HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210304IFHC 3-12 to Suez.pdfKEN NAGY (I.S.B. No. 6176)
ATTORNEY AT LAW
P.O. Box 164
Lewiston,Idaho 83501
Telephone: (208) 301 -0126
Facsimile: (888) 291 -3832
E-mail: knagy@lewiston.com
ATTORNEY FOR INTERVENOR INTERMOUNTAIN
FAIR HOUSING COUNCIL, II\IC.
BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF SUEZ WATER
IDAHO INC.'S APPLICATION FOR
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES
AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE
IN IDAHO
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CASE NO. SUZ-W-20-02
INTERVENOR INTERMOUNTAIN FAIR
HOUSING COUNCIL, [NC.'S SECOND
INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST
FOR PRODUCTION TO SUEZ WATER
IDAHO,INC.
PROPOUNDED TO:Suez Water Idaho, Inc. and its attorneys of record, Michael
C. Creamer and PrestonN. Carter
Intervenor Intermountain Fair Housing Council, Inc.
March 3,2021
Two (Nos. 3-10)
Two (Nos. 3-4)
PROPOUNDED BY:
DATE:
Interrogatories Set No. :
Request for Production Set No
COMES NOW the Intervenor [ntermountain Fair Housing Council, Inc. ("Intervenor"),
by and through its attomey of record Ken Nagy, Attorney atLaw, and hereby submits to Suez
INTERVENOR INTERMOUNTAIN FAIR
HOUSING COUNCIL, INC.'S SECOND
INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST
FOR PRODUCTION TO SI.]EZ WATER
IDAHO,INC.
KEN NAGY
Attorney et Lrw
Lewiston, Idaho
Water Idaho, Inc. and its attorneys of record the Interrogatories and Request for Production
described below pursuant to IDAPA $31.01.01.225.
The lntervenor submits these lnterrogatories to be answered separately and fully in
writing under oath within twenty-one (21) days from the date of service of said Interrogatories
upon you. In responding to these lnterrogatories, you are required to fumish such information as
is available to you and not merely information which you know of your own personal
knowledge, including information in the possession of your agent, or attorney, or any
investigator for the answering party. These Interrogatories are continuing in nature and the
Intervenor demands that any information coming into the possession of you, your agents, or your
counsel that would change the answers in any way be promptly furnished to the undersigned
counsel.
Furthermore, the Intervenor requests that you produce the documents identified in the
Request for Production within twenty-one (21) days after service of this document. This request
is continuing in nature and it is expressly requested that any relevant correspondence,
information, documents or writing coming into the possession of you, your agents, or your
counsel be promptly furnished to the undersigned afforney of record. The terms "document" and
"documents" include but are not limited to all handwritten, typed, printed or photostatic material
and drafts, duplicates, carbon copies or any other copies thereof, in the possession, custody or
control of you or yoru counsel. If any portion of the documents requested to be produced was,
but no longer is, in your possession or control or is no longer in existence, state whether it is:
1. Missing or lost;
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INTERVENOR INTERMOUNTAIN FAIR
HOUSING COUNCIL, INC.'S SECOND
INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST
FOR PRODUCTION TO SI]EZ WATER
IDAHO,INC.
KEN NAGY
Attorney atLaw
Lewistoo, Idaho
2. Destroyed;
3. Transferred voluntarily or involuntarily to other, and if so, to whom;
4. Otherwise disposed of.
In each instance, explain the circumstances surrounding the authorization for such disposition
and state the approximate date thereof.
Your response to these discovery requests shall be mailed or otherwise delivered to the
undersigned KenNagy, Attorney atLaw, P.O. Box 164, Lewiston, Idaho 83501.
INTERROGATORY NO. 3: When you provided notices to housing consumers in the
relevant service area regarding the rate increases that you have proposed in this proceeding,
specify all languages in which you provided such notices.
INTERROGATORY NO. 4: State whether you receive or have received any funding
from the federal government. If the answer is in the affirmative, specify in detail the amounts
you receive or have received, and the purpose for which you receive or have received such
funding.
NTERROGATORYNO. 5: If youranswerto InterrogatoryNo.4 above is inthe
affirmative, do you have a Language Access Plan (LAP)? If the answer is in the affirmative,
describe with specificity the content of your LAP.
REOUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 3: Produce a copy of your Language Access Plan
(LAP) and all documents pertaining thereto discussed in response to lnterrogatory No. 5 above.
INTERVENOR INTERMOUNTAIN FAIR
HOUSING COUNCIL, INC.'S SECOND
INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST
FOR PRODUCTION TO SUEZ WATER
IDAHO,INC.
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KEN NAGY
Attorney rt Lrw
Lewiston, Idaho
INTERROGATORY NO. 6: To give notice to housing consumers in the relevant service
area regarding the rate increases and other relevant matters at issue in this proceeding, do you
use an affirmative marketing plan? If the answer is in the affirmative, describe with specificity
the content of your affirmative marketing plan.
REOUEST FOR PRODUCTION NO. 4: Produce a copy of your affirmative marketing
plan and all documents pertaining thereto discussed in response to Interrogatory No. 6 above.
INTERROGATORY NO. 7: Explain in detail the reasons that you completed alterations
or improvements to your system prior to seeking approval of the rate increase that you have
requested in this proceeding.
INTERROGATORY NO. 8: Describe in detail how you have or will address and/or
remediate water quality issues as part of the alterations or improvements to your system for
which you are seeking approval of a rate increase in this proceeding.
INTERROGATORY NO. 9: Will you increase your profitability in the event that the
Idaho Public Utilities Commission approves the rate increase that you are seeking in this
proceeding?
INTERROGATORY NO. 10: If your response to Interrogatory No. 7 above is in the
affirmative, specify in detail the amount that you will increase your profitability in the event that
the Idaho Public Utilities Commission approves the rate increase that you are seeking in this
proceeding.
INTERROGATORY NO. 1 1: [n your response to Interrogatory No. 2 inyow Suez
Water ldaho Inc.'s Response to Intervenor Intermountain Fair Housing Counsel [sicJ, Inc.'s
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INTERVENOR INTERMOUNTAIN FAIR
HOUSING COUNCIL, INC.'S SECOND
INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST
FOR PRODUCTION TO SI.]EZ WATER
IDAHO,INC.
KEN NAGY
Attorney at Law
Lewiston, Idaho
First Interrogatories and Requestfor Production dated. February 18,202I, you attached a copy
of an email dated "Oct. 1,2020 at2:05 PM" which states that you will increase your revenues by
*$10.2 million per year." In the event that the Idaho Public Utilities Commission approves the
rate increase that you are seeking in this proceeding, specify how you will apply that increase in
revenues.
INTERROGATORY NO. 12: In the event that you state in your response to
InterrogatoryNo. 9 above that the increase in revenues will be applied in part or in whole to the
costs you have incurred in completing alterations or improvements to your system, will your
rates decrease when such costs have been paid for?
DATED 1ri, 3rd day of March 2021
Ken Nagy Digiblt rigned by X.n Nagy
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KEN NAGY
Attorney for Intervenor Intermountain Fair Housing
Council,Inc.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on 6" 3rd day of March ,2021,I caused to be
served a full, true, and accurate copy of the foregoing by the method/s indicated below, and
addressed to the following:
JanNoriyuki
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. ChindenBlvd.
Building 8, Suite 201-4
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, lD 83720
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U.S. Mail
Email to: ian.noriyuki(dpuc.idaho. sov
matt.hunter@nuc. idaho. gov
terri. carlock@puc. idaho. gov
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INTERVENOR INTERMOUNTAIN FAIR
HOUSING COUNCIL, INC.'S SECOND
INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST
FOR PRODUCTTON TO SUEZ WATER
IDAHO,INC.
KEN NAGY
Attorney rt Lrw
kwiston, Idaho
Michael C. Creamer
Preston N. Carter
Givens Pursley LLP
Attorneys at Law
601 W. Bannock St.
Boise, D 83702
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By U.S. Mail
By Email to: mcc@givenspurslev.com
and prestoncarter@ givenspursley. com
DavidNjuguna
Suez Water Management & Services
461 From Rd., Suite 400
Paramus, N.J. 07052
[ ] Bv U.S. Mail
Ix] By Email to: David.njuquna@,suez.com
Dayn Hardie
Deputy Attorney General
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
11331 W. Chinden Blvd.
Building 8, Suite 201-4
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, D 83720
[ ] BvU.S. Mail
I x] By Email to: davn.hardie@,puc.idaho.eov
Lorna Jorgensen
John Cortabitarte
Ada County Prosecuting Attomey's Office
Civil Division
200 W. Front St., Room 3191
Boise, lD 83702
[ ] Bv U.S. Mail
Ix] By Email to: ljoreensen@adacountv.id.eov
i cortabitarte@ adacounty. id. eov
Mary Grant
Depury City Attorney
City of Boise
150 N. Capitol Blvd.
P.O. Box 500
Boise,ID 83701-0500
[ ] Bv U.S. Mail
I x] By Email to: mrgrant@cityofboise.org
Norman M. Semanko
Parsons, Behle & Latimer
800 W. Main St., Suite 1300
Boise, D 83702
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I By U.S. Mail
] By Email to: NSemanko(@parsonsbehle.com
Boisedocket@parsonsbehle. com
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INTERVENOR INTERMOUNTAIN FAIR
HOUSING COUNCIL, INC.'S SECOND
INTERROGATORIES AND REQUEST
FOR PRODUCTION TO SUEZ WATER
IDAHO,INC.
KEN NAGY
Attorney at Lsw
Lewiston, Idaho
Marty Durand
Piotrowski Durand, PLLC
1020 Main St., Suite 440
P.O. Box 2864
Boise,ID 83701
[ ] Bv U.S. Mail
[x ] By Email to: marty@idunionlaw.com
Bard M. Purdy
2019 N. 17ft St.
Boise, ID 83702
[ ] Bv U.S. Mail
I x] ByEmail to: bmpurdy@hotmail.com
Austin Rueschhoff
Thorvald A. Nelson
555 17th St., Suite 3200
Denver, CO 80202
[ ] Bv U.S. Mail
[X ] By Email to : darueschhoff@,hollandhart. com
tnelson@hollandhart. com
aclee@ hollandhart. com
gl earsanoamari@hollandhart. com
Jim Swier
Greg Harwood
Micron Technology, Inc.
8000 S. Federal Way
Boise, lD 83707
[ ] Bv U.S. Mail
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gbharwood@micron.com
Ken Nagy Digfr.lly tigh.d by h Nagy
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Ken Nagy
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INTERVENOR INTERMOUNTAIN FAIR
HOUSING COUNCIL, INC.'S SECOND
INTERROGATORIES AND REQI]EST
FOR PRODUCTION TO SUEZ WATER
IDAHO,INC.
KEN NAGY
Attorney at Law
kwiston, Idaho