Docket No. 4994 - Providence Water Supply Board - Application to Implement Multi-Year Rate Plan (filed 12/2/2019)

Status of Docket: Closed.

Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Orders:

PUC Report & Order No. 23928 issued to Providence Water Supply Board approving an Amended Settlement Agreement authorizing the collection of additional revenues in the amount of $12,200,092 to provide a total pro forma revenues for the 12 months ending June 30, 2021 (Rate Year 2021). Order issued 10/20/20.
PUC Report & Order No. 24871 on Providence Water's Rate Year 2 revenue increase and amendments to the Multi-Year Rate Plan to delay Rate Year 3 revenue increase. Order issued 11/27/23.
PUC Order No. 25188 (11/7/24)

Providence Water Motion to End Rate Plan (5/1/24)

Providence Water's Motion to End Rate Plan authorized in Order No. 23928
Objections to Providence Water's Motion is due May 13, 2024

Providence Water Cost of Service Study (COSS) Filing Proceeding (4/1/21)

Providence Water Cost of Service Study (COSS) Filing (4/1/21)
Providence Water Rebuttal Testimony of Gregg M. Gaisson and Harold J. Smith (12/3/221)
Providence Water Supplemental Rebuttal Testimony and Revised Schedules for Harold Smith (1/17/21)
Providence Water System Map
Procedural Schedule on COSS
Second Procedural Schedule (5/5/21)
Third Procedural Schedule (10/4/21)
Notice of Technical Session - on May 4, 2021
- Providence Water's Presentation - Wholesale Cost of Service Study (May 4, 2021)
Notice of Hearing - February 15-17, 2022
Open Meeting Decision on June 21, 2022 - Link to Stream https://video.ibm.com/recorded/131874918
Motions to Intervene:
- Smithfield Water Supply Board's Unopposed Motion to Intervene (4/14/21)
- Greenville Water District and Lincoln Water Commission's Motion to Intervene (4/30/21)
Division and Intervenors' Testimony:
- Division of Public Utilities - Testimony of Jerome D. Mierzwa
- Kent County Water Authority - Testimony of David G. Bebyn
- Bristol County Water Authority (BCWA) - Testimony of Michael R. Maker
- BCWA - Surrebuttal Testimony of Michael R. Maker
- BCWA - Supplemental Schedule of Michael R. Maker entitled “Schedule HJS-22a: Proposed Rates – 1/3 Phase-In, 12% Cap, Amended Surrebuttal By Michael R. Maker
- Smithfield Water Supply Board - Testimony of John F. Guastella
- Smithfield Water - Surrebuttal Testimony of John F. Guastella
- Greenville Water District and Lincoln Water Commission - Testimony of Dr. Ivor Ellul and Testimony of Jason Mumm
- Greenville Water District and Lincoln Water Commission - Surrebuttal Testimony of Dr. Ivor Ellul and Surrebuttal Testimony of Jason Mumm
Motion in Limine and Responsive Pleadings:
- BCWA - Motion In Limine to exclude all evidence and data from the hydraulic model performed by the Pare Corporation (Pare Hydraulic Model”) in support of the revised cost of service study)
  - Division - Objection to BCWA's Motion In Limine
  - Providence Water - Objection to BCWA's Motion in Limine
- At Open Meeting on June 21, 2022, the PUC denied BCWA’s Motion in Limine to exclude all evidence and data from the Hydraulic Model
Post Hearing Memorandum and Reply:
- Providence Water Supply Board Post-Hearing Memoranda
- Bristol County Water Authority Post-Hearing Memoranda
- Smithfield Water Supply Board Post-Hearing Memoranda
- Greenville Water District and Lincoln Water Commission Post-Hearing Memoranda
- Greenville Water District’s and Lincoln Water Commission’s Reply to BCWA’s and Providence Water’s Post-Hearing Memoranda
- Bristol County Water Reply to Smithfield Water District Post-Hearing Memoranda
- Bristol County Water Reply to Greenville Water District & Lincoln Water Commission Post-Hearing Memoranda
Responses to Data Requests:
- ProvWater's response to BCWA Data Request 12 (5/6/21)
- ProvWater's response to BCWA Data Request 13 (6/15/21)
- ProvWater's response to BCWA Data Request 14 (1/12/22)
- ProvWater's response to Division Data Request 8 (6/2/21)
- ProvWater's response to Division Data Request 9 (7/6/21)
- ProvWater's response to Smithfield Water Data Request 1 (6/15/21)
- ProvWater's response to Smithfield Water Data Request 2 (7/23/21)
- ProvWater's response to Greenville Water District and Lincoln Water Commission Data Request 1 (8/2/21)
- ProvWater's response to Greenville Water District and Lincoln Water Commission Data Request 2 (9/10/21)
- ProvWater's response to PUC's Data Request Set 1 (2/10/22)
- ProvWater's response to PUC Data Requests 2 (2/22/22)
- ProvWater's response to Record Requests (2/17/22)
- Division's response to BCWA Data Request 1 (11/16/21)
- Division's response to PUC Data Request 1 (2/10/22)
- Division's response to Record Requests (2/22/22)
- KCWA response to PUC's Data Request Set 1 (2/8/22)
- KCWA response to PUC's Record Requests (3/3/22)
- BCWA response to PUC's Data Request Set 1 (2/11/22)
  - BCWA Exhibit - Providence Water Rate Comparison Schedule
- BCWA response to Record Requests (2/24/22)
- Greenville Water and Lincoln Water response to BCWA Data Request 1 (11/16/21)
- Greenville Water response to PUC Data Request 1 (2/11/22)
- Greenville Water response to Record Requests (2/18/22)
- Lincoln Water response to PUC Data Request 1 (2/11/22)
- Lincoln Water 's response to Record Requests (2/18/22)
- Smithfield Water response to BCWA Data Request 1 (11/16/21)
- Smithfield Water supplemental response to BCWA Data Request 1 (11/30/21)
- Smithfield Water response to PUC Data Request 1 (2/11/22)
- Smithfield Water response to Record Requests (2/18/22)

