Docket No. 3818 - City of Newport Water Division - Application for authority to implement new rates designed to general additional operating revenues of $1,580,896 to support a total cost of service of $10,603,318 or 15% (filed 1/29/07)

Status of Docket: Closed.

• PUC issues Order No. 19240 authorizing Newport Water Division to collect additional revenue of $911,458 for a total cost of service of $9,401,731 effective September 1, 2007. Written Order issued 3/24/08.
• Newport Water - 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. (1/29/07)
  • Direct testimony of Harold J. Smith (1/29/07)
  • Rebuttal testimony of Julie Forgue, P.E. (6/1/07)
  • Rebuttal testimony of Harold J. Smith, including revised Rate Model (6/1/07)
  • Supplemental testimony of Harold J. Smith (7/9/07)
  • Post-hearing Brief (8/20/07)
  • Compliance tariff filing (9/7/07)
  • Reply to Division and PWFD on compliance tariff filing (9/18/07)
    
• Procedural Schedule for Docket
• Notice of Public Hearing - Public comment hearing scheduled at 7:00 PM, April 9, 2007 @ Council Chambers, Newport City Hall; and evidentiary hearing begins at 9:30 AM, July 24, 2007 @ PUC's office.
  
• Intervernos:
  US Dept. of Navy ("Navy") - Motion to Intervene (3/5/07)
  Portsmouth Water and Fire District ("PWFD") - Motion to Intervene (2/22/07)
  
• Division of Public Utilities - Direct testimony and exhibits of Thomas Catlin (5/8/07)
• Division of Public Utilities - Surrebuttal testimony of Thomas Catlin (6/19/07)
• Division of Public Utilities - Post-hearing Brief (8/20/07)
• Division of Public Utiliteis - Letter reviewing Newport Water's compliance tariff filing and seeking clarification of the utility's increase in revenue produced by changing from tri-annual to quarterly billing (9/11/07)
• Dept. of Navy::
  • Direct testimony of Larry R. Allen (5/9/07)
  • Surrebuttal testimony of Larry R. Allen (6/20/07)
  • Post-hearing Brief (8/17/07)
    
• Portsmouth Water and Fire Disctrict (PWFD):
  • Direct testimony of Christopher P.N. Woodcock (5/9/07)
  • Surrebuttal testimony of Christopher P.N. Woodcock (6/20/07)
  • Direct testimony of Philip Driscoll (5/9/07)
  • Surrebuttal testimony of Philip Driscoll (6/20/07)
  • Direct testimony of William J. McGlinn, P.E. (5/9/07)
  • Surrebuttal testimony of William J. McGlinn (6/20/07)
  • Post-hearing Brief (8/20/07)
  • Letter expressing concern w/ Newport Water's compliance tariff filing and excess revenues produced with changing from tri-annual billing to quarterly billing (9/14/07)

Responses to Data Requests submitted by the parties

• Newport Water - Response to PUC's 1st set of data requests (date filed 4/13/07)
• Newport Water - Response to PUC's 2nd set of data requests (7/23/07)
• Newport Water - Response to PUC's 3rd set of data requests (7/23/07)
• Newport Water - Response to Division's 1st set of data requests (3/28/07)
• Newport Water - Response to Division's 1st set, data request 1-6 (4/16/07)
• Newport Water - Response to Division's 2nd set of data requests (4/13/07)
• Newport Water - Response to Division's 3rd set of data requests (6/2107)
• Newport Water - Response to Navy's 1st set of data requests (not all attachments available in electronic format) (filed 4/6/07)
• Newport Water - Response to Navy's 2nd set of data requests (4/19/07)
• Newport Water - Response to Navy's 3rd set of data requests (5/16/07)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's 1st set of data requests (response to PWFD 1-24 not available in electronic format due to size of document) ( filed 4/6/07)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's 3rd set of data requests (5/7/07)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's 4th set of data requests (5/16/07)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's 5th set of data requests (5/29/07)
• Newport Water - Response to PWFD's 6th set of data requests & supplemental response to PWFD's 1st set data requests (6/14/07)
• Newport Water - Supplemental response to PWFD's data request 1-8 and 2-10(c) (filed 6/28/06)
• Newport Water - Supplemental response to PWFD 2-10 (filed 7/11/07)
• Newport Water - Response to hearing requests on 7/25/07
• PWFD - Response to Navy's 1st set of data requests (4/11/07)
• PWFD - Response to Newport Water's 1st set of data requests (6/4/07)
• PWFD - Response to Newport Water's 2nd set of data requests (6/5/07)
• PWFD - Supplemental response to Newport Water's 1st set of data requests (6/18/07)
• PWFD - Response to Newport Water's 3rd set of data requests (6/25/07)
• PWFD - Response to Newport Water's 4th set of data r equests (7/18/07)
• Dept. of Navy - Response to PWFD's 1st set of data requests (5/9/07)
• Division of Public Utilities - Response to Newport Water 1st set of data requests (5/25/07)