In re Petition of Utilities, Inc.

JOHN, Judge.

Utilities, Inc. (UI), appeals a 6 January 2001 order (the Order) of the North Carolina Utilities Commission (the Commission) granting UI’s application pursuant to N.C.G.S. §§ 62-lll(a) (1999) and 62-116 (1999) to acquire the certificate of public convenience and necessity for operation of the sewage treatment facilities of North Topsail Water and Sewer, Inc. (North Topsail) in Onslow County. UI challenges certain provisions of the Order. We affirm the Commission.

Pertinent procedural and factual background information includes the following: From 1981 to 1994, North Topsail had…