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Home My WebLink About20070504Brewer direct.pdfMOORE SMITH BUXTON & TURCKE, CHARTERED ATfORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW 950 W. BANNOCK STREET, SUITE 520; BOISE, ID 83702 TELEPHONE: (208) 331-1800 FAX: (208) 331-1202 www.msbtlaw.com STEPHANIEJ. BONNEY SUSAN E. BUXTON' PAULJ. FITZER MICHAEL c. MOORE* BRUCE M. SMITH PAUL A. TURCKE' CARLJ. WITHROE,, TAMMY A. ZOKAN JOHN J.McFADDEN'* Of Counsel " Also admitted in California + Also admitted in New Mexico , Also admitted in Oregon , Also admitted in South Dakota * Also admitted in Washington May 4, 2007 ~:., , C-C' ::::::"-"- Ms. Jean Jewell Commission Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 W. Washington Boise, ID 83720 ' " (L\ :.~ c:' RE: IPUC Case No. UWI-06- Dear Ms. Jewell: Enclosed please find the original and nine (9) copies of the City of Eagle s Direct Testimony to be filed in the above referenced matter. Three individuals have supplied this testimony in this case: Vem Brewer, City Engineer; Nancy Merrill, Mayor; and Nichoel Baird Spencer, Planner III. One of the copies mentioned above has been identified as "Reporter s copy" pursuant to IPUC Rule 61. An additional copy is provided here to allow a conformed copy to be delivered back to my office. Thank you, and please call if you should have any additional requirements or if a question should arIse. Sincerely yours MOORE SMITH BUXTON & TURCKE, CHTD. Bruce M. Smith BMS/dls Enclosures Bruce M. Smith, ISB # 3425 Susan E. Buxton, ISB # 4041 MOORE SMITH BUXTON & TURCKE, CHARTERED Attorneys at Law 950 West Bannock Street, Suite 520 Boise, Idaho 83702 Telephone: (208) 331-1800 Facsimile: (208) 331-1202 bms~msbtlaw.com .- "' ' ?). r;5 '231"! (i, : -, ~r 1- i \ ,J' ~, ~\\!~:'/"'! ~~, Attorney for City of Eagle, Idaho BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF UNITED WATER IDAHO INC. TO AMEND AND) REVISE CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCEAND NECESSITY NO. 143. CASE NO. UWI-O6- BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION DIRECT TESTIMONY OF VERN BREWER DIRECT TESTIMONY OF VERN BREWER - Page 1 of 4 Please state your name and identify your relationship to the City of Eagle. Response:My name is Vern Brewer, I am the President of Holladay Engineering and Project Manager/Liasion between the City and our team of Professional Engineers and Geologist responsible for the water system design and construction, Holladay Engineering Company was appointed City Engineer in 1997 and currently serves in that capacity, Holladay Engineering is responsible for plan review, water system and well design, system modeling, infrastructure planning, and financial planning for the water system. Professionals assigned to these tasks include: Ken Rice, P,E" Senior Design Engineer; Chris Duncan, P.G" Geologist; Andy Gehrke , Engineer; and John Blom, P,, Engineer, As project manager I have been responsible for project planning and management, cost analysis and the interface between the engineering team, the council, and the land use professionals employed by the City, What is the City s Water Master Plan? Response:The City of Eagle, through a 4-year land use and infrastructure planning process adopted a City Water Master Plan that covers the part of the Trailhead Community that is within the City s area of impact. The Master Water Plan provides the planning details for the City's municipal water service, See Eagle Exhibit 204. With regard to the Trailhead development, are you familiar with its location? Response: Response: Response: Yes, Trailhead is located at the northern boundary of the City of Eagle. A portion of it, 140 acres, is located within the City's area of impact, and another part, 520 acres, is outside, but adjacent to, the area of impact. How does the City plan to serve Trailhead? Because the developer has provided no details or information about the development, it is impossible to determine at this