Providence Water Step 3 Rate Increase Filing (2022 - 2023)

Providence Water's Petition to Amend Multi-Year Rate Plan and request to delay the Third Step rate increase until July 1, 2024 (5/1/23)
No objection was received to Providence Water's Petition. At an Open Meeting on May 31, 2023, the PUC granted Providence Water's request to delay the Third Step rate increase until July 1, 2024.
Providence Water's Petition to Amend Multi-Year Rate Plan and request to delay the Third Step rate increase until July 1, 2023 (5/2/22)
Providence Water's response to BCWA's data request (5/12/22)
No objection was received to Providence Water's Petition. At Open Meeting held June 21, 2022, the PUC granted the Providence Water’s request to delay the Third Step rate increase until July 1, 2023.

Providence Water Step 2 Rate Increase Filing (4/30/21)

Providence Water's Step 2 Rate Filing
Procedural Schedule
Notice of Hearing - June 22, 2021 @ 1:00 PM
Providence Water's response to PUC Data Request (5/19/21)
Providence Water's response to PUC's Data Request 2 (6/11/21)
Providence Water's updated response to PUC 2-1 (6/11/21)
Providence Water's response to PUC's Data Request 3 (6/15/21)
Providence Water's response to Division Data Request 1-1 (6/4/21)
Providence Water's updated response to Division's Data Request 1-2, 1-3 ,1-5 & 1-7 (6/14/21)
Providence Water's amended response to Division 1- 3 (6/15/21)
Providence Water's response to BCWA's Data Request 1 (6/11/21)
Providence Water's response to BCWA's Data Request 1-3 (6/14/21)
- Attachment to BCWA 1-3
Providence Water's response to BCWA's Data Request 2 (6/21/21)
- Corrected response to BCWA's 2-1 (6/25/221)
Division's Position Memorandum (6/16/21)
BCWA's Position Memorandum (6/16/21)
Providence Water's response to record requests (6/25/21)
Providence Water's Compliance Filing for RY 2 (6/30/21)
Division's Memorandum on Rate Year 2 (7/26/21)

Providence Water's Compliance Reports, Quarterly Financials and Miscellaneous:

Settlement Agreement (July 2020 - August 2020)

Settlement Agreement executed by and between Providence Water Supply Board, Division of Public Utilities and Carriers, Kent County Water Authority and the City of Warwick on July 3, 2020.
Amended Settlement Agreement executed by and between Providence Water Supply Board, Kent County Water Authority and the City of Warwick on August 25, 2020. The Amended Settlement Agreement incorporates the rulings from the PUC's August 18, 2020 Open Meeting.
Division of Public Utilities and Carriers' Memorandum on Amended Settlement Agreement (8/27/20)
Providence Water Supply Board's Compliance Tariffs effective August 27, 2020
PUC Open Meeting held August 18, 2020 - The PUC discussed, reviewed and ruled on the docket:.

Initial Rate Case Proceeding - Filings submitted prior to Settlement Agreement (December 2019 - June 2020)

Procedural Schedule
Notice of Public Hearings - March 30, 2020 hearing is cancelled.
Notice of Public Hearing - July 13, 2020 @ 9:30 A.M.
Providence Water Supply Board's rate application to collect additional revenues of $13,311,349 to support a total cost of service of $85,932,149 in the first phase under the proposed multi-year rate plan. The filing consist of the following:
Motions to Intervene:
- Bristol County Water Authority (BCWA) Motion to Intervene (12/16/19)
- Kent County Water Authority (KCWA) Motion to Intervene (12/30/19)
- City of East Providence Motion to Intervene (1/29/20)
- City of Warwick Motion to Intervene (1/30/20)
Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (Division):
- Direct Testimony and Schedules of Ralph Smith
- Direct Testimony and Schedules Jerome Mierzwa
Kent County Water Authority (KCWA):
- Direct Testimony of David Bebyn
Bristol County Water Authority (BCWA):
Briefs/Memorandum of Law:

Responses to Data Requests/Record Requests: