Hamm v. South Carolina Public Service Commission

Harwell, Chief Justice:

This is an appeal from an order issued by respondent South Carolina Public Service Commission (PSC) granting respondent Wild Dunes Utilities, Inc. (Wild Dunes) an increase in water and sewerage rates. Appellant Steven W. Hamm, Consumer Advocate for the State of South Carolina (Consumer Advocate), alleges that the trial judge erred in upholding the PSC’s order. We affirm.

I. FACTS

Wild Dunes operates a water and sewerage service facility in the Wild Dunes resort area on the Isle of Palms. In January 1990, three months after Hurricane Hugo demolished much of the Isle of…