Join the CPUC for Public Forums on Liberty Utilities' Rates Request

SAN FRANCISCO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) invites customers of Park Water and Apple Valley Ranchos (Liberty Utilities) to Public Forum on the utilities’ rate cases. This is an opportunity for customers to communicate directly with the CPUC regarding the revenue and rate base changes that the utilities propose in their rate case applications.

There will be one in-person and one virtual-only Public Forum for Park Water and one in-person and one virtual-only Public Forum for Apple Valley Ranchos, as follows:

Park Water

• When: July 29, 2024, 6 p.m.
• Where: Apple Valley Town Hall, Council Chambers, 14955 Dale Evans Parkway, Apple Valley, CA 92307

   

• When: July 31, 2024, 2 p.m.
• Where: Virtual Only
  • Call-in number to comment publicly and/or listen: 800-857-1917, passcode 7032766#
  • Website to watch the Public Forums (must call in to make public comment)
    
    

Apple Valley Ranchos

• When: July 30, 2024, 2 p.m.

• Where: Bellflower City Hall, Council Chambers, 16600 Civic Center Dr., Bellflower, CA 90706

   

• When: Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 6 p.m.
• Where: Virtual Only
  • Call-in number to comment publicly and/or listen: 888-790-3588, passcode 8710730#
  • Website to watch the Public Forums (must call in to make public comment)

What: The Public Forums will begin with a brief overview, and then public comments will be heard.

How to Make Comment:

• Call In: Use the telephone number above to comment publicly during the Public Forum.
  • Participants who wish to speak must press “star one” after entering the passcode, unmute their phone, and record their name. This will alert the operator who will put the speakers into a queue and announce each speaker’s name one at a time when the speaker’s turn comes up. When it is time for public comment, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) will make an announcement through the telephone line for those who wish to speak.
• Send Us Your Written Comments: Submit your comments anytime, and read the comments of others, at:
  • Park Water (A.24-01-002)
  • Apple Valley Ranchos (A.24-01-003)

About the Proceedings

Every three years the large water utilities file applications for a General Rate Case (GRC) at the

CPUC. A GRC allows the CPUC to take a broad, in-depth look at a water company’s revenues and expenses and consider quality of service and other factors to arrive at just and reasonable rates. As part of a GRC proceeding, a water company requests revenues for the next three years based on its forecasted expenses and necessary investments and must justify the proposed rate increase. Parties to the proceeding then examine and comment on the request in a public process before the CPUC. These Public Forums are an opportunity for customers of Park Water and Apple Valley Ranchos to share their opinions about the GRC.

Learn what Park Water and Apple Valley Ranchos are proposing in their GRCs in our Fact Sheets on our Public Forums webpage.

Join Us

The CPUC welcomes attendance and comments at the Public Forums (formally called a Public Participation Hearing), as public comments help the CPUC reach an informed decision.

If specialized accommodations are needed, such as non-English or American Sign Language interpreters, please contact the CPUC’s Public Advisor’s Office at public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov or toll free at 866-849-8390 at least five business days in advance of the Public Forums.

No official action will be taken on these matters at the Public Forums.

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