20210409Staff 1-25 to Picabo.pdf

MATT HI.INTER
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
(208) 334-03r8
IDAHO BAR NO. 10655
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Street Address for Express Mail:
1 133I W CHINDEN BVLD, BLDG 8, SUITE 2OI.A
BOISE, ID 83714
Attorney for the Commission Staff
BEFORB THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF PICABO WATER
SYSTEM'S APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY
TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES
FOR WATER SERVICE IN THE STATE OF
IDAHO
CASE NO. PIC.W-?L-OI
FIRST PRODUCTION
REQUEST OF THE
COMMISSION STAFF
TO PICABO WATER SYSTEM
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its attomey of record,
Matt Hunter, Deputy Attomey General, requests that Picabo Water System provide the following
documents and information as soon as possible, but no later than FRIDAY, APRIL 30,2021.
This Production Request is to be considered as continuing, and Picabo Water System 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 number of
the person preparing the documents. Please identifu the name, job title, location, and telephone
number of the record holder.
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO PICABO WATER SYSTEM
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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. l: Please provide a complete description of the Company's current
system.
REQUEST NO. 2: Please separately describe any deficiencies needed to address system
reliability, system integrity, and/or to support potential future growth.
a. Identiff any changes or investments the Company plans to implement to address each
individual deficiency.
b. Please include the costs and identified benefits for any investments or increase in
expense.
REQUEST NO. 3: Please provide all studies, reports, or regulatory requirements stating
the need for a new alternate well.
REQUEST NO. 4: Please provide all bids for the installation of the new alternate well
REQUEST NO. 5: Please provide all studies, reports, or regulatory requirements stating
the need for painting the inside of the 50,000-gallon storage tank.
REQUEST NO. 6: Please provide all bids for painting the inside of the 50,000-gallon
storage tank.
REQUEST NO. 7: Has the Company studied any alternatives to the capital investments
included in this case? If the answer is yes, please provide all analysis performed. If the answer
is no, please explain why not.
REQUEST NO. 8: Please provide monthly flow rate data for each system well pump
and each booster pump during the past three years.
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO PICABO WATER SYSTEM 2 APRIL 9,2021
REQUEST NO. 9: Please provide monthly electric bills for each system well pump and
each booster pump during the past three years. These bills would show monthly energy use
(kWh) and peak energy demand (kW).
R-EQUEST NO. l0: Please provide a curent system map showing the location and
elevation of major equipment including wells, pipes, storage tanks, booster pumps, shut-off
valves, meters, fire hydrants, and water treatment equipment.
REQUEST NO. l1: Please provide the following informatron:
a. The make, model, and rating of each well pump.
b. The make, model, and rating of each well pump motor.
c. The make, model, capacity, and limit switch settings of each pressurized storage tank.
d. The make, model, capacity, and limit switch settings of each unpressurized storage
tank/reservoir. (Note: Also include referenced elevations for normal, high, and low
static water levels.)
e. The make, model, and rating of each booster pump.
f. The make, model, and capacity of all water treatment equipment.
REQUEST NO. 12: If the system supplies fire prevention capacity, please provide the
following:
a. The name and contact information for the fire authority who prescribes requirements
for the system.
b. Fire flow and storage requirements prescribed by the fire authority.
REQUEST NO. 13: Please provide information related to the capacity and sizing of the
system and the ability of the system to meet historical and future system peak demand. This
information would include not only capacity information, but also any constraints within the
system to meet peak demand. Please also provide information on average consumption and
consumption at peak periods.
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO PICABO WATER SYSTEM .,APRIL 9,2021
REQUEST NO. 14: Please provide the most recent Idaho Division of Environmental
Quality Sanitary Survey.
REQUEST NO. 15: Water system operators are licensed by the Idaho Board of
Drinking Water and Wastewater Professionals. Please provide the following information about
your water system operator:
a. Name
b. Operator license number and class
c. Business address
REQUEST NO. 16: For each water right used by the system, please provide the Idaho
Department of Water Resources ("IDWR") Water Right Numbers (basin and sequence number)
REQUEST NO. 17: For each well used by the water system, please provide the
following:
a. The IDWR Well Tag Number (D-Tag Number) currently on-file with IDWR.
b. The location (Township, Range, Section, and Tract).
c. The well log.
REQUEST NO. 18: If Picabo Water System uses QuickBooks, please provide a copy of
the Company's QuickBooks file. Please ensure that this file has data from January 1,2019
through December 31,2020. Please also note which edition of QuickBooks is currently used,
and provide sufficient credentials, such as usemame and password, to access the file. An
external accountant login for the QuickBooks file should be sufficient.
REQUEST NO. 19: Please provide a printed copy or PDF file of the Company's
income statement and balance sheet from the accounting and financial software used by the
Company for the Calendar Years Ended ("CYE") 2019 and2020.
REQUEST NO. 20: Please provide all supporting documentation for revenues posted in
the 2020 annual report totaling $16,917 , including amounts billed and amounts collected.
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO PICABO WATER SYSTEM 4 APRIL 9,2021
REQUEST NO.21: Please provide a customer list broken out by customer type:
Residential, Commercial and Private Fire Protection, as provided in the 2020 annual report
REQUEST NO.22: Please provide a spreadsheet detailing Picabo Water System
Account 101 Plant in Service, or Assets, separately identified by each sub-account number or
category, as of the fiscal year ended December 31,2020. Please include in your response the
following:
a. Plant in Service Account Number
b. Original Price of the Asset
c. Net Book Value of the Asset
d. Date Asset Placed in Service
e. Current Annual Depreciation Expense
f. Accumulated Depreciation
REQUEST NO. 23: Please provide a list of all Plant in Service expected to be added
through year-end 2021 and, if any, please provide the expected cost.
REQUEST NO.24: Please provide supporting documentation, including invoices and
contracts, for the following expenses for CYE December 31,2020. Please include any allocation
factors if applicable for these expenses:
a. Operations and Maintenance 2020 Labor Expense
b. Exterior Tank Painting Contract and Final Payment
c. Purchased Power Expense (Total: $6,366)
d. Chemicals (Total: $339)
e. Materials & Supplies O&M (Total: $1,550)
f. Idaho Rural Water Fee (Total: S1,920)
REQUEST NO. 25: Please provide the expected Labor expenses for 2021not included
in the installation of the main line extension and water tower capital expenses. Include a cost
breakdown by month.
FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO PICABO WATER SYSTEM 5 APRIL 9,2021
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FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
TO PICABO WATER SYSTEM
Matt Hunter
Deputy Attorney General
6 APRIL 9,2021
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 9TH DAY OF APRIL 2021,
SERVED THE FOREGOING FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE
CoMMISSION STAFF TO PICABO WATER SYSTEM, IN CASE NO.
PIC.W.2I-01, BY E-MAILING A COPY THEREOF TO THE FOLLOWING:
NICK PURDY
PRESIDENT
PICABO WATER SYSTEM
BOX 688
PICABO ID 83348
E-MAIL: [e-mail]
SECRETARY
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE