Public Utility Commission v. Southwest Water Services, Inc.

SHANNON, Justice.

Appellee Southwest Water Services, Inc., filed an administrative appeal from the order of the Public Utility Commission in Docket No. 3684 in the district court of Travis County. The Commission’s order set rates for water service supplied by appellee to customers in four counties. After hearing, the district court rendered judgment setting aside the Commission’s order. This Court will affirm the judgment of the district court.

In its administrative appeal to the district court, one of the water company’s principal complaints was that in determining the company’s rate base, the…