State ex rel. Utilities Commission v. Carolina Water Service, Inc.

STEPHENS, Judge.

Factual Background and Procedural History

This case arises out of an agreement between the Applicant-Appellant, Carolina Water Service, Inc. of North Carolina (“CWSNC” or “the Utility”) and the Intervenor-Appellant, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities (“CMU”), which is a branch of the City of Charlotte (“the City”). CWSNC is a publicly franchised utility that provides water and sewer services to customers in the State of North Carolina. Among its customers are the residents of an area referred to as the “Cabarrus Woods Systems,” which exists just east of the Mecklenburg County line…