PUBLIC ADVOCATE DEP'T v. PUBLIC UTILITIES BD.


189 N.J. Super. 491 (1983)

460 A.2d 1057

NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE, APPELLANT, v. NEW JERSEY BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND HACKENSACK WATER COMPANY, RESPONDENTS. COUNTY OF BERGEN, APPELLANT, v. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND HACKENSACK WATER COMPANY, RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen B. Genzer, Deputy Public Advocate, argued the cause for appellant (Joseph H. Rodriguez, Public Advocate of New Jersey, attorney; Stephen B. Genzer, William L. Roughton, Jr. and Helene Wallenstein, Assistant Deputy Public Advocates, of counsel and on the briefs).

Heikki Leesment, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent Board of Public Utilities (Irwin I. Kimmelman, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Andrea M. Silkowitz, Deputy Attorney General, of counsel, Heikki Leesment on the brief).

William F. Hyland argued the cause for respondent Hackensack Water Company (William F. Hyland and Edward K. DeHope on the brief).

Stephen R. Spector, Bergen County Counsel, attorney for appellant County of Bergen.

Before Judges MATTHEWS, ANTELL and FRANCIS.


The opinion of the court was delivered by MATTHEWS, P.J.A.D.

On April 22, 1980 the Hackensack Water Company (company) filed a petition for a rate increase with the New Jersey Department of Energy, Board of Public Utilities (Board), to be effective May 22, 1980. For the 12 months ending December 31, 1981 the proposed rate increase would produce estimated additional gross annual revenues of $10,299,000 (after adjustments...

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