Chester Water Authority v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

In its appeal from the order of the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Chester Water Authority (CWA) asks us to consider whether the PUC erred when it granted Philadelphia Suburban Water Company’s (PSW) motion for judgment on the pleadings and PSW’s application for a certificate of public convenience.1 Concluding factual disputes exist and a hearing is required to determine if PSW satisfies the statutory criteria necessary to obtain a certificate of public convenience, we vacate and remand.

In August 2001, PSW applied to the PUC for a certificate of public…