20080725Staff to ROC 1-19.pdf

KRSTINE A. SASSER
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone]
BARNO. 6618
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W. WASHINGTON
BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5983
Attorneys for the Commission Staf
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN UTILITY
COMPANY, INC. FOR A CERTIFICATE OF
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY.
)
) CASE NO. ROC-W-08-1
)
)
) FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST
) OF THE COMMISSION STAFF
) TOROCKYMOUNTAIN
) UTILITY COMPANY, INC.
)
The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilties Commission, by and through its attorney of record,
Kristine A. Sasser, Deputy Attorney General, requests that Rocky Mountain Utility Company,
Inc. (Company; Rocky Mountain) provide the following documents and information on or before
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2008.
This Production Request is to be considered as continuing, and Rocky Mountain 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.
Please provide answers to each question, supporting workpapers that provide detail or are
the source of information used in calculations. The Company is reminded that responses
pursuant to Commission Rules of Procedure must include the name and phone number of the
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person preparing the document, and the name, location and phone number of the record holder
and if different the witness who can sponsor the answer at hearing if need be. Reference IDAPA
31.01.01.228.
In addition to the written copies provided as response to the questions, please provide all
Excel and electronic fies on CD with formulas activated.
REQUEST NO.1: Staff notes that Pepperwood Crossing Subdivision is approximately
4.5 miles from the Rigby city center. Please indicate how close Rigby's water distribution
system is to the Pepperwood Crossing's water distribution system.
REQUEST NO.2: When did the Company star delivering water to the first residential
customer and star charging water fees?
REQUEST NO.3: Staff notes that JeffIreland is the listed certified operator for the
systems. Please provide a copy of any and all service contracts detailng his responsibilties,
contract amount and curent contact information.
REQUEST NO.4: When was the water system serving Pepperwood Crossing
Subdivision (Phases 1 and 2) completed? Please provide a copy of the approval letter from the
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality indicating final approval of the construction of the
water system and authorization to star serving water to customers.
REQUEST NO.5: Please provide a copy of the following engineering reports: a)
Demonstration of Financial, Technical, and Managerial Capacity for a New Public Water System
- Pepperwood Crossing b) Operations Manual, and c) As-built Drawings.
REQUEST NO.6: Please provide a plat map of service area showing the location of all
waterlines, wells (l & 2), pumps, fire hydrants, gate valves, customer shut-off valves, and other
key appurenances of the water supply and distribution system serving Pepperwood Crossing
Subdivision (Phases 1 and 2), if not included in Request NO.5 above.
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REQUEST NO.7: What are the sizes (diameter in inches) of service lines for
residential and commercial customers, if not included in Request NO.6 above?
REQUEST NO.8: Please provide any engineering, groundwater hydrology or other
reports or studies that were used for determining the location and depth of the ground water
source of domestic water supply.
REQUEST NO.9: Please provide any engineering report or calculation that has
determined the actual number and class of customers that can be served by the water system in
Pepperwood Crossing Subdivision (Phases 1 and 2).
REQUEST NO. 10: Staff notes that the primar well pump is metered. Please provide
monthly production well flow data since Rocky Mountain Utilty staed delivering water to
customers up to the most recent month (ending in June 30, 2008), expressed in gallons. Please
include the number of customers (all classes-residential and commercial) during those months.
REQUEST NO. 11: Staff notes that there are eight potential commercial customers at
the Pepperwood Crossing Subdivision. The Company is proposing a monthly rate of $42.00 per
customer. Does this include commercial as well as residential customers?
REQUEST NO. 12: When the Application for CPCN was fied in May 2008, there were
38 residential customers and no commercial customers connected to the system. Please provide
an updated number to date.
REQUEST NO. 13: A Sanitar Surey conducted by IDEQ on September 28,2007,
indicated that the Pepperwood Crossing water system was in violation of the Idaho Rules for
Public Water Systems promulgated by IDEQ which requires a minimum of two (2) sources for
new community water systems served by ground water and intended to serve more than 25
homes. Please provide the status of driling the additional well and connecting it to the current
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distribution system of Pepperwood Crossing. Please provide the cost incured to date and the
estimated costs of completing the project.
REQUEST NO. 14: Staff notes that there is a valid water permit for the primar well
curently being used. Please provide the status of the water permit for the second well to be
developed or curently being developed.
REQUEST NO. 15: Staf notes that there was a transfer of shares from the Harson
Canal and Irrigation Company to Jim Bernard, owner of Rocky Mountain Utility. Please explain
the significance of this transfer to the Company. Is there a plan to use the irrigation water rights?
Please explain.
REQUEST NO. 16: Please provide your plan for connecting new customers and the
proposed hook-up fee. Provide justification for the amount proposed.
REQUEST NO. 17: Please provide copies of your Billng Statements, Final Disconnect
Notice, Notice of Procedure for Reconnecting Service, and Rules Sumar for review.
REQUEST NO. 18: Please provide copies of the notice mailed to the customers for the
Public Workshop and a copy of the Press Release.
REQUEST NO. 19: Please provide explanation of how the Company conducts its
termination process.
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Dated at Boise, Idaho, this ;U=.?1ay of July 2008.
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Kristi saser
Deputy Attorney General
Technical Staff: Gerr D. Galinato
Chris Hecht
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY 2008, SERVED
THE FOREGOING FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION
STAFF TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN UTILITY COMPANY, INC., IN CASE NO.
ROC-W-08-01, BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO THE
FOLLOWING:
SHERI POULSEN
JENSEN POULSEN & COMPANY PLLC
PO BOX 50225
IDAHO FALLS ID 83405
JIM BERNARD
OWNER! MANAGER
ROCKY MOUNTAIN UTILITY CO. INC.
3894 EAST 200 NORTH
RIGBY ID 83442
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SECRETARY
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE