Docket No. 4406 - Providence Water Supply Board ("PWSB') - Rate Application to Collect Additional Revenue Requirements

Status of Docket: Closed.

PUC Report and Order No. 22062 approving a Settlement Agreement by and between Providence Water, Kent County Water Authority, Bristol County Water Authority, and the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers, providing for a revenue increase of $7,494,513, total revenue of $67,526,756, and a total cost of service of $67,525,343. Also approving new rates and charges effective for usage on and after December 7, 2013. Written Order issued 9/1/15.

Filings relating to Providence Water's Motion to Reopen Proceeding to Adopt Revised Settlement Agreement Dated November 8, 2013 (filed 6/18/15)

• Providence Water's Motion to Reopen Proceeding to Adopt Rev ised Settlement Agreement includes the testimony and exhibits in support of the motion:
  • Transmittal letter, Motion to Reopen Proceedings, Testimony of Rick Caruolo and Testimony & Exhibits of Thomas Massaro
  • Testimony and Exhibits of Harold Smith
  • Testimony and Exhibits of Gregg Gaisson
• Bristol County Water Authority' Objection to Providence Water's Motion to Reopen (6/29/15)
• City of East Providence's Objection to Providence Water's Motion to Reopen (6/29/15)
• Providence Water's Motion Regarding PUC Rule 2.10 - By agreement of the parties, PWSB's Motion to Reopen was redocketed as an abbreviated rate filing and assigned Docket No. 4571

Filings regarding Providence Water's Motion to Reopen Docket to Utllized Revised Consumption (filed 11/12/14)

• Providence Water's Motion to Reopen Proceedings to Utilize Revised Consumptions to Establish a Revised Commercial Rate and Testimony of Jean Bondarevskis in support of Motion (11/12/14)
• PUC's Revised Procedural Schedule
• Providence Water's responses to PUC's Data Requests (12/9/14)
• Providence Water's responses to PUC's Data Requests (12/29/14)
• Division of Public Utilities' Recommendation (1/6/15)
• On January 6, 2015, in light of the Division recommendation, Providence Water notified the PUC that it withdraws its Motion to Reopen. Providence Water's withdrawal renders the matter moot.

FILINGS IN CONNECTION WITH PROVIDENCE WATER'S INITIAL RATE APPLICATION (FILED 3/29/13)

• Procedural Schedule and Memorandum
• Revised Procedural Schedule
• Notice of Tour of Providence Water's Facilities
• Notice of Technical Session
• Transcript of Technical Session held on October 8, 2013
• Notice of Hearings - Public comment hearing scheduled June 5, 2013 at Commisson's office; and June 18, 2013 at the Providence Public Safety Complex. Evidentiary hearing commences on November 12, 2013 at Commission's office.

MOTIONS TO INTERVENE FILED BY:

• Kent County Water Authority (KCWA) - Motion to Intervene (4/29/13)
• Bristol County Water Authority - Motion to Intervene (5/7/13)
• City of Warwick - Motion to Inervene (5/7/13)
• City of East Providence - Motion to Intervene (5/9/13)

TESTIMONY SUBMITTED BY PROVIDENCE WATER SUPPLY BOARD:

• PWSB - Rate application to collect additional revenues of $14,621,793 or 24.3% over current revenues, including the testimony of witnesses Boyce Spinelli, Paul Gadoury and Harold J. Smith in suport of rate application (3/29/13)
• PWSB - Supplemental testimony and revised schedules of Harold J. Smith, including proposed revised tariffs incorporating changes made by Harold J. Smith (4/17/13)
• PWSB - Rebuttal testimony of Harold Smith (9/27/13)
• PWSB - Rebuttal testimony of Jeanne Bondarevskis (9/27/13)
• PWSB - Rebuttal testimony of Paul Gadoury (9/27/13)
• PWSB - History of Lead Compliance Presentation provided at the October 8, 2013 Technical Session
• PWSB - Clarifications to testimony given at the November 13, 2013 hearing

TESTIMONY, POSITION AND PLEADINGS SUBMITTED BY THE DIVISION AND INTERVENORS:

• Division of Public Utiities - Direct testimony of Thomas Catlin (8/23/13)
• Division of Public Utiities - Direct testimony of Jerome Mierzwa (8/23/13)
• KCWA - Direct testimony of Christopher P.N. Woodcock (8/20/13)
• KCWA - Surrebuttal testimony of Christopher P.N. Woodcock (10/25/13)
• BCWA - Direct testimony of David F. Russell (8/23/13)
• BCWA - Surrebuttal testimony of David F. Russell (10/25/13)
• BCWA - Direct testimony of Pamela Marchand (8/23/13)
• BCWA - Surrebuttal testimony of Pamela Marchand (10/25/13)
• City of Warwick - Comments (8/23/13)

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

• On November 4, 2013, the Division and Providence Water filed a Settlement Agrement. In support of the Settlement, the parties submitt testimony of the following witnesses:
  • Settlement testimony of Thomas S.Catlin
  • Settlement testimony of Jerome D. Mierzwa
  • Settlement testimony of Jeanne Bondarevskis
    
     
• Revised Settlement Agreement signed by all parties to this docket, including all intervernos. Executed on November 12, 2013.
• Second Revised Settlement Agreement signed by all the parties in the docket. The Settlement incorportes the changes the PUC ruled on at the November 22, 2013 open meetihg. The Settlement will provide PWSB with additional revenues of $7,494,513 or 12.74% to provide total pro forma revenues of $67,525,343. Executed November 26, 2013.

