Kentucky Public Service Commission


View Case Filings for: 2019-00360


Case Number:2019-00360
Service Type:Water & Sewer
Filing Date:10/21/2019
Category:Regular
Utilities:

Center Ridge Water District No. 2 , JoAnn Estates Utilities, Inc. , River Bluffs, Inc.


Electronic Case
Case Nature:

Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC









Case Filings
FilingDocuments
8/25/2023 8:04:04 AM

Order Entered: this case is closed and removed from the Commission’s docket.


5/26/2023 3:13:01 PM

Notice of Substitution of Counsel


Edward T. Depp Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC

4/3/2023 11:44:24 AM

Notice of Compliance with Ordering Paragraph 3 of Final Order.


Edward T. Depp Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC

3/18/2022 5:15:00 PM

Organization Chart of Bluegrass Water and its affiliates, in accordance with Condition #3


Kathryn A. Eckert Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC

22-3-18_NOC_Orgn-Chart.pdf

Notice of Filing - Organization Chart for Bluegrass Water

220318Read1st_BW_NOC_chart.pdf

cover letter for Notice of Filing

12/9/2021 9:36:56 AM

Order Entered: 1. Bluegrass Water’s motion for confidential treatment is granted. 2. The designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for five years or until further Order of this Commission. 3. Use of the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order in any Commission proceeding shall comply with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 13(9). 4. Bluegrass Water shall inform the Commission if the designated material granted confidential treatment by this Order becomes publicly available or no longer qualifies for confidential treatment.


6/29/2021 7:36:44 PM

One year operations report with cover letter


Kathryn A. Eckert Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC

062921_1yr_perf_report.pdf

Report of 1st year's data per 2/17/20 order, ordering para. 11

062921Read1st_1yr_perf_report.pdf

Read1st cover letter for report

4/16/2021 3:53:41 PM

Notice of Filing with Amended and Restated Guaranty by CSWR, LLC


Katherine K. Yunker Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC

20210416_Read1st(NoF_AR_Guaranty).pdf

cover letter for Notice of Filing

3/31/2021 1:50:43 PM

Organization Chart of Bluegrass Water and its affiliates, in accordance with Condition #3


Kathryn A. Eckert Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC

21-03-31_Notice_Compliance_Filing__Orgn-Chart_.pdf

Notice of Filing - Organization Chart for Bluegrass Water

210331Read1st_NOF_org_chart.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Notice of Filing - Organization Chart for Bluegrass Water

2/11/2021 9:08:57 PM

Bluegrass Waters 6th month performance report in compliance with 2/17/20 Order Appendix Condition #10


Kathryn A. Eckert Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC

19_360_6mo_performance_report.pdf

6th month performance report in compliance with condition #10

Read1st_19_360_6mo_performance_report.pdf

Read1st cover letter for 6th month performance report in compliance with condition #10

7/31/2020 5:17:26 PM

Request for Extension of Time to File Final Annual Report


Robert C. Moore River Bluffs, Inc.

7/24/2020 4:10:19 PM

Bluegrass Waters Motion for Confidential Treatment


Kathryn A. Eckert Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC

072420BW_Mot_Conf_Treat.pdf

Bluegrass Water's Motion for Confidential Treatment

072420Read1st_BW_Mot_Conf_Treat.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Bluegrass Water's Motion for Confidential Treatment

7/24/2020 12:40:44 PM

Bluegrass Waters Notice of Compliance Filing re Financial Instrument


Kathryn A. Eckert Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC

072420BW_Not_Comp_Flg_Fin_Inst.pdf

Bluegrass Water's Notice of Compliance Filing re Financial Instrument

072420Read1st_BW_Not_Comp_Flg_Fin_Inst.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Bluegrass Water's Notice of Compliance Filing re Financial Instrument

7/22/2020 4:24:45 PM

1st-month service statistics report for water service to former Center Ridge customers


Katherine K. Yunker Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC

2020-07-22_Read1st_1st-month_perfstats(CR).pdf

BW cover letter for 1st month report (Center Ridge)

BW_1st-mo_Report-CenterRidge.pdf

BW 1st-month performance statistics report for water service to Center Ridge

7/8/2020 12:21:16 PM

Order Entered: 1. Bluegrass Water's motion for an informal conference is granted. 2. A telephonic informal conference shall be held on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. 3. Commission Staff will contact participants by electronic mail to provide details for joining the informal conference by telephone.


