20160823AVU to Staff 97.doc

AVISTA CORPORATION
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

JURISDICTION: IDAHO DATE PREPARED: 08/17/2016
CASE NO: AVU-E-16-03 WITNESS: Scott Kinney
REQUESTER: IPUC RESPONDER: Karen Schuh
TYPE: Production Request DEPARTMENT: State & Federal Regulation
REQUEST NO.: Staff - 097 TELEPHONE: [phone]

REQUEST:

Please provide copies of the most recent monthly construction reports for the following projects:
Powerhouse Rehabilitation Program, Units 1 and 2 Replacement Project for the Nine Mile Hydroelectric Development of the Spokane River Project, FERC Project No. 2545;
Post Falls Hydroelectric Development South Channel Dam Spillway Gates Replacement Project, FERC Project No. 2545; and
All other FERC mandated monthly construction reports.
Please provide continuous updates of these reports as they become available.

RESPONSE:

Please see Avista's response 097C, which contains TRADE SECRET, PROPRIETARY or CONFIDENTIAL information and exempt from public view and is separately filed under IDAPA 31.01.01, Rule 067 and 233, and Section 9-340D, Idaho Code, and pursuant to the Protective Agreement between Avista and IPUC Staff dated June 1, 2016.

Please see the most recent FERC Monthly Construction Reports in Staff_PR_097C Confidential Attachments A-D for the requested projects above.

Staff_PR_097C Confidential Attachment A – Nine Mile HED Monthly Report, June 2016
Staff_PR_097C Confidential Attachment B – Post Falls Hydroelectric Development, May 2016
Staff_PR_097C Confidential Attachment C – Long Lake TDG Abatement, June 2016
Staff_PR_097C Confidential Attachment D – Cabinet Gorge TDG Abatement, January 2016

The Post Falls Monthly Construction report has been suspended from June until September 2016 when the new motors will be installed. FERC has agreed to suspend reporting until activity resumes. Therefore, the most recent report is for May 2016.