Docket No. 4025 - City of Newport Water Division - Application for authority to implement new rates designed to generate additional revenues of $3,353,023 or 35.6% to support a total operating revenue requirement in the amount $12,754,756. The impact of the proposal on rates will be an increase of 28.8%. (filed 12/9/08)

Procedural Schedule for the docket - Evidentiary hearings will commence on May 27, 2009; a public comment evening hearing will be held on March 26, 2009 in Newport City Hall, Newport, RI.
Notice of Hearing

Filings and pleadings submitted by the Newport Water Division

Newport Water Division's - Rate application, current & proposed rates and filing requirement in compliance with Section 2.9 of PUC rules. The application includes testimony and exhibits of the following witnesses:

• Direct testimony of Julia Forgue, P.E. (12/9/08)
• Direct testimony & schedules of Harold J. Smith (12/9/08)
• Rebuttal testimony of Harold J. Smith (4/29/09)
• Direct testimony of Laura Sitrin (12/9/08)
• Rebuttal testimony of Laura Sitrin (4/29/09)
• Pre-Hearing Brief (5/26/09)
• Brief (6/18/09)
• Compliance tariff filing in conformance with PUC's open meeting decision authorizing Newport Water the collection of additional revenues in the amount of approximately $1.7 million (filed 7/17/09)
• Motion for Relief from Order seeking an extension of time to file COSS from Septembe 1 to November 1, 2009 (filed 9/4/09)

Filings and pleadings submtted by the Divsion of Public Utilities and Intervenors:

• Division of Public Utilities - Direct testimony of Thomas Catlin (4/1/09)
• Division of Public Utilities - Surrebuttal testimony of Thomas Catlin (5/13/09)
• Division of Pulbic Utilities - Pre-Hearing Brief (5/26/09)
• Division - Brief (6/18/09)
• Dept. of Navy - Motion to Intervene (1/20/09)
• Dept. of Navy - Direct testimony of Ernest Harwig (4/1/09)
• Dept. of Navy - Surrebuttal testimony of Ernest Harwig (5/13/09)
• Dept. of Navy - Brief (6/18/09)
• Portsmouth Water and Fire District (PWFD) - Motion to Intervene (1/20/09)
• PWFD - Direct testimony of Christopher Woodcock (4/1/09)
• PWFD - Surrebuttal testimony of Christopher Woodcock, including updated and corrected schedules (5/13/09)
• PWFD- Pre-Hearing Brief (5/26/09)
• PWFD - Brief (6/18/09)

Parties' Responses to Data Requests:

• Newport Water - Response to Division's 1st set of data requests (1/28/09)
• Newport Water - Response to Division's 2nd set of data requests (3/9//09)
• Newport Water - Response to Division's 3rd set of data requests (5/12/09)
• Newport Water - Response to Division's 4th set of data requests (5/12/09)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's 1st set of data requests. (filed 2/10/09) Response to data requests PWFD 1-9 and PWFD 1-15(f)(2) is available for examination at PUC's office.
• Newport Water - Supplemental response PWFD's data requests 1-14 (2/19/09)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's 2nd set of data request (3/18/09)
• Newport Water - Supplemental response to PWFD's data requests 2-1 (3/25/09)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's 3rd set of data requests (4/23/09)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's 4th set of data requests (4/30/09)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's data request 5-3 (5/12/09)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's data request 5-1 & 5-2 (5/22/09)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's records requests (5/29/09)
• Newport Water - Response to Navy's 1st set of data requests (3/5/09)
• Newport Water - Response to Navy's 2nd set of data requests (5/12/09)
• Newport Water - Response to PUC's 1st set of data requests (5/11/09)
• Newport Water - Supplemental response to PUC data request 1-5 (5/12/09)
• Newport Water - Response to PUC's 2nd set of data requests (5/22/09)
• Newport Water - Response to PUC's 3rd set of data requests (5/22/09)
• PWFD - Response to Newport Water's 1st set of data requests (2/26/09)
• PWFD - Response to Newport Water's 2nd & 3rd set of data requests. Response to data requests NWD 2-1, 2-2, 2-13 and 2-14 is available for examination at PUC's office. (4/24/09)
• Dept. of Navy - Response to Newport Water's 1st set of data requests (3/11/09)
• Dept. of Navy - Response to Newport Water's 2nd set of data requests (4/27/09)
• Division - Response to Newport's 1st set of data requests (4/16/09)