MOTIONS/OBJECTIONS ON DISCOVERY AND/OR TESTIMONY:

• BCWA - Motion to Strike Objection, Compel Further Answers and/or Strike Testimony and Supporting Memorandum (9/3/13)
• KCWA - Motion in Support of BCWA's Motion to Strike Objection, Compel and/or Strike Testimony (9/6/13)
• East Providence - Motion in support of KCWA's and BCWA's Motions to Strike Objections and Compel
• Providence Water - Objection and Motion regarding BCWA 2-3
• Providence Water - Objection and Motion for a Protective Order regarding BCWA 4ht Set of Data Requests (9/13/13)
• BCWA - Motion to Strike Objection & Objection to Motion for Protecive Order Regarding BCWA;s 4th Set of Data Requests (9/20/13)
• Commission Counsel's Memorandum setting forth the Presiding Commissioner DeSimone's determination regarding the three outstanding discovery matters (9/20/13)

DATA REQUESTS AND DATA RESPONSES:

• Division of Public Utilities' (Division) 1st Set of Data Requests (1-1 through 1-40) directed to Providence Water - issued May 1, 2013
  • Providence Water's Responses to Division's Data Requests 1-1 through 1-17
  • Providence Water's Responses to Division's Data Requests 1-18 through 1-19
  • Providence Water's Responses to Division's Data Requests 1-20 through 1-27
  • Providence Water's Responses to Division's Data Requests 1-28 through 1-30
  • Providence Water's Responses to Division's Data Requests 1-31
  • Providence Water's Responses to Division's Data Requests 1-32 through 1-40
  • Providence Water's Revised Responses Division's Data Requests 1-5 and 1-27
• Division's 2nd Set of Data Requests (2-2 through 2-9) directed to Providence Water - issued May 10, 2013
  • Providence Water's Responses to Division's 2nd Set Data Requests 2-2 through 2-9
  • Providence Water's Responses to Remainder of Division 2nd Set of Data Requests
  • Providence Water's Revised Response to Division's Data Request 2-2
    
     
• Division's 3rd Set of Data Requests (3-1) directed to Providence Water - issued June 5, 2013
  • Providence Water's Responses to Division's 3rd Set of Data Requests, excludes COS schedules provided in excel format
• Division's 4th Set of Data Requests (4-1 thru 4-12) directed to Providence Water - issued July 9, 2013
  • Providence Water's Responses to Division's 4th Set of Data Requests
• Division's 5th Set of Data Request (5-1 thru 5-2) directed to Providence Water - issued August 27, 2013
  • Providence Water's Responses to Division's 5th Set of Data Requests
• Division's 6th Set of Data Requests directed to Providence Water - issued August 29, 2013
  • Providence Water's Responses to Division's 6th Set of Data Request
• Division's 7th Set of Data Request directed to Providence Water
  • Providence Water's Response to Division's 7-1 Data Request
  • Providence Water's Response to Division's 7-2 Data Request
• Division's 8th Set of Data Request directed to Providence Water
  • Providence Water's Responses to Division's 8th Set of Data Request
• Division's 1st Set of Data Requests directed to KCWA - issued
  • KCWA's Response to Division's 1st Set of Data Request
• Division's 2nd Set of Data Requests directed to KCWA - issued 10/29/13
  • KCWA's Response to Division's 2nd Set of Data Request
    
     
• Division's 1st Set of Data Requests directed to BCWA - issued 10/29/13
  
   
• KCWA's 1st Set of Data Requests (1-2 through 1-20) to Providence Water - issued May 9, 2013
  • Providence Water's Response to KCWA's Data Requests 1-1 through 1-20
  • Providence Water's Responses to KCWA's Data Requests 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, and 1-17
  • Providence Water's Revised Response to KCWA's Data Request 1-4
• KCWA's 2nd Set of Data Requests (2-1 thru 2-21) directed to Providence Water - issued May 31, 2013
  • Providence Water's Responses to KCWA's 2nd set of Data Requests
    
     
• KCWA's 3rd Set of Data Requests (3-1 thru 3-4) directed to Providence Water - issued June 14, 2013
  • Providence Water's Responses to KCWA's 3rd set of Data Requests
    
     
• KCWA's 4th Set of Data Requests (4-1 thru 4-4) directed to Providence Water - issued July 17, 2013
  • Providence Water's Responses to KCWA's 4th Set of Data Requests
    
     
• KCWA's 5th Set of Data Requests (5-1 thru 5-2) directed to Providence Water - issued July 23, 2013
  • Providence Water's Responses to KCWA's 5th Set of Data Requests
    
     
• KCWA's 6th Set of Data Requests (6-1 thru 6-5) directed to Providence Water - issued August 16, 2013
  • Providence Water's Responses to KCWA's 6th Set of Data Requests and Motion for Protective Treatment of Confidential Information
    
     
• KCWA's 7th Set of Data Requests directed to Providence Water
  • Providence Water Responses to KCWA's 7th Set of Data Requests
    
     
• KCWA's 8th Set of Data Requests directed to Providence Water
  • Providence Water's responses to KCWA's 8th Set of Data Requests including attachements below:
    • Property Insurance Policies for 2011
    • Property Insurance Policies for 2012
    • Property Insurance Policies for 2013
      
       
• KCWA's 9th Set of Data Requests directed to Providence Water
  • Providence Water's Responses to KCWA's 9th Set of Data Requests
  • Providence Water's Response to data request KCWA 9-1(e)
    
     
• KCWA's 10th Set of Data Requests directed to Providence Water
  • Providence Water's Responses to KCWA's 10th Set of Data Requests
    
     
• KCWA's 1st Set of Data Requests directed to the Division - issued August 28, 2013
• KCWA's AMENDED Data Request :DIV 1-8 directed to Division
  • Division's Response to KCWA's 1st Set of Data Requests
    
     
• Bristol County Water Authority (BCWA) 1st Set of Data Requests (1-1 thru 1-45) directed to Providence Water - issued June 28, 2013
  • Providence Water's Responses to BCWA's 1st Set of Data Requests
    
     
• BCWA 2nd Set of Data Requests (2-1 thru 2-15) directed to Providence Water - issued July 26, 2013
  • Providence Water's Responses to BCWA's 2nd Set of Data Requests
  • Providence Water's response to BCWA's 2-3 data request
    
     
• BCWA 3rd Set of Data Requests (3-1) directed to Providence Water - issued August 2, 2013
  • Providence Water's Responses to BCWA's 3rd Set of Data Requests
    
     
• BCWA 4th Set of Data Requests directed to Providence Water - issued September 3, 2013
  • Providence Water's responses to BCWA's 4th Set of Data Requests
  • Providence Water's updated responses to BCWA's 4th Set of Data Requests including attachements below:
    • Dimeo Detail Report cost estimate 7/31/13
    • Dimeo Variance Report 8/2/13
    • Dimeo Detail Reports for 5/15/13, 1/12/11 & 12/17/20
      
       
• BCWA 5th Set of Data Requests directed to Providence Water - issued October 11, 2013
  • Providence Water's responses to BCWA 5th Set of Data Requests. Attachments to 5-1, 5-2 & 5-7 are below:
  • Providence Water's response to BCWA data request 5-1, CDM Phase I, Final Report, December 2008
  • Providence Water's response to BCWA data request 5-2, Request for Proposal
  • Providence Water's response to BCWA data request 5-7, IFR Reports 1996 - 2015
  • Providence Water's response to BCWA data request 5-7, IFR Reports 2001 - 2021
  • Providence Water's response to BCWA data request 5-7, IFR Reports 2006 - 2025
  • Providence Water's response to BCWA data request 5-7, IFR Reports 2011 - 2030
    
     
• Public Utilities Commission (PUC) 1st Set of Data Requests (1-1 thru 1-34) directed to Providence Water - issued July 22, 2013
  • Providence Water's Responses to PUC's 1st Set of Data Requests
    
     
• Providence Water's 1st Set of Data Request to the Division - issued August 30, 2013
  • Division’s Responses to Providence Water’s 1st Set of Data Requests
    
     
• Providence Water's 1st Set of Data Request directed to KCWA - issued August 30, 2013
  • KCWA Response to PWSB 1-1
  • KCWA Response to PWSB 1-2
  • KCWA Response to PWSB 1-3
    
     
• Providence Water's responses to Record Requests (RR) 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8 issued at October 8, 2013 presentation (10/11/13)
  • RR 6A - January/February 2013 monthly report submitted to RIDOH on PH levels
  • RR 6B - March 2013 monthly report submitted to RIDOH on PH levels
  • RR 6C - April 2013 monthly report submitted to RIDOH on PH levels
  • RR 6D - May 2013 monthly report submitted to RIDOH on PH levels
  • RR 6E -June 2013 monthly report submitted to RIDOH on PH levels
  • RR 6F - July 2013 monthly report submitted to RIDOH on PH levels
  • RR 6G - August 2013 monthly report submitted to RIDOH on PH levels
    
     
• Providence Water's remaining responses to Record Requests 1, 4, and 7 issued at October 8, 2013 presentation (10/18/13)
• Providence Water's responses to Record Requests from the November 11, 2013 hearing