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Hawaii Water Service, a subsidiary of California Water Service, received approval from the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to increase annual revenues by approximately $825,000, effective January 1 and $34,000, effective January 1, 2020, to reflect infrastructure improvements made as well as increases in operating costs in its Waikoloa Village service area. Investments made in Hawaii Water's Waikoloa Village water and sewer systems include, in part, upgrades made to the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system; construction of two new water wells; upgrades to a third well and electrical building; replacement of wastewater mains and the remainder of wastewater treatment plant construction.

The California Public Utilities Commission voted to approve California Water Service, the largest subsidiary of California Water Service Group, owning and operating the Travis Air Force Base water system as a regulated water utility district. The decision enables Cal Water to acquire the water distribution assets of TAFB from the U.S. Department of Defense and provide water utility service to the base for a term of 50 years. Subject to the terms of the contract with the Department of Defense and the CPUC decision, Cal Water will begin serving TAFB's more than 15,000 active and reserve personnel and civilians in 2019. The utility will operate, maintain, and upgrade the water system infrastructure; Cal Water plans to make initial capital improvements of about $12.7M on the 6,400-acre base over the first five years, with an expected total capital investment of about $52M over the 50-year term of the contract. The CPUC will regulate water rates, rules, and tariffs for the system as part of Cal Water's normal three-year rate case cycle.