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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20240320Supplement to Application.pdf RECEIVED 2024 MARCH 20, 6:15PM IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Ronald L. Williams, ISB No. 3034 Brandon Helgeson, ISB No. 11615 HAWLEY TROXELL ENNIS &HAWLEY LLP 877 W. Main Street, Suite 200 P.O. Box 1617 Boise, ID 83701-1617 Telephone: 208.344.6000 Facsimile: 208.954.5253 Email: rilliams@hawleytroxell.com bhelgeson@hawleytroxell.com Attorneys For Schweitzer Water Company BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION OF SCHWEITZER WATER COMPANY FOR Case No. SWC-W-23-01 APPROVAL OF ACQUISITION OF THE ASSETS OF RESORT WATER CO. INC. SCHWEITZER WATER COMPANY'S AND FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A SUPPLEMENT TO APPLICATION CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY Schweitzer Water Company (the "Company")hereby respectfully submits to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (the "Commission") this supplement to its Application filed in the above-referenced case. This supplement is intended to request additional relief from the Commission under the application and provide additional information or clarification on matters contained in the Company's original Application. INTRODUCTION The Company filed the Application on December 27, 2023, wherein it specifically requested that the Commission grant a new Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity RESPONSE TO SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST— 1 6173 0.0002.1695 8641.1 RECEIVED 2023 February 15, 5:04PM IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ("CPCN") to the Company that authorizes water service to the areas served by Resort Water Company, Inc. ("Resort Water"). See Application,p. 8. As described in the Application and subsequent Company filings in response to production requests from Commission staff, the Company is seeking approval of the acquisition of the assets of Resort Water, who operated two water supply and distribution systems: (1) the Resort Water system ("Resort System") owned and operated by Resort Water pursuant to CPCN No. 445 and(2)the "Ridge System"previously owned and operated by Acme Water Works, Inc. under CPCN No. 518, which was subsequently transferred to Resort Water and operated by Resort Water since that date without amendment to or cancellation of CPCN No. 518. See Application, pp.4-5. The Company did not request cancellation of CPCN Nos. 445 or 518 in its Application. REQUEST TO CANCEL CPCN NOS. 445 AND 518 In order to provide more clarity regarding the water utility responsible for providing water service to the Resort System and Ridge System and to reflect the unity of service to these two systems under one CPCN, the Company respectfully requests that, in addition to the relief requested in the Application, the Commission cancel CPCN Nos. 445 and 518 upon issuance of a new CPCN to the Company. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION In addition, since the filing of the Application, Commission staff has notified the Company that the legal description of the service areas for the Resort System and Ridge Systems described in the Company's Application do not appear to mirror the legal descriptions of the service areas under CPCN Nos. 445 or 518. The Company is currently working on clarifying the RESPONSE TO SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST—2 6173 0.0002.1695 8641.1 RECEIVED 2023 February 15, 5:04PM IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION legal description of the service areas and will provide them to the Commission as soon as possible. Finally, Commission staff has requested that the Company revise the Customer Notice sent by the Company to the customers of Resort Water to fully comply with the notice requirements of IDAPA 31.01.01.125. The Company will provide a draft revised notice to Commission staff to review for approval. After approval of the form of the new customer notice, the Company will send the revised notice to all customers. Dated: March 20, 2024. HAWLEY TROXELL ENNIS &HAWLEY LLP By V41t, Ronald L. Williams, ISB No. 3034 Brandon Helgeson, ISB No. 11615 Attorneys For Schweitzer Water Company RESPONSE TO SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST—3 6173 0.0002.1695 8641.1 RECEIVED 2023 February 15, 5:04PM IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that I caused to be served a true copy of the foregoing SCHWEITZER WATER COMPANY'S SUPPLEMENT TO APPLICATION by the method indicated below, and addressed to each of the following: Commission Staff ❑ U.S. Mail, Postage Prepaid Commission Secretary ❑ Hand Delivered Idaho Public Utilities Commission ❑ Overnight Mail 11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg. 8, Suite 201-A Q E-mail Boise, ID 83714 ❑ Facsimile secretaa9]2uc.idaho.gov ❑ iCourt Tom Trulock, Vice President ❑ U.S. Mail,Postage Prepaid c/o Schweitzer Water Company ❑ Hand Delivered 165 Village Lane, Suite A ❑ Overnight Mail Sandpoint, ID 83864 Q E-mail: ttrulock@schweitzer.com ❑ Facsimile ❑ iCourt Brad Mullins ❑ U.S. Mail,Postage Prepaid Principal Consultant ❑ Hand Delivered MW Analytics ❑ Overnight Mail Teitotie 2, Suite 208 0 E-mail: Oulunsalo Finland, FI-90460 ❑ Facsimile brmullins(amwanaltyics.com ❑ iCourt Dated: March 20, 2024. Ronald L. Williams, ISB No. 3034 Brandon Helgeson, ISB No. 11615 RESPONSE TO SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST—4 6173 0.0002.1695 8641.1