1. In order to ensure that the hearings are as efficient as possible, California American Water Company shall file and serve the following information as compliance filings no later than November 19, 2013:
a. Describe the customer service area that will be served by the proposed Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (MPWSP) and the rationale for this service area for this Project.
b. Provide actual monthly customer usage and production data from 2007 through 2012 for the customer service area to be served by the proposed project. The data shall include calculations of peak hourly demand and maximum monthly demand.
c. Provide the calculation of and reconcile and justify the difference in demand calculation for the MPWSP with its projection of demand in the 2010 Urban Water Management Plan for the Monterey District, dated September 7, 2012.
d. Provide itemized cost estimates for capital and operation and maintenance expenses for the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project as currently proposed. Categorize the expenses into three aspects of the Project: desalination, aquifer storage and recovery, and “Cal-Am Only” Facilities. Each category shall list each component and its associated number of units, unit cost, and total cost. The desalination category shall be separated into the three desalination plant options: 6.4 million gallons per day (mgd), 6.9 mgd, and 9.6 mgd.
e. Provide a table showing the anticipated financing approach for each proposed plant size, the impact of financing on the cost per acre-foot of each proposed plant size and financing approach, the associated rate base, revenue requirements, and anticipated bill impacts. Cal-Am shall also provide a net present value comparison of the various financing approaches, assuming that the time frame is the life of the plant and using cost of funds as the discount rate.
2. Parties who wish to file and serve an objection to the official notice of Cal-Am’s 2010 Urban Water Management Plan for its Monterey District, dated September 7, 2012 shall do so no later than November 15, 2013.
3. Witnesses shall be available to respond to the questions outlined above at the evidentiary hearings scheduled for December 2 and 3, 2013 on the proposed Settlement Agreements
4. I anticipate that responding to my questions can be done in one day. However, because my questions may engender questions from other parties, I have provided for an additional day of hearing time. These hearings are narrow and will only address the proposed Settlement Agreements, pursuant to Rule 12.3.
5. Parties have an obligation to understand and comply with the Commission’s laws, rules, and procedures. Ex parte contacts are subject to several restrictions in proceedings that are categorized as ratesetting, as is this matter. Pub. Util. Code § 1701.2 and Rules 8.1, 8.2, 8.3(c) and 8.4 address the ex parte requirements in ratesetting matters. Parties must comply with these requirements. Prospective violations of the ex parte rules may be considered a violation of Rule 1 and may lead to sanctions.
6. To the extent that parties use the updated service list in this proceeding to confer by e-mail, decision-makers at the Commission (defined in Rules 8.1(b) and 8.2) must be removed from the email address list. The Public Advisor can assist parties with questions in this matter.
Note: Final 2010 Urban Water Management Plan for the Central Division – Monterey County District document is embedded.
ALJ'S RULING SETTING FORTH QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED AT THE
HEARINGS ON PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS.pdf
Filing Date 11-04-13
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE’S RULING SETTING FORTH QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED AT THE HEARINGS ON PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE’S RULING SETTING FORTH QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED AT THE HEARINGS ON PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS
2010 UWMP Monterey District Final.pdf
Final 2010 Urban Water Management Plan for the Central Division – Monterey County District
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