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S Mission Statement
As a company committed to consistently serving our customers high quality
water at reasonable rates.
East Pasadena Water Company is dedicated to:
Customer Service
Providing accurate, friendly service, keeping our
customers informed about water issues and company plans and improvements
Employees
Hiring and retaining well-qualified, courteous employees
by providing a motivating and rewarding work environment that encourages
professional and personal growth
Technology
Using state-of-the-art technology to continue to maintain
field and office operations while continuously focusing on customer needs.
Shareholders
Continuing to be fiscally responsible to increase
shareholder value while exploring new avenues of success.
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Company Profile
The history of the East Pasadena Water Company and the
chronology of formal proceedings have been detailed in previous reports by the
California Public Utilities Commission Staff (the “Commission”) and by the
Company.
The California Michigan Land and Water Company
(“Cal-Mich”) was the predecessor to the East Pasadena Water Company. Cal-Mich
was incorporated on December 23, 1910. The primary purpose of the Company was to
develop and subdivide lands. However, a domestic water system was a necessity
for the successful sale of land, and in 1913 the Company established such a
system and began functioning as a public utility.
The area originally served by Cal-Mich was known as the
Michillinda Tract and consisted of about 100 acres. In 1913, the Commission
authorized Cal-Mich to extend its service territory into an area known as South
Santa Anita. In order to accomplish this, it purchased the water-purveying
portion of the Cribb-Brodek Light and Water Company, which had acquired such
rights in 1902 from E.J. Baldwin. In 1930, Cal-Mich acquired all of the stock of
the East Pasadena Water Company and connected that system to its own. The East
Pasadena Water Company served a portion of the A.B. Chapman Estate and Tract No.
4613.
In 1936, the Arcadia Avenue section was added to the
Cal-Mich system. All of the aforementioned acquisitions have brought the Company
to its current service area boundaries. In 1963, the Commission authorized
Cal-Mich to sell and transfer its water system and properties to the East
Pasadena Water Company a wholly-owned subsidiary. The Commission also relieved
Cal-Mich of its public utility status at that time. Thereafter, Cal-Mich
concentrated solely on its land business.
The Company now serves water to approximately 2,900
service connections. Pursuant to decision 85-04-076 adopted by the PUC effective
January 1, 1985, the Company has less than 10,000 service connections and is
therefore classified as a class “B” water utility and utilizes the uniform
system of accounts for Class B, C, and D water utilities.
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