20070629Staff to DIA 14-22.pdf

DONOVAN E. WALKER
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NO. 5921
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Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
DIAMOND BAR ESTATES WATER COMPANY )
FOR AN INCREASE IN RATES AND CHARGES)
FOR WATER SERVICE IN THE STATE OF IDAHO CASE NO. DIA-07-
SECOND PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO
DIAMOND BAR WATER
COMPANY
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its attorney of record
Donovan E. Walker, Deputy Attorney General, requests that Diamond Bar Water Company
(Diamond Bar; Company) provide the following documents and information as soon as possible
but no later than FRIDAY, JULY 13,2007. Reference IDAPA 31.01.01.225.03.
This Production Request is to be considered as continuing, and Diamond Bar Water
Company is requested to provide, by way of supplementary responses, additional documents that
it or any person acting on its behalf may later obtain that will augment the documents produced.
For each item, please indicate the name of the person(s) preparing the answers, along
with the job title of such person(s) and the witness who can sponsor the answer at hearing.
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO DIAMOND BAR WATER JUNE 29, 2007
REQUEST NO. 14: In the Company s annual report for the year ended 2005 on page 12
under "Customer Statistics " item 4 "Private Fire Protection" the Company reported "" Does
this represent fire hydrants? If not, please describe what these 9 customers represent. Are they
revenue-generating customers? Is there monthly consumption associated with these customers?
Is there ongoing maintenance associated with these customers? Please provide any information
on how these customers impact the Company for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006.
REQUEST NO. 15: In the Company s annual report for the year ended 2005 on page
under "System Engineering Data (continued)," item 5 "If Wells are metered:" the Company
reported that the total amount of water pumped this year was 14,430 300 gallons. In the
Company s Application for a rate increase, dated April 13 , 2007 , in Exhibit No. la, item number
4 "Total Excess Water Metered" the Company reported l6 740 7l0 gallons of water. Please
confirm the total amount of water pumped and the total excess water metered for 2005 and 2006.
For each year please reconcile the difference between total water pumped and total excess water
metered, plus the amount of water included in the minimum, estimated leakage, fire hydrants or
other unaccounted for water. Other than weather, what factors do you know of that would
explain the change in totals from one year to the next?
REQUEST NO. 16: If total annual usage/gallons pumped is indicated by a meter, please
supply the annual meter reading for the last three years available.
REQUEST NO. 17: Please state the number of pumps in service in the Bar Circle S
Water system that are covered by the joint insurance policy.
REQUEST NO. 18: Please provide a detail schedule of the rate case expenses that are
amortized in the Exhibits. Please indicate which expenses have already been incurred and which
expenses are anticipated.
REQUEST NO. 19: For the purposes of the following questions, the irrigation system
refers to that portion ofthe water system that was designed to provide water to be used primarily
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO DIAMOND BAR WATER JUNE 29 2007
for irrigation. Domestic water system refers to that portion of the water system designed to
provide water for use for domestic household purposes.
a. Does every customer have the installation setup that allows for the separate
metering of water intended for irrigation usage? Ifnot, please provide the
number of customers who do have separate meter capability and the
Company s plan if any, for installing separate metering facilities for the
remaining customers and why the policy on dual meters changed, and describe
(i.e. by date or location) which customers do and do not have the dual meter
setup.
b. Please describe any design features (like the location of exterior faucets, etc)
that make it easier to irrigate with water from the irrigation system, and/or
discourage using domestic water for irrigation. What effort does the Company
undertake to assure customers use the separate irrigation system for irrigation
rather than the domestic service?
c. Please identify by month for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 to date, the
number of meters installed on the irrigation system.
d. Please identify, by month, for the years 2005 , 2006 and 2007 to date, the total
amount of water measured by meters installed on the irrigation system and the
total amount of water measured by meters installed on the domestic water
system. For those months the meters were not read, the amounts should be
reported as zero. For readings that include water usage that accumulated over
more than a single month, identify the length of time (number of days) covered
by the measurement.
REQUEST NO. 20: Please describe customer charges when a customer has a single
domestic meter as compared to a customer who has an irrigation water meter as well. Are
customers billed a separate monthly base charge for both the domestic water meter and irrigation
water meter when both are installed?
REQUEST NO. 21: Do customers receive 7 500 gallons/month of water for both the
domestic meter and the irrigation meter (i., 15 000 gallons/month if both meters are installed)?
SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO DIAMOND BAR WATER JUNE 29 , 2007
REQUEST NO. 22: Please provide a copy of an actual monthly bill for summer, one for
winter and a true-up bill for the first meter read after winter.
DATED at Boise, Idaho, thisdq'~ay of June 2007.
Donovan E. alker
Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff: Dan Graves
Joe Leckie
Wayne Hart
Nancy Hylton
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SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO DIAMOND BAR WATER JUNE 29 2007
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 29TH DAY OF JUNE 2007
SERVED THE FOREGOING SECOND PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF TO DIAMOND BAR ESTATES WATER IN CASE
NO. DIA-07-, BY MAILING A COpy THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE
FOLLOWING:
ROBERT N. TURNIPSEED
DIAMOND BAR ESTATES WATER
PO BOX 1870
HAYDEN ID 83835
ROBERT E. SMITH
2209 N BRYSON RD
BOISE ill 83713
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE