20070514Brewer amended direct.pdf

MOORE SMITH BUXTON & TURCKE, CHARTERED
ATIORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW
950 W. BANNOCK STREET, SUITE 520; BorSE, ID 83702
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STEPHANIEJ. BONNEY
SUSAN E. BUXTON'
PAULJ. FITZER
MICHAEL c. MOORE*
BRUCEM. SMITH
PAULA. 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 11 2007
Ms. Jean Jewell
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 W. Washington
Boise, ID 83720
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RE: IPUC Case No. UWI-06-c:.Ce,
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Dear Ms. Jewell:
Enclosed please find the original and nine (9) copies of the City of Eagle s AMENDED Direct
Testimony and Reporter s CD 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. The attached corrections includes the page numbering
required in the PUC Rules.
Thank you, and please call if you should have any additional requirements or if a question should
arIse.
Sincerely yours
Debbie Smith
Legal Assistant to Bruce M. Smith
TON & TURCKE, CHTD.
BMS/dls
Enclosures
cc: All parties w/Amended Direct Testimony Enclosure
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: [phone]
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Attorney for City of Eagle, Idaho
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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
UNITED WATER IDAHO INc. TO AMEND AND)
REVISE CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE
AND NECESSITY NO. 143.
CASE NO. UWI-O6-
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
DIRECT TESTIMONY OF VERN BREWER
VERN BREWER, Di - Page 1
CITY OF EAGLE - 1019.
Please state your name and identify your relationship to the City of Eagle.
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., Senior Design Engineer; Chris Duncan, P., 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?
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?
VERN BREWER, Di - Page 2
CITY OF EAGLE - 1019.
Yes. Trailhead is located at the northern boundary of the City of Eagle.
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.
What is the City's cost of service?
VERN BREWER, Di - Page 3
CITY OF EAGLE - 1019.42
The City's annual cost of water service is $344.76. I checked United Water
web site and they charge $398.43. City of Eagle customers pay less based on
comparable use.
Does the City encourage conservation of water?
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?
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.
VERN BREWER, Di - Page 4
CITY OF EAGLE - 1019.
Dated this tL day of May, 2007.
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Vern Brewer
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 11- day of May, 2007.
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VERN BREWER, Di - Page 5
CITY OF EAGLE - 1019.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 1L day of May, 2007 I served a true and correct copy of the
foregoing document via the method indicated below to:
Dean J. 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
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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)Eagle-1019.42
Exhibit 205