Kentucky Public Service Commission

Final Order Entered: 1. The rates and charges proposed by Madisonville are denied. 2. The parties' Second Joint Motion to approve the Amended Joint Settlement Agreement, attached hereto as Appendix A, is granted. 3. The rates in Appendix B, hereto attached, for the provision of wholesale water service to Nebo, North Hopkins, and South Hopkins are approved for service rendered on and after the date of this Order. 4. Within 20 days of the date of this Order, Madisonville shall file with the Commission , using the Commission's electronic Tariff Filing System, a revised tariff noting the rates approved in this Order. 5. The motion to relieve the parties from filing responses to the requests for information contained in the Appendix to the Commission's July 14, 2017 Order is granted, and responses are no longer required. 6. Within 30 days of the date of this Order, Madisonville shall file with the Commission, using the Commission's electronic Tariff Filing System, a copy of the Umbaugh Study which shall be maintained with Madisonville's contracts for service to Nebo and North Hopkins. 7. The Executive Director is delegated authority to grant reasonable extensions of time for the filing of any documents required by this Order upon a showing of good cause for such extension.

Amended Joint Settlement Agreement and Joint Motion to Approve Amended Settlement Agreement and Relieve Parties from Obligation to Respond to Requests for Information

Mary Ellen Wimberly Nebo Water District North Hopkins Water District

Order Entered: 1. A ruling on the Joint Motion of Madisonville, Nebo, and North Hopkins is deferred pending receipt of information concerning the reasonableness of the proposed wholesale rate to South Hopkins required by this Order. 2. The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix to the Commission's June 22, 2017 Order is held in abeyance. 3. The information requested in the Appendix of this Order is due within 14 days of the date of this Order. a. Responses to requests for information shall be appropriately bound, tabbed and indexed and shall include the name of the witness responsible for responding to the questions related to the information provided. b. Each response shall be answered under oath or, for representatives of a public or private corporation or a partnership or association or a governmental agency, be accompanied by a signed certification of the preparer or the person supervising the preparation of the response on behalf of the entity that the response is true and accurate to the best of that person's knowledge, information, and belief formed after a reasonable inquiry. c. A party shall make timely amendment to any prior response if it obtains information which indicates that the response was incorrect when made or, though correct when made, is now incorrect in any material respect.

Joint Settlement Agreement and Stipulation and Joint Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement

Mary Ellen Wimberly Nebo and North Hopkins

20170627_PSC IC Memo.pdf

Notice of Informal Conference

Order Entered: 1. Nebo's and North Hopkins's motion for modification of the procedural schedule is denied without prejudice. 2. Madisonville's request for additional time in which to file its responses is granted in part, and its responses shall be filed no later than July 14, 2017. 3. In its response to Staff's First Request, Madisonville shall file the original with three copies in paper medium and an electronic version of the audit reports for 2014, 2015, and 2016, and the original and three copies in paper medium and an electronic version of the general ledger for Madisonville's water operations. 4. The procedural schedule set forth in the Appendix to this Order shall be followed.

Motions

Madisonville Water Distribution, City of Madisonville Madisonville Water Distribution, City of Madisonville

First Request for Information to Madisonville filed by Nebo and North Hopkins

Mary Ellen Wimberly Nebo Water District and North Hopkins Water District

Data Request

Motion to Modify Procedural Schedule of Nebo Water District and North Hopkins Water District

Mary Ellen Wimberly Nebo Water District and North Hopkins Water District

Notice of Filing

Joe A. Evans III Madisonville Water Distribution - City of Madisonville

Order Entered: 1. The parties shall use electronic filing procedures in this case in accordance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 8. Any request to deviate from these rules shall be submitted in writing to the Commission for consideration. 2. The style of this case shall be amended to use the word "Electronic" as set forth above, & all future correspondence or filings in connection with this case shall reference the above style & case number. 3. Unless a party files with the commission an objection to the use of electronic filing procedures within seven days of the date of this Order, the party shall: a. Be deemed to have consented to the use of electronic filing procedures & the service of all papers, including orders of the commission, by electronic means; & b. File with the Commission within seven days of the date of an Order directing the use of electronic filing procedures a written statement that the party, or the party's authorized agent, possesses the facilities to receive electronic transmissions. 4. If a party objects to the use of electronic filing procedures and good cause exists to excuse the party from the use of electronic filing procedures, service of papers on and by it shall be made by mailing a copy by United States mail or other recognized mail carrier to the attorney or party at the last known address. 5. Any party filing a paper shall upload an electronic version using the Commission's E-Filing System & shall file the original with six copies in paper medium.

Mary Ellen Wimberly Entry of Appearance

Joe Evans III Notice of Entry of Appearance on Behalf of City of Madisonville

Order Entered: 1. Madisonville's proposed rates for wholesale water service are suspended for five months from March 31, 2017, to August 30, 2017. 2. Nebo and North Hopkins are made parties to this case. 3. Madisonville shall, by counsel, enter an appearance in this proceeding within ten days of the date of this Order. The entry of appearance shall include the name, address, telephone number, fax number, and electronic mail address of counsel. Further, Madisonville, with its entry of appearance, shall state its position on the use of electronic filing procedures and whether it has any objection to their use in this proceeding. 4. The Executive Director shall serve a copy of this Order on South Hopkins. 5. Requests for intervention shall be filed no later than April 14, 2017. Any party who submits a motion to intervene after April14, 2017, and upon a showing of good cause is granted full intervention, shall accept and abide by the existing procedural schedule.

South Hopkins Water District Protest

Nebo Water District Protest

North Hopkins Water District Protest

City of Madisonville Proposed Wholesale Rate Adjustment