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:

• Providence Water's Renewable Energy Study (12/9/20)
  • Notice of Technical Session on Renewable Energy Study to be held on February 11, 2021
    • PUC Memorandum - Advanced Questions for 2-11-21 Technical Session
    • Providence Water's Renewable Energy Policy
    • EPA Guide utilized by Providence Water
  • Providence Water Motion for Protective Treatment of Confidential Information (of pages 5 and 6 of the "Providence Water Supply Board - 100% Renewable Energy Goal" prepared by Clean Economy Development (2/16/21)
  • Providence Water response to record requests from the Solar Study Tech Session on February 11, 2021
     
• Providence Water's Tariff Advice filing to amend Schedule B - to include an annexation fee for Johnston Water System customers (12/23/20)
  • Providence Water's AMENDED Tariff Advice filing to amend Schedule B - to include an annexation fee for Johnston Water System customers (1/11/21)
     
• Providence Water' Quarterly Compliance Reports:
  • Quarterly report for period ending September 30, 2020
  • Quarterly report for period ending December 30, 2020
  • Quarterly report for period ending June 30, 2021
  • Quarterly report for period ending September 30, 2021
  • Quarterly report for period ending December 31, 2021
  • Quarterly report for period ending March 31, 2022
  • Quarterly report for period ending June 30, 2022
  • Quarterly report for period ending September 30, 2022 
  • Quarterly report for period ending December 31, 2022
  • Quarterly report for period ending June 30, 2023 (amended)
  • Quarterly report for period ending September 30, 2023
  • Quarterly report for period ending December 31, 2023
  • Quarterly report for period ending March 31, 2024
  • Quarterly report for period ending September 30, 2024
  • Quarterly report for period ending December 31, 2024  

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:.
  • PUC spreadsheet identifying list of issues discussed at the Open Meeting
  • PUC spreadsheet showing gradualism analysis moving towards individual rate from uniform wholesale
  • PUC Memorandum Reflecting Motions Made and Votes Taken the Docket
  • Reply from parties to PUC's Open Meeting Memorandum::
    • Division of Public Utilities and Carriers' Response
    • Bristol County Water Authority (BCWA) Supply Board's Motion to Reopen
      • Providence Water's Objection to BCWA's Motion to Reopen

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:
  • Transmittal letter, including current and proposed tariffs
  • Direct Testimony and Schedules of Ricky Caruolo
  • Direct Testimony and Schedules of Gregg Giasson
  • Direct Testimony and Attestation of Nancy Parrillo
  • Direct Testimony and Schedules - Stephen Colman
  • Direct Testimony and Schedules - Harold Smith
  • Exhibit 1 - Comparative Schedule of Expenses
  • Exhibit 2 - Index and responses for Commission Rules 5.5 to 5.9
  • Exhibit 3 - Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ending 2018
  • Exhibit 4 - Compliance with R.I.G.L. 39-3-12.1
  • Exhibit 5 - Local 1033 Union Contract
     
  • Rebuttal Testimony of Ricky Caruolo
  • Rebuttal Testimony of Gregg Gaisson
  • Rebuttal Testimony of Nancy Parrillo
  • Rebuttal Testimony of Harold Smith
     
• 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):
  • Direct Testimony of Pamela Marchand
  • Surrebuttal Testimony of Pamela Marchand
  • Direct Testimony and Schedules of Michael R. Maker
  • Surrebuttal Testimony of Michael Maker
     
• Briefs/Memorandum of Law:
  • ProvWater's Brief on jurisdiction regarding wholesale water contracts
  • Division's Brief on jurisdiction regarding wholesale water contracts
  • KCWA's Brief on jurisdiction regarding wholesale water contracts
  • BCWA's Brief on jurisdiction regarding wholesale water contracts
  • ProvWater's Post Hearing Brief
  • Division's Post Hearing Brief
  • KCWA's Post Hearing Brief
  • BCWA's Post Hearing Brief

Responses to Data Requests/Record Requests:

• ProvWater's response to Division's Data Requests 1-1 and 1-2
• ProvWater's response to Division's Data Requests 1-3 thru 1-26
  • Updated response to Division 1-9
• ProvWater's response to Division's Data Requests 1-27 thru 1-45
• ProvWater's response to Division Data Request 1-32 Updated
• ProvWater's response to Division's Data Requests Set 2
• ProvWater's response to Division's Data Requests Set 3
• ProvWater's response to Division's Data Requests Set 4
• ProvWater's response to Division's Data Requests Set 5
• ProvWater's response to Division's Data Requests Set 6
• ProvWater's response to Division's Data Requests Set 7
   
• ProvWater's response to PUC's Data Request 1
• ProvWater's repsonse to PUC's Data Request 2
• ProvWater's response to PUC's Data Request 3
   
• ProvWater's response to PUC's Record Request
• ProvWater's reponses to PUC's Record Requests 1-5
  • Attachments to Record Request 4 - bids received for the solar project
  •  
    • Providence Water Hydro Feasibility Proposal RFP submittal 6/25/2018
    • 1. Providence Water - Project Costs Table (1)
    • 1. Solar with Discount to NMC Rate
    • 2. Solar Fixed Rate 0% Escalator
    • 3. Wind w/ Discount to NMC Rate
    • 4. 18-06-25 PVD Water - RFP Non-Public (Final)
    • 4. Wind Fixed Rate 0% Escalator
    • 5. 18-06-25 PVD Water - RFP Public (Redacted)
    • Ameresco Proposal to Providence Water
    • Award - Renewable Energy Projects
    • EDF Providence Water RFP - Glocester Solar
    • EDF Providence Water RFP - Johnston Solar
    • EDF Providence Water RFP - Scituate Solar
    • EDF signed MBE-WBE Form
    • Green Letter to PWSB 9-14-2018
    • Kearsarge Energy PWSB Proposal
    • Klienschmidt MBE WBE Waiver
    • Providence Water Bid Form D1 signed waiver
    • PWSB RFP Submission (Green)
    • PWSB RFP Submittal 2018-06-25 (CORE)
    • Southern Sky Proposal
    • Tesla Response to PWSB
       
• ProvWater's post-hearing data request 1
• ProvWater's post-hearing data request 2
• ProvWater's response to BCWA's Data Request Set 1-1 thru 1-10
• ProvWater's response to BCWA's Data Request Set 1-11 thru 1-21
• ProvWater's response to BCWA's Data Request Set 1-22 thru 1-39
• ProvWater's repsonse to BCWA's Data Request Set 1-26
• ProvWater's response to BCWA's Data Request Set 1-40 thru 1-43, 1-45 thru 1-54
• ProvWater's response to BCWA's Data Request Set 1-45
• ProvWater's response to BCWA's Data Request Set 1-55 thru 1-59
• ProvWater's response to BCWA's Data Requests 1-23, 24, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 36, 37, 38 & 44
  • Attachment - Providence Water's FY 2018 & 2019 Financial Statements
  • Attachment - Providence Water's FY 2018 Financial Statements
• ProvWater's response to BCWA's Data Requests Set 2
• ProvWater's response to BCWA's Data Request Set 3
• ProvWater's response to BCWA's Data Request Set 4
• ProvWater's response to BCWA's Data Request Set 5
• ProvWater's response to BCWA's Data Request Set 6
• ProvWater's response to BCWA's Data Request Set 7
• ProvWater's response to BCWA's Data Request Set 8
• ProvWater's objection to BCWA's Data Request Set 9 and Request for Protective Order
• ProvWater's response to BCWA's Data Request Set 10
• ProvWater's response to BCWA's Data Request Set 11
   
• KCWA's response to BCWA's Data Request 1
• KCWA's response to BCWA's Data Request 2
• KCWA's response to PUC's Data Request 1 and attachments:
  • Attachment PUC 1-3d_chemicals
  • Attachment PUC 1-3d_wholesale_sales_Warwick
  • Attachment PUC 1-3d_source water volumes
  • Attachment PUC 1-3d_EGWell_Quaker PS Cost Breakdown
  • Attachment PUC 1-3d_EGWell_Quaker PS Upgrade costs
• KCWA's response to PUC's Data Request 2
• KCWA's response to PUC's post-hearing data request
   
• BCWA's response to PUC's Data Request 1
   
• City of Warwick's response to PUC's Data Request 1
• City of Warwick's response to PUC's Data Request 2
   
• Division's response to PUC's Data Request 1