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Home My WebLink About971219.docxSCOTT WOODBURY DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 472 WEST WASHINGTON STREET STATEHOUSE MAIL BOISE, IDAHO 83720-6000 (208) 334-0320 ATTORNEY FOR THE COMMISSION STAFF BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION) OF UNITED WATER IDAHO INC. FOR) CASE NO. UWI-W-97-6 AUTHORITY TO REVISE AND INCREASE) RATES CHARGED FOR WATER SERVICE.) SECOND PRODUCTION ) REQUEST OF THE )COMMISSION STAFF )TO UNITED WATER )IDAHO INC. __________________________________________) The Staff of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission by and through its attorney of record, Scott Woodbury, Deputy Attorney General, requests United Water Idaho Inc. (UWI) provide the following documents and information, pursuant to Commission Rule of Procedure 225, IDAPA 31.01.01.225, on or before JANUARY 16, 1997. This production request is to be considered as continuing, and United Water Idaho Inc. is requested to provide by way of supplementary responses, additional documents that you or any person acting on your 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 name and telephone number of the person preparing the documents; and the name, location and telephone number of the record holder. REQUEST NO. 33: In Commission Order Nos. 26337 and 26432, the Commission directed UWI to separate Eagle system assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and allocated common costs so they may be looked at on a stand alone basis. Please provide the separated information described above. REQUEST NO. 34: In Commission Order No. 26562, the Commission directed and required the Company to account for the acquisition of the North State Area in a manner that allows the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, including allocated common costs to be separately identified for regulatory purposes. Please provide the separated information described above. REQUEST NO. 35: Please provide an itemized breakdown of all investment made by the Company to serve the Spyglass residential subdivision. REQUEST NO. 36: In Commission Order No. 26588, the Commission directed and required the Company to account for the acquisition of the Warm Springs Mesa area in a manner that allows related assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, including allocation of common costs, to be separately identified for regulatory purposes. Please provide the separated information described above. REQUEST NO. 37: Please provide a detailed description of the Safe Drinking Water Act data collection activities and an itemized breakdown of the anticipated costs. REQUEST NO. 38: Please provide a copy of the agreement with Garden City to provide summer water supplies as described by Company witness Healy for Adjustment No. 5. REQUEST NO. 39: Adjustment No. 5 described in the testimony of Company witness Healy is for water purchases. a)Please show the timing and quantity of actual water diverted from the Boise River under the two Anderson Ranch reservoir water rights during the test year. Please provide the timing and quantity of additional diversions that are anticipated in subsequent years under these rights. b)Please provide the timing and quantity of additional anticipated water purchases from Garden City through the Gary Lane interconnection that did not occur during the test year. c)Please provide the timing and quantity of actual test year and anticipated test year water purchases from Garden City under the Duncan’s Landing water purchase agreement provided in the Healy workpapers. Please support your response with information showing the level of new customer connections in the area. REQUEST NO. 40: Please provide a list of all ground water supply projects undertaken by UWI over the past ten years. For each project, please include the nature of the project (new well, rehabilitated well etc.), the total project cost, the location, the additional capacity provided and the date constructed. REQUEST NO. 41: Please provide a breakdown of the chemical expenses incurred during the test year that were used to improve aesthetic (non-health threatening) water quality. REQUEST NO. 42: Please provide a list of all investment proposed for recovery in this case that was incurred in total or in part to improve aesthetic (non-health threatening) water quality including but not limited to mainlines, distribution lines and water supply facilities. REQUEST NO. 43: (Field Req 002-2) Please provide support for 284 acre ft of Anderson Ranch storage. (Exhibit No. 5, Sch1, line 4.) REQUEST NO. 44: (Field Req 002-3) Please provide a copy of the local UWI list of Company vehicles and other major operating equipment. REQUEST NO. 45: (Field Req 002-4) Please provide a copy of the actual Ad Valorem Tax assessment for 1997. REQUEST NO. 46: (Field Req 002-5) Please provide a spreadsheet summary of all the tests required to comply with the “Information Collection Rule” Adjustment No. 3. REQUEST NO. 47: (Field Req 003-1) Please provide an explanation for the different approaches used to calculate Depreciation Expenses shown on Exhibit No. 5, Schedule 2, page 2 ($3,466,079) and Exhibit No. 5, Schedule 4 ($3,216,883). REQUEST NO. 48: (Field Req 003-2) Please provide a calculation showing the detail of components included in the gross-up factor of 1.6816 shown on Exhibit No. 3, page 1, line 8. REQUEST NO. 49: (Field Req 003-3) Please provide a list of all work orders (project numbers) closed to plant in service for calendar years 1996 and 1997. (Note: Include cost amounts.) REQUEST NO. 50: (Field Req 003-4) Please provide a list of all work orders (project numbers) currently in progress but not closed to plant in service. (Note: Include cost amounts.) REQUEST NO. 51: (Field Req 004-1) For each calendar year 1990-1996, please provide a schedule showing revenues and uncollectible accounts expense similar in format to the details shown on lines 3, 4, 5, and 6 on Exhibit No. 1, Schedule 1, page 9. REQUEST NO. 52: (Field Req 004-2) Please provide details for the proforma level of management and service fees shown on Exhibit No. 5, Schedule 1, page 15, line 3. (Identify each specific service provided and the cost for each. Explain all increases in cost of each service.) REQUEST NO. 53: (Field Req 004-3) Please compare No. 52 above with the test year expense shown on Exhibit No. 5, Schedule 1, page 15, line 4. (Identify each specific service provided and the cost for each. Explain all increases in cost of each service.) REQUEST NO. 54: (Field Req 005-1) Please provide detailed explanations of each contribution by project number shown on Exhibit No. 11. In particular, explain why a number of these show negative contributions. REQUEST NO. 55: (Field Req 005-2) Please provide detailed support for rate case expense amortization Exhibit No. 5, Schedule 1, page 18. REQUEST NO. 56: (Field Req 005-3) Please provide detailed support for the Starnet Information Technology expense of $174,372 shown on Exhibit No. 5, Schedule 1, page 22. REQUEST NO. 57: (Field Req 005-4) Please provide information regarding the derivation of the 19.72% of payroll that is related to “Other than O & M” shown on Exhibit No. 5, Schedule 1, page 23, line 4. REQUEST NO. 58: (Field Req 006-1) Please provide copies of all correspondence between UWI and all other entities involved with the permitting, construction, acquisition or decision to construct the Boise River Intake structure and 30" discharge main (C96A007) referred to in the testimony of William C. Linam, page 4, line 23. REQUEST NO. 59: (Field Req 006-2) Please provide copies of internal memorandums and letters within the United Water Resources organization per Request No. 58 above. REQUEST NO. 60: (Field Req 006-3) Please provide copies of all vouchers and journal entries related to the River Intake Project and 30" discharge main. REQUEST NO. 61: (Field Req 007-1) Please provide copies of all accounting entry vouchers and journal entries related to the acquisition of Banbury, Warm Springs Mesa, Garden City, Eagle, Island Woods, and Redwood Creek as identified on Exhibit No. 4, Schedule 1, page 3. REQUEST NO. 62: Please provide separate schedules, in rate case format, for each acquisition referred to in Request No. 61 above. Each schedule should show detailed rate base increments, revenues, operating and maintenance expenses, other expenses including depreciation and taxes, gross operating income, income taxes and net operating income. REQUEST NO. 63: (Field Req 007-2) Please provide a list of all the customer advances for construction shown on Exhibit No. 4, Schedule 1, page 2, line 4. Include: name of customer; date of advance; original amount of each advance; terms of repayment; and remaining balance of each. REQUEST NO. 64: (Field Req 007-3) Please provide a test year balance sheet for June 30, 1997. REQUEST NO. 65: (Field Req 008-1) Please provide an income statement and balance sheet for 1996 and 1997 to date for Engineering Management and Maintenance Co. No. 308. REQUEST NO. 66: (Field Req 008-2) Please provide an income statement and balance sheet for 1996 and 1997 to date for United Water Resources Co. No. 600. REQUEST NO. 67: (Field Req 008-3) Please provide an income statement and balance sheet for 1996 and 1997 to date for United Water Management and Services Co. No. 305. REQUEST NO. 68: (Field Req 009-1) Please provide a calculation showing the development of the AFUDC rate applied to construction projects. REQUEST NO. 69: (Field Req 009-2) Please provide a calculation showing the development of the overhead rate applied to construction projects. REQUEST NO. 70: (Field Req 009-3) Please provide a reconciliation between the workpapers of Mr. Gennari and the Company’s General Ledger Construction Accounting System for Plant Addition and Retirements. (Gennari workpapers Tab No. 1.) REQUEST NO. 71: (Field Req 010-1) Please provide a complete list of each entity under the United Water Resources Corporate umbrella with whom United Water Idaho has exchanged funds and/or services in the last three years. Describe the nature of each transaction and the monetary value of the transactions reflected on the accounting records of United Water Idaho or its predecessor. REQUEST NO. 72: (Field Req 011-1) Please provide a schedule showing by month for the last three years the AFUDC capitalized to construction projects. Break the AFUDC amounts into debt portion, equity portion and equity gross-up portion. Include notes explaining rates in effect for each period. REQUEST NO. 73: (Field Req 011-2) Please provide a schedule showing by month for the last three years each component of overhead rates capitalized to construction projects. Show the amount of construction work in progress to which the overhead rates were applied. Include notes explaining rates in effect for each period. REQUEST NO. 74: (Field Req 012-1) Please provide copies of all internal memorandums, letters and calculations within the United Water Resources organization relating to the decision to construct the NW pipeline, Hill Road to Floating Feather (Project C97D101). DATED at Boise, Idaho, this day of December 1997. ________________________ Scott Woodbury Deputy Attorney General Technical Staff: Randy Lobb Robert Smith SW:RL:gdk/uwiw976.sw2/umisc/pr