6/29/2020 4:12:53 PM

Notice re approval Condition #5 (posting after requested informal conference)


Katherine K. Yunker Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC

20-06-29_Notice_re_Condition_5(finl_instrument).pdf

Notice re Condition #5 (guaranteed financial instrument)

2020-06-29_BW_Read1st_cvr_ltr(condition5notice).pdf

Read1st cover letter for Notice re Condition #5

6/29/2020 8:20:59 AM

Bluegrass Waters Post-Closing Accounting Entries for Center Ridge for compliance with Order Appendix Condition #1


Kathryn A. Eckert Bluegrass Water

062920Read1st_BW_postclosing_account_entries_CR.pdf

Read1st cover letter for post-closing accounting entries for Center Ridge

Bluegrass_Water_CenterRidge_Post_Closing_Accounting_entries.xlsx

Workbook of post-closing accounting entries for Center Ridge

6/24/2020 3:59:13 PM

Bluegrass Water 1st Month Performance Report for Joann Estates and River Bluffs (Appendix Condition # 9)


Kathryn A. Eckert Bluegrass Water

062420BW_1st_mo_perfstat_RB_JE.pdf

Bluegrass Water's 1st Month Performance Report for Joann Estates and River Bluffs (Appendix Condition # 9)

062420Read1st_BW_1st_mo_perfstat_RB_JE.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Bluegrass Water's 1st Month Performance Report for Joann Estates and River Bluffs (Appendix Condition # 9)

6/19/2020 9:50:35 AM

20200619_PSC Receipt of Payment - Center Ridge Water District.pdf


6/16/2020 5:57:35 PM

Motion for Informal Conference and Notice of Withdrawal of proposed financial instrument


Katherine K. Yunker Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC

2020-06-16_Read1st_Motion-Notice.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Motion-Notice

20200616_BW_Motion-Notice_re_financial_instrument.pdf

Bluegrass Water Motion for Informal Conference and Notice of Withdrawal of proposed financial instrument

6/12/2020 4:06:54 PM

Notice of Proof of Payment by Center Ridge in Compliance with 2/17/20 Ordering ¶2 and Appendix Condition #20


Kathryn A. Eckert Center Ridge Water District, Inc.

061220Not_PoP_CR.pdf

Notice of Proof of Payment by Center Ridge

061220Read1st_Not_PoP_CR.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Notice of Proof of Payment by Center Ridge

6/12/2020

Center Ridge Water District Penalty Payment


6/8/2020 5:58:35 PM

Notice of 5/29/20 Transfer Date - Assets of Center Ridge


Kathryn A. Eckert Bluegrass Water

060820Read1st_BW_Not_Closing_CR.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Notice of 5/29/20 Transfer Date - Assets of Center Ridge

5/29/2020 4:21:27 PM

Bluegrass Waters Post-Closing Accounting Entries for Joann Estates and River Bluffs for compliance with Order Appendix Condition #1


Kathryn A. Eckert Bluegrass Water

052920Read1st_BW_postclosing_account_entries_JE_RB.pdf

Read1st cover letter for post-closing accounting entries for Joann Estates and River Bluffs

Bluegrass_Water_JoAnn_RiverBluffs_Post_Closing_Accounting_entries.xlsx

Workbook of post-closing accounting entries for Joann Estates and River Bluffs, with a spreadsheet for each transferring utility

5/1/2020 2:39:24 PM

Notice of 4/30/2020 Transfer Date -- Assets of Joann Estates and River Bluffs


Kathryn A. Eckert Bluegrass Water

050120Notice_closing__Joann_RiverBluffs.pdf

Notice of 4/30/20 Transfer Date for Assets of Joann Estates and River Bluffs

050120Read1st_Notice_closing__Joann_RB.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Notice of 4/30/20 Transfer Date for Assets of Joann Estates and River Bluffs

3/26/2020 7:08:12 PM

YE 2019 Organization Chart of Bluegrass Water and its affiliates, in accordance with Condition #3


Katherine K. Yunker Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC

BW_Read1st_Organization_Chart.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Notice of Compliance Filing

BW_YE2019_Organization_Chart_Filing.pdf

YE 2019 Organization Chart of Bluegrass Water and its affiliates

3/23/2020 3:41:09 PM

Notice of Compliance Filing - Permit for Joann Estates


Kathryn A. Eckert Bluegrass Water

032320Not_Comp_Joann_Estates_Permit.pdf

Notice of Compliance Filing -- Permit for Joann Estates

032320Read1st_Not_Comp_Joann_Estates__permit.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Notice of Compliance Filing -- Permit for Joann Estates

3/16/2020 5:12:33 PM

Notice of Compliance Filing - Plan re Capital Structure


Kathryn A. Eckert Bluegrass Water

03162020Read1st_BW_plan_re_cap_struc.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Notice of Compliance Filing - Plan re Capital Structure

3/10/2020 11:13:38 AM

Order Entered: 1. Joint Applicant's motion for confidential protection is granted. 2. Joint Applicant's request to keep the information identified out of the public record and not be subject to public inspection for a period of five years is granted as to Exhibits F and G. 3. Joint Applicant's request to keep the information identified out of the public record and not be subject to public inspection for five years is denied as to Exhibits C - E and Exhibit I. 4. The designated material in Exhibits F and G shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for five years, or until further Orders of this Commission. 5. The designated material in Exhibits C-E and Exhibit I shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection until the transactions have closed. Within five days from each of the dates of the closing of the transactions, Joint Applicants shall submit written notification to the Commission, advising either that the information discussed herein no longer qualifies for confidential treatment or requesting that the information continue to be treated as confidential and demonstrating that the information still falls within the exclusions established in KRS 61.878.


