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Home My WebLink About200502095th Request of Staff to United Water.pdfWELDON B. STUTZMAN DONOV AN E. WALKER DEPUTY ATTORNEYS GENERAL IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION PO BOX 83720 BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074 (208) 334-0318 AND (208) 334-0357 IDAHO BAR NO. 3283 AND 5921 HECEIVED In f:"n , ,..~._,,......,. tEJ tUUS FES -9 1'11 2: . ~. It; F UE,L UTILITIES COrlrUSS10N Street Address for Express Mail: 472 W. WASHINGTON BOISE, IDAHO 83702-5983 Attorney for the Commission Staff BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF UNITED WATER IDAHO INC. FOR AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE IN THE STATE OF IDAHO. FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO UNITED WATER IDAHO INC. CASE NO. UWI-04- The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, by and through its attorney of record Weldon B. Stutzman, Deputy Attorney General, requests that United Water Idaho Inc. (United Water; Company) provide the following documents and information on or before WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2005. These requests are follow-up questions to prior Audit Requests and Staff requests the Company place special priority on answering these requests as soon as possible. In recognition that some questions require less time to answer than others Staff asks that the Company file responses as they are completed rather than wait for the most time-intensive questions to be finished. The Company is reminded that responses pursuant to Commission Rules of Procedure must include the name and phone number of the person preparing the document, and the name location and phone number of the record holder. Reference IDAPA 31.01.01.228. FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST TO UNITED WATER FEBRUARY 9, 2005 This Production Request is to be considered as continuing, and United Water 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, and the name and telephone number of the person preparing the documents. Please identify the name, location and telephone number of the record holder. 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 if need be. Request No. 149: In follow-up to Audit Request 43, please provide copies of all property tax assessments and/or bills received and/or paid during 2003 and 2004. Please include copies of assessments from all taxing authorities, including the Boise-Kuna Irrigation District the N amp a Meridian Irrigation District, the New York Irrigation District, the Ada County Treasurer, the Canyon County Treasurer, and any other taxing authorities. Request No. 150: In the response to Audit Request No. 43 , the Company states that UWID received in 2003 a $43 000 credit from Ada County & Canyon County. Please provide an explanation of the credit and a copy of the document showing how the credit was conveyed to UWID. Request No. 151: Following up on the Company s response to Audit Request No. 12 please provide a list of all expenses incurred by the Company in its def~nse of the cases listed in the Company s response. Please include to whom the expenses were paid, date they were paid account number that the expenses were charged to, and the case to which the expense was applicable. Request No. 152: Please provide all amounts included in the Company s response to Audit Request No. 21 that the Company is requesting to be recovered in rates through this current proceeding and the accounts to which those amounts are charged. Request No. 153: The Company s response to Audit Request No. 62 indicates that the Commission had previously approved in Case No. UWI-00-1 the amortization ofERP/ESP costs. Please identify any orders issued by the Commission that specifically authorize this amortization. The response should include the order number, the page number and the paragraph number of the order. Request No. 154: The Company s response to Audit Request No. 62 indicates that the Commission had previously approved in Case No. UWI- W -00-1 the amortization of employee relocation expenses. Please identify any orders issued by the Commission that specifically FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST TO UNITED WATER FEBRUARY 9, 2005 authorize this amortization. The response should include the order number, the page number and the paragraph number of the order. Request No. 155: The Company s response to Audit Request No. 62 indicates that the Commission had previously approved in Case No. UWI-00-1 the amortization of tank painting costs. Please identify any orders issued by the Commission that specifically authorize this amortization. The response should include the order number, the page number and the paragraph number of the order. Request No. 156: Please provide all investor expenses as described in Audit Request No. 38 that were incurred by United Water Resources, Inc.s publicly traded parent company during the test year that have been allocated to United Water Idaho and are being requested to be recovered in rates. Include the total dollar amount, allocation percentage, basis for allocation and Idaho amount. Request No. 157: Please provide the amount of the Company s response to Audit Request No. 40 that is being requested to be recovered in rates. The response should indicate the account number to which the expense was charged and the date the expense was paid. Request No. 158: Please provide the amount of the Company s response to Audit Request No. 41 that is being requested to be recovered in rates. The response should indicate the account number to which the expense was charged and the date the expense was paid. Request No. 159: Staffs Audit Request No. 61 requested copies of all travel and expense reports for all managers. The Company responded , " See the response to Audit Request No.86." The Company s response to Audit Request No. 86 does not provide copies of all travel and expense reports for all managers. Please provide copies of all travel and expense reports for all managers from August 1 2003 through July 31 2004 for any amounts that the Company seeks to recover in rates. Request No. 160: Please provide the Company s response to Audit Request No. 64 in Excel format. Request No. 161: Please provide copies of all written correspondence between the Company s actuaries and United Water and any of its affiliates from January 1 , 2002 to current date. FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST TO UNITED WATER FEBRUARY 9, 2005 Dated at Boise, Idaho, this '1~ day of February 2005. :;? - c-. Weldon B. Stutzman Donovan E. Walker Deputy Attorneys General Technical Staff: Kathy Stockton Donn English i :umisc/prodreq/uwi wO4.4 wsdw5 FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST TO UNITED WATER FEBRUARY 9, 2005 CERTIFICA TE OF SERVICE HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE THIS 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2005 SERVED THE FOREGOING FIFTH PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO UNITED WATER IDAHO INC.IN CASE NO. UWI-04-, BY MAILING A COpy THEREOF POSTAGE PREPAID TO THE FOLLOWING: MARK GENNARI UNITED WATER 200 OLD HOOK RD HARRINGTON PARK NJ 07640 DEAN J MILLER ESQ McDEVITT & MILLER LLP PO BOX 2564 BOISE ill 83701 DOUGLAS K STRICKLING BOISE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 150 N CAPITOL BLVD. PO BOX 500 BOISE ID 83701 CHUCK MICKELSON CITY OF BOISE 150 N CAPITOL BLVD. PO BOX 500 BOISE ID 83701 WILLIAM M. EDDIE ADVOCATES FOR THE WEST PO BOX 1612 BOISE ID 83701 BILL SEDIVY ID AH 0 RIVERS UNITED PO BOX 633 BOISE ID 83701 BRAD M. PURDY ATTORNEY AT LAW 2019 N 17TH STREET BOISE ID 83702 SHARON ULLMAN 9627 W. DESERT AVE BOISE ID 83709 SCOTT L. CAMPBELL 101 S CAPITOL BLVD., 10TH FLOOR PO BOX 829 BOISE ID 83701 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE