Florida Public Service Commission native order document 03309-2026

FILED 6/3/2026
DOCUMENT NO. 03309-2026
FPSC 	- COMMISSION CLERK
BEFORE THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
In re: Application for increase in water and
wastewater rates in Brevard, Citrus, Duval,
Highlands, Marion, and Volusia Counties by
CSWR- Florida Utility Operating Company.
DOCKET NO. 20250052-WS
ORDER NO. PSC-2026-0205-CFO-WS
ISSUED: June 	3, 2026
ORDER GRANTING CSWR-FLORIDA UTILITY OPERATING COMPANY, LLC’S
REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION AND MOTION
FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDER (DOCUMENT NO. 02439-2026)
On April 	27, 2026, pursuant 	to Rule 	25-22.006, 	Florida Administrative Code 	(F.A.C.),
CSWR-Florida 	Utility 	Operating 	Company, LLC (CSWR 	or 	Utility) 	filed 	a 	request 	for
confidential 	classification 	(Request) 	of 	certain 	documents 	provided 	in CSWR’s 	response 	to
Staffs Twelfth Set of Interrogatories (Nos. 	149-160), specifically No. 	151, Staffs Thirteenth Set
of 	Interrogatories 	(Nos. 	161-162), 	specifically 	No. 	161, 	and 	Staffs 	Seventh 	Request 	for
Production of Documents (No. 57) (Document No. 02439-2026).
Request for Confidential Classification
CSWR 	contends 	that 	designated 	portions 	of 	the 	information 	constitute 	proprietary
confidential business information 	entitled 	to protection under Section 367.156, 	Florida 	Statutes
(F.S.), and Rule 25-22.006, F.A.C. CSWR asserts 	that disclosure of the confidential information
in the documents 	is intended to be proprietary, 	is treated as proprietary, and has not been publicly
disclosed. More 	specifically, 	the 	information 	for which 	confidentiality 	is 	sought 	relates 	to
salaries, 	benefits, and 	other compensation data concerning CSWR employees. CSWR requests
that 	the Commission 	grant 	confidential 	classification 	for 	the documents 	for 	a 	period 	of 	18
months from the date of the issuance of this Order, pursuant to Section 367.156(4), F.S.
Ruling
Section 	367.156(1), 	F.S., provides 	that records 	the 	Florida 	Public 	Service Commission
(Commission) has found 	to 	contain proprietary business information 	shall be kept 	confidential
and 	shall 	be 	exempt 	from 	Chapter 	119, 	F.S. 	Section 	367.156(3), 	F.S., 	defines 	proprietary
confidential 	business 	information 	as 	information 	that 	is 	intended 	to be and 	is 	treated by 	the
company 	as 	private, 	in 	that 	disclosure of the information would cause harm 	to 	the company’s
ratepayers 	or business operations, and has not been voluntarily disclosed to 	the public. 	Section
367.156(3), 	F.S., provides 	that proprietary confidential business information includes, but 	is not
limited to:
(e) 	Infonnation 	relating 	to competitive 	interests, 	the 	disclosure of which would
impair the competitive business of the provider of the information.

