Florida Public Service Commission native order document 03851-2026

FILED 6/30/2026
DOCUMENT NO. 03851-2026
FPSC 	- COMMISSION CLERK
BEFORE THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
In re: Application for authority to transfer
facilities and water Certificate No. 401-W from
Placid Lakes Utilities, Inc. 	to Sunshine Water
Services Company, in Highlands County. _
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ORDER NO. PSC-2026-0241-CFO-WU
ISSUED: June 30, 2026
ORDER GRANTING SUNSHINE WATER SERVICES COMPANY’S
AMENDED REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION
AND REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDER
(DOCUMENT NO. 01335-2026)
On February 27, 2026, pursuant to Section 366.093, Florida Statutes 	(F.S.), and Rule 25-
22.006, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), Sunshine Water Services Company (SWS) filed a
Request 	for Confidential 	Classification and Request 	for Temporary Protective Order (Request)
of portions of Exhibit Q attached to 	its Water Application (Document No. 01335-2026). SWS
filed an Amended Request for Confidential Classification and Request for Temporary Protective
Order on March 31, 2026, which corrected statutory citations in 	its February filing.
Request for Confidential Classification
SWS contends 	that designated portions of the information contained in Exhibit Q 	to 	its
Water Application, 	as more 	specifically 	described 	in 	the attachment 	to 	its 	Request, 	constitute
proprietary confidential business information 	entitled 	to protection under Section 366.093, 	F.S.,
and Rule 25-22.006, F.A.C. 	Exhibit A 	attached 	to SWS’s Request contains 	a 	detailed matrix
providing 	justification 	and 	support 	for 	the 	confidential 	classification 	of 	Exhibit Q 	to 	the
application on 	a 	line-by-line, column-by-column 	basis. SWS 	asserts 	that 	this 	information 	is
intended to be and 	is treated by SWS as private and has not been publicly disclosed.
Ruling
Section 367.156(1), 	F.S., provides 	that the records the Commission has found 	to contain
proprietary confidential business information shall be kept confidential and shall be exempt from
Section 	119.07(1) 	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) 	Information 	relating 	to competitive 	interests, 	the 	disclosure of which would
impair the competitive businesses of the provider of the information.
Upon review, 	it appears 	the 	information and data provided 	in 	this 	request 	satisfies 	the
criteria 	set 	forth 	in 	Section 	367.156(3), 	F.S., 	for 	classification 	as 	proprietary 	confidential
business 	information. 	The 	PricewaterhouseCoopers December 	31, 	2024 	and 	2023 	audited
consolidated financial 	statement of Nexus Regulated 	Utilities, LLC, SWS’s parent company, 	is

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contained in Exhibit Q. Disclosure of this information could impair the competitive interests of
both SWS and Nexus Regulated Utilities, LLC. Thus the information identified in Document No.
01335-2026 	shall be granted confidential classification. 	Pursuant to Section 367.156(4), F.S.,
confidentiality is for a period of 18 months from the date of this order.
Request for Temporary Protective Order
SWS 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 the public records law.
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., in
pertinent part, states:
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.
Upon consideration of SWS’s assertions of the confidential nature of the information
contained in portions of Exhibit Q, Document No. 01335-2026, SWS’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.
Based on the foregoing, it is hereby
ORDERED by Commissioner Ana Ortega, as Prehearing Officer, that Sunshine Water
Services Company’s Amended Request for Confidential Classification of Document No. 01335-
2026 is granted, as set forth herein. It is further
ORDERED that Sunshine Water Services Company’s Request for Temporary Protective
Order of the information in Document No. 01335-2026 is granted. It is further
ORDERED that the information in Document No. 01335-2026, for which confidential
classification is granted, shall remain protected from disclosure for a period of 18 months from
the date of issuance of this Order. It is further
ORDERED that this Order will be the only notification by the Commission to the parties
concerning the expiration of the confidentiality time period.

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By ORDER of Commissioner Ana Ortega, as Prehearing Officer, this 30th day of June,
2026.
ANA ORTEGA
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.
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