HAMM v. S.C. PUBLIC SERVICE COM'N

No. 23869.

432 S.E.2d 454 (1993)

Steven W. HAMM, Consumer Advocate for the State of South Carolina, Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION and Carolina Water Service, Inc., Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven W. Hamm, Raymon E. Lark Jr., and Elliott F. Elam, Jr., Columbia, for appellant.

Marsha A. Ward and F. David Butler, Columbia, for respondent South Carolina Public Service Com'n.

Mitchell M. Willoughby and B. Craig Collins, of Willoughby & Hoefer, P.A., Columbia, and Rex Carter of Carter, Smith, Merriam, Rogers and Traxler, Greenville, for respondent Carolina Water Service, Inc.


FINNEY, Justice:

The State Consumer Advocate appeals from an order of the trial judge which affirmed prior findings of the Public Service Commission granting a rate increase to Carolina Water Service. The issues presented for review involve 1) the level of total operating expenses, 2) an environmental surcharge, and 3) plant impact fees. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

On February 2, 1990, Carolina Water Service, Inc. (CWS) filed an application with...

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