3, 2016, is granted. The joint motion of California of California Water Service Company and the Office of Ratepayer Advocates to Accept Tariffs and Tables Associated with the settlement agreement attached to this decision as Exhibit A, filed on October 3, 2016, is granted. Within 60 days of the effective date of this decision, California Water Service Company is authorized to file Tier 1 advice letters with revised tariff schedules in compliance with this decision for each district and rate area in this proceeding. The adopted rates for test year 2017 are included as Exhibit to this decision. This filing shall be subject to approval by the Commission’s Division of Water and Audits. Cal Water shall continue its Low Income Ratepayer Assistance (LIRA) program, which provides a discount of 50 percent of the 5/8 inch residential charge. The cap on the monthly LIRA benefit shall increase to $48 for all districts for this general rate case cycle. The Rate Support Fund (RSF) continue as currently implemented, except that it shall be discontinued in the Antelope Valley District, modified in the Kern River Valley District, and temporarily continued in the Redwood Valley District during transitional consolidation, as detailed in the settlement agreement attached to this decision as Exhibit A. All customers will be assessed an RSF surcharge, except for Low Income Ratepayer Assistance customers in an RSF
Utility Council (the Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO), the City of Visalia, the County of Kern, the County of Lake, Mr. Timothy Groover-Merrick, the Leona Valley Town Council and Mr. Jeffrey Young, filed on October 3, 2016, is granted. The joint motion of California of California Water Service Company and the Office of Ratepayer Advocates to Accept Tariffs and Tables Associated with the settlement agreement attached to this decision as Exhibit A, filed on October 3, 2016, is granted. Within 60 days of the effective date of this decision, California Water Service Company is authorized to file Tier 1 advice letters with revised tariff schedules in compliance with this decision for each district and rate area in this proceeding. The adopted rates for test year 2017 are included as Exhibit to this decision. This filing shall be subject to approval by the Commission’s Division of Water and Audits. Cal Water shall continue its Low Income Ratepayer Assistance (LIRA) program, which provides a discount of 50 percent of the 5/8 inch residential charge. The cap on the monthly LIRA benefit shall increase to $48 for all districts for this general rate case cycle. The Rate Support Fund (RSF) continue as currently implemented, except that it shall be discontinued in the Antelope Valley District, modified in the Kern River Valley District, and temporarily continued in the Redwood Valley District during transitional consolidation, as detailed in the settlement agreement attached to this decision as Exhibit A. All customers will be assessed an RSF surcharge, except for Low Income Ratepayer Assistance customers in an RSF
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