20210630Staff 1-3 to NSW.pdf

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1 133I W CHINDEN BLVD, BLDG 8, SUITE 2OI-A
BOISE, ID 83714
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
ERICK SHANER
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
IDAHO BAR NO. 5214
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
NORTH STAR WATER, LLC TO REQUEST
THE COMMISSION TO ISSUE A
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
AND NECESSITY (CPCN) AUTHORIZING THE
NORTH STAR WATER, LLC TO OPERATE AS
A PUBLIC UTILITY IN THE STATE OF IDAHO
CASE NO. NSW-W-21-01
FIRST PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF
TO NORTH STAR WATER, LLC
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The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission"), by and through its
attomey of record, Erick Shaner, Deputy Attorney General, requests that North Star Water,
LLC ("Company") provide the following documents and information as soon as possible, but
no later than WEDNESDAY, JULY 21,2021.
This Production Request is to be considered as continuing, and the 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 or information
produced.
Please provide answers to each question, supporting workpapers that provide detail or
are the source of information used in calculations, and the name, job title, and telephone
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO NORTH STAR WATER 1 JLrNE 30,2021
number of the person preparing the documents. Please also identif,i the name, job title,
location, and telephone number of the record holder.
In addition to the written copies provided as response to the requests, please provide all
Excel spreadsheets and electronic files on CD with formulas intact and enabled.
REQUEST NO. 1: The following requests are related to Attachment No 1.
Attachment No. I is Attachment B, Caldwell Fire Department Agreement, Capacity Data, and
Acknowledgement to the Pump System Preliminary Engineering Report, Plans and
Specifications prepared by SPF Water Engineering,LLC for Black Water LLC dated January
2021 and later revised May of 2021.
a. Please confirm that the City of Caldwell Fire Department's September 23,2019,
approval letter is currently in force;
b. If any changes have been made since the signing of the original September 23,
2019, approval letter, please provide an updated copy;
c. Please explain how the Company will meet the 450-gpm requirement described in
the September 23,2019, approval letter;
d. Please provide the current section of the Northstar Subdivision Covenants,
Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs) that details fire sprinkler requirements;
e. Please explain who is responsible for ensuring each home is equipped with fire
sprinklers;
f. Will the City of Caldwell Fire Department have access and ability to connect to the
North Star Water System? If so, please explain;
g. Item 3 reads:
The Northstar subdivision will connect to City water when it is stubbed to
the front of the subdivision and availablelatthorized to connect by the City
of Caldwell. With this connection, all homes will be of City water and the
on-site community well will be switched to only serve as a pressure
irrigation pump station for Northstar.
i) Please describe when the Company and City of Caldwell anticipate that this
switch will occur and provide available supporting documentation.
ii) Please describe what the Company plans to file with the Commission when the
system is switched to provide irrigation only.
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO NORTH STAR WATER 2 JLINE 30,2021
REQUEST NO. 2: Please provide a oopy ofproposed tariffs that the Company would
file wifithe Commissionifthe CPCN is approved.
REQUEST N0. 3: Please provide a copy of the Water System Agreement with
customers and the 2500 North Star company.
DATED at Boise, Idaho, Ar So%ay of June 2AZl.
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Erick
Deputy Attorney General
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FIRST PRODUCTION REQI.IEST
TO NORTH STAR WATER J JUNE 3O,2O2I
ATTACHMENT I NSW-W-21-01PRODUCTION REQUEST NUMBER 1
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Re:
Andy Cater, Caldwcll Fire Depaftment
Dave Yorgason, representing lnnovative Custom Hornes
September 15, 2016
Northstar Subdivision Fire Departmenf approval
Dear Mr- Cater,
Thank you again for spending the time rvith us over the past several weeks
regarding the Narthrtar $ubdivision in fanyon County. The new developer for rhe
Norilstar Subriivirion is Ben and He*ther Echevarria with lnnovatjys Custom
Homes. We hired SPFWiter and Valley Hydro to conducted water tlow tests and
the results look good. Please see the atached for a summary and detailed report of
the tests.
Based on ths t*$t resu.ltq reconrmendations from $t'}F Water, and the conver$atiorls
we had with you, we are comlnimad to do the following which we understand will
enable an approval by rhe Fire DepartmenL:
Alt hornes rvill be required to have fire sprinklers.
Though the average will be less, rhe maximum square footage of a home,
includtng garage and other cclv€red areas, will be 5,50t) square feet for a
singJe level home and 5,500 square feet for a tlvo-story home.
The Northstar subdivision will connect to City n'ater when it is stubbed to
the front of the subdivision and available/authorized to connect by the City
of Caldwell. With this csnncrtion, all homes will he on City watcr and the
on-site commutrity woll will he slritched to cnly sen'e as a pres$ure
irrigation pump station for ltlorthstar,
To ensure proper notifieation and long-term compliance witlr all future
homebuyrrs, wc will amend thc Northstar Subdivision CC&Rs to includ€
the ahove requinernents.
Ttre Northstar communily well provider a nrinimum ,*50 gpm bared on
the test on September 12, ?016. A pressure-sustaining valve will be
installed along with separate pressure irrigation lines and services per
the recommendation nf SPF Waler (as suted in SPF Summary Report
dated September 14, ?0f6),
lf acceptable, will you please sign rhe following?
Based on the staternents and commitrnents above, the Caldrvell Fire Department
orthsrar Subdivision.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 3OTH DAY OF JUNE 2021,
SERVED THE FOREGOING FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF TIIE
COMMISSION STAFF TO NORTH STAR WATER, LLC, IN CASE NO.
NSW.W-21.0I, BYE-MAILING A COPY THEREOF, TO THE FOLLOWING:
MIKE BLACK
NORTH STAR WATER LLC
PO BOX 3723
NAMPA ID 83653
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
SECRETAR
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE