Docket No. 4243 - City of Newport Water Division - Multi-year rate plan application designed to generate additional revenues of $3,509,382 for a total operating revenue requirement of $15,038,048 in the first year 2011

 and additional revenues in subsequent years 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Status of Docket: Closed.



Public Utilities Commission (PUC ) Report and Orders:

• PUC Order No. 20636 authorizing Newport Water to collect additional revenues of $2,222,258 for a total cost of service of $12,835,200 and approving new rates effective for usage on and after December 1, 2011. Written Order issued 2/3/12.
• PUC Order No. 20819 approving Newport Water's June 14, 2012 Petition to Amend Multi-Year Plan and delay the effective date of the 2nd phase until April 1, 2013. Written Order issued 9/27/12.
• PUC Order No. 21024 approving Newport Water's (Step Two of the) Multi-Year Rate Plan Compliance Filing to collect additional revenues of $2,145,647 to support debt service requirements, effective May 1, 2013. Written Order issued 5/1/13.
• PUC Order No. 21247 approving Newport Water's August 14, 2013 Miscellaneous Petition for Relief to Un-restrict Portion of Salary Increase Account. Written Order issued 11/15/13
• PUC Order No. 21523 approving Newport Water's March 4, 2014 Multi-Year Rate Plan Compliance Filing (Final Step) and March 2014 Tariff Advice Filing (related to Monthly Billing). Written Order issued 7/22/14.
• PUC Order No. 21876 approving Newport Water Division’s October 30, 2014 Miscellaneous Petition with the clarification that only $9,546 will be withdrawn from the restricted Salary Increase Account to cover FY 2015 salaries and wages. Written Order issued 4/20/15
• PUC Order No. 22596 approving Newport Water’s request Miscellaneous Petition for Relief requesting permission to withdraw $74,400.79 from the restricted Salary Increase Account. Written Order issued 11/7/16.

NEWPORT WATER'S MISCELLANEOUS PETITION FOR RELIEF FROM ORDER & RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS (filed 6/15/16):

• Newport Water's Miscellaneous Petition for Relief (6/15/16)
• Prodecural Schedule
• Newport Water's responses to Portsmouth Water & Fire Disctirct (PWFD) (8/4/16)
• Newport Water's supplemental responses to PWFD (8/18/16)
• Portsmouth Water & Fire's Response to Newport Water's Miscellaneous Petition for Relief (9/1/16)
• Division of Public Utilities' Position Memo (9/12/16)
• PUC Order No. 22596 approving Newport Water’s request Miscellaneous Petition for Relief requesting permission to withdraw $74,400.79 from the restricted Salary Increase Account. Written Order issued 11/7/16.

NEWPORT WATER'S MISCELLANEOUS PETITION FOR RELIEF FROM ORDER & RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS (filed 10/30/14):

• Newport Water's Miscellaneous Petition for Relief from Order, specifically, requesting to discontinue funding the restricted Salary Increase Account and unrestrict a portion of the balance in the restricted Salary Incrase Account.(10/30/14)
• Procedural Schedule
• Newport Water's responses to the PUC's Set of Data Requests and responses to the Division's Data Requests (12/41/4)
• Division of Public Utilities and Carriers' Position Letter regarding Newport Water's Miscellaneous Petition (12/18/14)
• Portsmouth Water & Fire District's letter to inform that it does not object to Newport Water's Miscellaneous Peititon (12/23/14)
• PUC Order No. 21876 approving Newport Water Division’s October 30, 2014 Miscellaneous Petition with the clarification that only $9,546 will be withdrawn from the restricted Salary Increase Account to cover FY 2015 salaries and wages. Written Order issued 4/20/15.

PHASE III - NEWPORT WATER'S MULTI-YEAR RATE PLAN COMPLIANCE FILING (filed March 4, 2014)

• Newport Water's Application to Change Rates to collect additional revenues of $3,075,984 to support increased debt service for the design and construction of a new Lawton Valley Water Treatment & improvements to the Station One Water Treatment Facility. Newport seeks an effective date of July 1, 2014.
• Procedural Schedule - Public hearing scheduled in Newport Public Library on May 5, 2014 @ 6:00 P.M.
• Newport Water - Responses to PWFD's Data Requests
• Newport Water - Responses to Division's Data Requests
• Newport Water - Responses to PUC's Data Requests
• Division of Public Utilities - Memorandum of Alberico Mancini
• Division of Public Utilities - Memorandum of Thomas Catlin
• Newport Water - Revised Tariff Schedule C and Memorandum of Understanding Between Portsmouth Water & Fire District
• Newport Water - Compliance tariffs
• Newport Water - Compliance - Revenue proof schedule
• PUC Order No. 21523 approving Newport Water's March 4, 2014 Multi-Year Rate Plan Compliance Filing (Final Step) and March 2014 Tariff Advice Filing (related to Monthly Billing). Written Order issued 7/22/14.