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Upon review, it appears the above-referenced information satisfies the criteria set forth in
Section 367.156(3), F.S., for classification as proprietary confidential business information. The
information constitutes information relating to competitive interests, the disclosure of which
would impair the competitive business of the provider of the information. Thus, the information
identified in Document No. 02439-2026 shall be granted confidential classification.
Pursuant to Section 367.156(4), F.S., the information for which confidential classification
is granted herein shall remain protected from disclosure for a period of up to 18 months from the
date of issuance of this Order. At the conclusion of the 18-month period, the confidential
information will no longer be exempt from Section 119.07(1), F.S., unless CSWR, or another
affected person shows, and the Commission finds, that the records continue to contain
proprietary confidential business information.
Request for Temporary Protective Order
CSWR also seeks protection of the documents as provided in Section 367.156(2), F.S.,
and Rule 25-22.006(6), F.A.C. Section 367.156(2), F.S., directs that all records produced
pursuant to a discovery request for which proprietary confidential status is requested shall be
treated by any party subject to the public records law as confidential and exempt from Section
119.07(1), F.S. Rule 25-22.006(6), F.A.C., codifies the Commission’s policy regarding the
protection of confidential information from public disclosure during the discovery process in a
manner that is not overly burdensome to both parties. Rule 25-22.006(6)(a), F.A.C., states, in
pertinent part:
In any formal proceeding before the Commission, any utility or other person may
request a protective order protecting proprietary confidential business information
from discovery. Upon a showing by a utility or other person and a finding by the
Commission that the material is entitled to protection, the Commission shall enter
a protective order limiting discovery in the manner provided for in Rule 1.280,
Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
In addition, Rule 25-22.006(6)(c), F.A.C., states that if a party allows the Office of Public
Counsel to inspect or take possession of utility information, then that “utility may request a
temporary protective order exempting the information from Section 119.07(1), F.S.” The rule
further requires the utility to file a specific request for a protective order under paragraph (a) of
the rule if the information is to be used in the proceeding before the Commission.
Ruling
Upon consideration of CSWR’s assertions of the confidential nature of the information
contained in Document No. 02439-2026, CSWR’s Request for Temporary Protective Order is
hereby granted. As a result, this information shall be protected from disclosure pursuant to Rule
25-22.006(6), F.A.C.

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Based on the foregoing, it is
ORDERED by Commissioner Gary Clark as Prehearing Officer, that CSWR-Florida
Utility Operating Company, LLC’s Request for Confidential Classification of Document No.
02439-2026, is granted. It is further
ORDERED that the information in Document No. 02439-2026 for which confidential
classification has been granted shall remain protected from disclosure for a period of 18 months
from the date of issuance of this Order. At the conclusion of the 18-month period, the
confidential information will no longer be exempt from Section 119.07(1), F.S., unless CSWR-
Florida Utility Operating Company, LLC or another affected person shows, and the Commission
finds, that the records continue to contain proprietary confidential business information. It is
further
ORDERED 	that 	CSWR-Florida 	Utility 	Operating 	Company, 	LLC’s 	Request 	for
Temporary Protective Order of the information in Document No. 02439-2026 is granted. It is
further
ORDERED that this Order shall be the only notification by the Commission to the parties
of the date of declassification of the materials discussed herein.
By ORDER of Commissioner Gary F. Clark, as Prehearing Officer, this 3rd day of June,
2026.
GARY F. CLARK
Commissioner and Prehearing Officer
Florida Public Service Commission
2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
(850) 413-6770
www.floridapsc.com
Copies furnished: 	A copy of this document is
provided to the parties of record at the time of
issuance and, if applicable, interested persons.
ZB

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NOTICE OF FURTHER PROCEEDINGS OR JUDICIAL REVIEW
The Florida Public Service Commission is required by Section 120.569(1), Florida
Statutes, to notify parties of any administrative hearing or judicial review of Commission orders
that is available under Sections 120.57 or 120.68, Florida Statutes, as well as the procedures and
time limits that apply. 	This notice should not be construed to mean all requests for an
administrative hearing or judicial review will be granted or result in the relief sought.
Mediation may be available on a case-by-case basis. 	If mediation is conducted, it does
not affect a substantially interested person's right to a hearing.
Any 	party 	adversely 	affected 	by 	this 	order, 	which 	is 	preliminary, 	procedural 	or
intermediate in nature, may request: (1) reconsideration within 10 days pursuant to Rule 25-
22.0376, Florida Administrative Code; or (2) judicial review by the Florida Supreme Court, in
the case of an electric, gas or telephone utility, or the First District Court of Appeal, in the case
of a water or wastewater utility. 	A motion for reconsideration shall be filed with the Office of
Commission Clerk, in the form prescribed by Rule 25-22.0376, Florida Administrative Code.
Judicial review of a preliminary, procedural or intermediate ruling or order is available if review
of the final action will not provide an adequate remedy. Such review may be requested from the
appropriate court, as described above, pursuant to Rule 9.100, Florida Rules of Appellate
Procedure.