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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Carl, this is from 20-23.6:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>ACCORDINGLY, in recognition of the above findings, and to help preserve and maintain life, health, property or the public peace under RCW 43.06.220(1)(h), <b>I prohibit all</b> energy, telecommunications, and <b>water providers</b> in Washington State from conducting the following activities: (1) <b>Disconnecting any residential customers from energy, telecommunications, or water service due to nonpayment on an active account, except at the request of the customer.</b> (2) Refusing to reconnect any residential customer who has been disconnected due to nonpayment; (3) Charging fees for late payment or reconnection of energy, telecommunications, or water service; and (4) Disconnecting service to any residential customer who has contacted the utility to request assistance from the utility’s COVID-19 Customer Support Program. These prohibitions on disconnecting, refusing to reconnect, and charging late fees in this proclamation, as amended, are extended until termination of the COVID-19 State of Emergency or 11:59 p.m. on <b>October 15, 2020</b>, whichever comes first.<span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I have advised all of my HOAs and private water providers not subject to WUTC jurisdiction that this means them, too. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>And you can expect that this will probably be renewed again in October.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Rob<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Robert D. Wilson-Hoss<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Hoss & Wilson-Hoss, LLP<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>236 West Birch Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>Shelton, WA 98584<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>360 426-2999<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><a href="http://www.hossandwilson-hoss.com">www.hossandwilson-hoss.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><a href="mailto:rob@hctc.com">rob@hctc.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><span style='position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert R. Cole<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 17, 2020 10:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] utility shut-off of connection to private water system during moratorium<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Is the water system under the auspices of the WUTC? If so, they have promulgated some rules I believe.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Very Truly Yours,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Robert R. Cole<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Law Office of Cole & Gilday, P.C. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>10101 - 270th St. NW <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Stanwood, WA 98292 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(360) 629-2900 (Telephone) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(360) 629-0220 (Fax) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This message contains confidential and privileged information that is intended only for the named recipient(s). Unless you are the named recipient or authorized agent thereof, you are prohibited from reading, copying, distributing or otherwise disseminating such information. If you receive this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:hanging;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><span style='position:relative;top:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt'>On 9/17/2020 10:11 AM, Carl Gay wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Interesting question came to my attention just now: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>does the Governor’s pandemic moratorium preclude the operator of a private water system from shutting-off a user’s water service?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you don’t know the answer, to whom might you refer me?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Many thanks, listmates.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>clg<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;page-break-after:avoid'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>CARL LLOYD GAY</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;page-break-after:avoid'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Non nobis solum nati sumus</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> “Not unto ourselves alone are we born” </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> ~</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>the motto of Willamette University~</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;page-break-after:avoid'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;page-break-after:avoid'><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>G</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>REENAWAY, </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>G</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>AY, </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>M</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>EDINA </span><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>& M</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>YERS</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;page-break-after:avoid'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Attorneys and Counselors at Law </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB , serif",serif'>734 East First Street Suite A</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB , serif",serif'>Port Angeles, Washington 98362</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB , serif",serif'>Email <a href="mailto:carl@greenawaylawfirm.com">carl@greenawaylawfirm.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB , serif",serif'>Telephone (360) 452-3323 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB , serif",serif'>Facsimile (360) 452-3724 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>THIS EMAIL TRANSMISSION IS INTENDED FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED, AND MAY CONTAIN PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION THAT IS COVERED BY THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PRIVACY ACT (18 USC §§ 2510-2521). 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