In the Matter of The Aspers Water Company; De Facto Abandonment; Doc. No. A-210050F2000 [27 Pa.B. 4799] Commissioners Present: John M. Quain, Chairperson; Robert K. Bloom, Vice-Chairperson; John Hanger; David W. Rolka; Nora Mead Brownell
Public Meeting held
August 28, 1997Tentative Order By letter filed June 20, 1997, the Possum Valley Municipal Authority (PVMA) of Bendersville, Adams County, PA, informed the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (Commission) that the Aspers Water Company (Aspers), a certified water utility, has abandoned service. Aspers was organized in 1927 and subsequently received operating authority from the Public Service Commission, predecessor to this Commission, to provide water distribution service to the public in portions of Adams County. Aspers was originally certificated at Docket No. A-16064, but the Office of the Prothonotary assigned Aspers the above-captioned docket number for the purpose of this tentative order.
In its June 20, 1997 letter, PVMA informed the Commission that Aspers stockholder disbanded Aspers and transferred all its assets to PVMA, a nonjurisdictional water authority. These actions occurred on June 30, 1993.
To the best of the Commission's knowledge, all jurisdictional service by Aspers has been abandoned and is now being provided by PVMA. Consequently, absent any contrary responses from concerned parties, this Commission will cancel the operating authority issued to Aspers; Therefore, It Is Ordered that:
1. The operating authority issued to the Aspers Water Company will be deemed abandoned if no response objecting to this action is received by this Commission within 20 days of the publication date of this order in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
2. A copy of this order shall be served upon the Aspers Water Company at its last known address.
3. A copy of this order shall be served upon the Possum Valley Municipal Authority, P.O. Box 420, Bendersville, PA 17306.
4. The Secretary shall certify this order and deposit it with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
5. If no objection to this order is filed with the Commission within 20 days of the publication date in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, this order shall become final, and the Office of the Prothonotary of the Commission shall cancel the operating authority of the Aspers Water Company and mark this file as closed.
JAMES J. MCNULTY,
Acting Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1492. Filed for public inspection September 12, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]