time all the specifics, However, in earlier discussions with the developer, the City provided two alternative routes for service as depicted in Eagle Exhibit 205, Water would be provided primarily from the Brookwood well which has a supply capacity of about 1 458 gallons per minute. The Brookwood well is a new municipal well which will be on line in about 45-60 days. The capacity of the well is more than sufficient to provide water to the 66 or 108 lots that can be built under County requirements. What is the pumping capacity of the City s Brookwood and Lexington area wells? The combined pumping capacity is 2 550 gallons per minute, This is within the established demand that the Trailhead development would require using the number of homes that could be built. DIRECT TESTIMONY OF VERN BREWER - Page 2 of 4 What is the City s cost of service? Response:The City s annual cost of water service is $344.76, I checked United Water website and they charge $398.43. City of Eagle customers pay less based on comparable use. Does the City encourage conservation of water? Response:Yes , the City encourages all citizens to conserve their use of water, For instance the City requires use of surface water for irrigation, In your opinion, can the City provide service to the Trailwood development by the time the development completes the county process and gets its infrastructure in place? Response:The development has no plan, no design, no approvals, not even an application, They can build a maximum of 108 houses, The City can serve this amount and can do so immediately. Based on consideration of the facts outlined in my testimony, I believe it is in the public interest to allow the City to serve this area, However, until the developer makes some basic decisions about what it is going to propose, it seems premature for United Water to amend its certificate. Dated this ay of May, 2007. ;L ~-- Vern Brewer DIRECT TESTIMONY OF VERN BREWER - Page 3 of 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on thi4-e.-ay of May, 2007 I served a true and correct copy of the foregoing document via the method indicated below to: Dean 1. Miller, Esq, McDevitt & Miller LLP 420 West Bannock Street PO Box 2564 Boise, ID 83701 Gregory P. Wyatt United Water Idaho, Inc, PO Box 190420 Boise, ID 83719 Tom C. Morris Kastera LLC 15711 Highway 55 Boise, ID 83714 Jean Jewell, Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Street PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0074 Scott Woodbury Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Street PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0074 --e) u.S. Mail, Postage Prepaid ( ) Hand Delivered ( ) Overnight Mail ( ) Facsimile ~) u.S, Mail, Postage Prepaid (Through Counsel) ( ) Hand Delivered ( ) Overnight Mail ( ) Facsimile 't) u.S. Mail, Postage Prepaid ( ) Hand Delivered ( ) Overnight Mail ( ) Facsimile ( ) U,S, Mail, Postage Prepaid (x) Hand Delivered ( ) Overnight Mail ( ) Facsimile () U,S. Mail, Postage Prepaid (x) Hand Delivered ( ) Overnight Mail ( ) Facsimile \ -,", . ce M. Smith DIRECT TESTIMONY OF VERN BREWER - Page 4 of 4 r- r-I" \ / "' Ii N- ;e~ ~ ~~.,.... ~ I\)YJ I~ \ ~' ~ I ~.IV~ I, 12" City of Eagle Kastera/Triple Ridge Area I ~ ~ "" OJUlo:) ~L:::! / -lr U)l ~ ---;::;:., P'~ Legend Roads c::=J Kastera c=J Triple Ridge .. Thompson Acres c::=J ParcelsIII Eagle City c::=J Eagle ADI II II .:-'" .. .!2' Cons! "cUon \ \w-Optio A ~ \ ~~ ~~l~ L- ,~\:+; 1~ =;m l -~\7aJ~ h~ - :17) ~) ~ 1 V'b6 1--'1 -r--.--r ------- i,!" I-- h.. 16" (2);rrc,ccc""",- "",' ,' c. , , 1. City Well No.1 (existing) 2. City Well No.2 (not in operation) 3. City Well No.3, construct 2006 (by City) 4. Million-gallon storage reservoir, construct 2007 (by City) 5. Floating Feather Well (existing) 6. Trunk line (Thompson Acres - in process) 7. Booster Pump Station(Kastera) 8. Trunk Line(Kastera) 9. Loop line (Kastera) 10. Storage reservoir - (option to be determined - Kastera) 11. Trunk line (Kastera)