NEWPORT WATER'S PETITION FOR RELIEF FROM ORDER & RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS (filed 8/14/13):

• Newport Water's Petition for Relief from Order No. 20636, specifically, request to unrestrict funds in Salary Increase Account to cover retroactive salary and wages increase; and to continue funding the restricted account.(8/14/13)
• Portsmouth Water & Fire District - Response to Newport Water's Petition (8/29/13)
• Newport Water's supplemental response to the Division data request 1-4
• Division of Public Utilities - Letter indicating no objection (9/20/13)
• PUC Order No. 21247 approving Newport Water's August 14, 2013 Miscellaneous Petition for Relief to Un-restrict Portion of Salary Increase Account. Written Order issued 11/15/13

PHASE II - NEWPORT WATER'S MULTI-YEAR RATE PLAN COMPLIANCE FILING (filed December 28, 2012)

• Procedural Scheduled for Phase II
• Newport Water - Application to Change Rates to collect additional revenues of $2,145,647 to support increase debt service., including the testimony and schedules of witness Harold J. Smith (12/28/12)
• Newport Water - Responses to Portsmouth Water & Fire District's 7th Set of Data Requests (1/22/13)
• Division of Public Utilities - Comments (1/31/13)
• Portsmouth Water & Fire District - Testimony of Christopher P.N. Woodcock (1/31/13)
• Newport Water - Reply Testimony of Harold J. Smith (2/7/13)
• Commission Order No. 21024 approving Newport Water's (Step Two of the) Multi-Year Rate Plan Compliance Filing to collect additional revenues of $2,145,647 to support debt service requirements, effective May 1, 2013. Written Order issued 5/1/13.

PHASE I - FILINGS RELATING TO NEWPORT WATER'S RATE APPLICATION (filed on April 19, 2011)

Procedural Schedule for docket.

Filings and pleadings submitted by the Newport Water Division in support of proposed rate application:



Newport Water Division's Petition for Exemption From Filing Requirements of PUC Rules Section 2.6(b) (4/18/11)

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

• Petition for Exemption from Filing Requirements (4/18/11)
• Direct testimony of Julia Forgue, P.E. (4/19/11)
• Rebuttal testimony of Julia Forgue P.E. (9/21/11)
• Direct testimony & schedules of Harold J. Smith (4/19/11)
• Rebuttal testimony of Harold J. Smith (9/21/11)
• Rebuttal testimony of Maureen E. Gurghigian (9/221/11)
• Joint Settlement Agreement on Newport Water's rate application. The Agreement was executed amongst the Newport Water Division, the Division of Public Utilities & Carriers and the Portsmouth Water and Fire District (11/1/11)
• Newport Water's compliance tariff filing is in accordance with the November 1, 2011 Settlement Agreement (11/22/11)
• Newport Water's Petition' to Amend Multi-Year Rate Plan (6/14/12)

Filings and pleadings submitted by the Division of Public Utilities and Intervenors:

• Division of Public Utilities - Direct testimony of Thomas Catlin (8/17/11)
• Division - Surrebuttal testimony of Thomas Catlin (10/20/11)
• Portsmouth Water & Fire District (PWFD) - Assented-to Motion to Intervene (5/4/11)
• PWFD - Direct testimony of Christopher P.N. Woodcock (8/17/11)
• PWFD - Surrebuttal testimony Chirstopher P.N. Woodcock (10/20/11)
• Dept. of Navy - Motion to Intervene (5/17/11)
• Dept. of Navy - Letter stating that the Navy has no objection to the Settlement Agreement (11/3/11)
• Division of Pubilc Utilities' Comments to Newport Water's June 14, 2012 Petition to Amend Multi-Year Rate Plan (8/10/12)

Responses to Data Requests:

• Newport Water - Response to Division's 1st set of data requests (5/27/11)
• Newport Water - Response to Division's 2nd set of data requests (7/1/11)
• Newport Water - Revised attachment ot Division's data request DIV 1-26 (6/7/11)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's 1st set of data requests (5/27/11)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's 2nd set of data requests (6/17/11)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's 3rd set of data requests (6/27/11)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's 4th set of data requests (7/6/11)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's data requests 5-5 and 5-6 (12/6/11)
• Newport Water - Supplemental responses to PWFD's data requests 4-9 and 4-10 (8/2/11)
• Newport Water - Response to PUC's 1st set of data requests (6/14/11)
• Newport Water - Response to PUC's 2nd set of data requests (7/1311)
• Newport Water - Response to PUC's 3rd set of data requests ( 9/1/11)
• Newport Water - Response to PUC's 4th set of data requests (10/19/11)
• PWFD - Response to PUC's 1st set of data requests(10/25/11)