3/10/2020 11:10:19 AM

Order Entered: 1. Joint Applicant's motion for confidential protection is granted. 2. Joint Applicant's request to keep the information identified out of the public record and not be subject to public inspection for a period of five years is granted as to Request No. 10. 3. Joint Applicant's request to keep the information identified out of the public record and not be subject to public inspection for five years is denied as to Request No. 6. 4. The designated material in Request No. 10 shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection for five years, or until further Orders of this Commission. 5. The designated material in Request No. 6 shall not be placed in the public record or made available for public inspection until the transactions have closed. Within five days from each of the dates of the closing of the transactions, Joint Applicants shall submit written notification to the Commission, advising either that the information discussed herein no longer qualifies for confidential treatment or requesting that the information continue to be treated as confidential and demonstrating that the information still falls within the exclusions established in KRS 61.878.


3/6/2020 2:29:59 PM

Notice of Compliance Filing-Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Conditions required by 2/17/2020 Order


Kathryn A. Eckert Bluegrass Water

03062020BW_Notice_Compliance_Filing.pdf

Notice of Compliance Filing-Acknowledgement/Acceptance of Conditions in 2/17/2020 Order

03062020Read1st_BW_Notice_Compliance_Filing.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Notice of Compliance Filing-Acknowledgement/Acceptance of Conditions in 2/17/2020 Order

2/17/2020 11:47:31 AM

Final Order Entered: 1. The transfer of Center Ridge Water, Joann Estates, and River Bluffs is conditionally approved, subject to Bluegrass Water and Josiah Cox accepting the conditions set forth in the Appendix to this Order. 2. The transfer of Center Ridge Water, Joann Estates, and River Bluffs is also contingent upon Center Ridge Water's payment of the refund to customer Peggy S. Rose pursuant to the Commission's Order in Case No. 2017-00164 and for the $2,500 penalty pursuant to the Commission's Order in Case No. 2017-00359. Within 20 days of payment of the refund and penalty, Center Ridge Water shall file with the Commission proof of payment. 3. The proposed transfer of control shall not proceed unless the Commission receives, within 20 days of the date of this Order, written acknowledgements of Josiah Cox and, on behalf of Bluegrass Water and its affiliates by each entity's chief executive officer, that each of the entities accept and agree to be bound by the commitments set forth in the Appendix to this Order. 4. Within ten days of completion of the transfer of Center Ridge Water, Joann Estates, and River Bluffs to Bluegrass Water, Bluegrass Water shall notify the Commission in writing of the date that each transfer occurred.


12/19/2019 5:29:55 PM

Center Ridges Response to Commission Staffs Second Request for Information


Kathryn A. Eckert Center Ridge

191219Ctr_Ridge_Resp_2PSC01.pdf

Center Ridge's Response to Commission Staff's Second Request for Information

191219Read1st_Ctr_Ridge_Resp_2PSC01.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Center Ridge's Response to Commission Staff's Second Request for Information

12/13/2019 11:19:02 AM

Data Request


12/6/2019 3:54:26 PM

Motion for Confidential Treatment of material in Response to 1st Staff Requests for Information and corresponding cover letter


Katherine K. Yunker Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC

191206_BW_Mot_Conf_Treatment-1PSCresponse.pdf

Motion for Confidential Treatment of certain materials

2019-12-06__Read1st_cvr_ltr.pdf

Read1st letter for Motion for Confidential Treatment

12/6/2019 3:49:28 PM

Response to Commission Staffs First Request for Information and corresponding cover letter


Kathryn A. Eckert Applicants

Read1st_Response_1PSC.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Response to 1 PSC __

Response_to_Commission_Staffs_First_Request_for_Information.pdf

Applicant's Responses to Commission Staff's First Request for Information

11/22/2019 11:42:04 AM

Data Request


11/5/2019 3:11:02 PM

Order Entered: 1. The time in which the Commission shall render its decision on the Joint Applicants' application is extended an additional 60 days from December 20, 2019, to February 18, 2020, pursuant to KRS 278.020(6). 2. Any motion to intervene shall be filed by November 20, 2019. 3. Any motion to intervene filed after November 20, 2019, shall show a basis for intervention and good cause for being untimely. If the untimely motion is granted, the movant shall accept and abide by the existing procedural schedule. 4. Requests for information to Joint Applicants shall be filed no later than November 22, 2019. 5. Joint Applicants' responses to requests for information shall be filed no later than December 6, 2019. 6. Supplemental requests for information to Joint Applicants shall be filed no later than December 13, 2019. 7. Joint Applicants' responses to supplemental requests for information shall be filed no later than December 20, 2019. 8. A formal evidentiary hearing shall be scheduled at a later date. 9. Joint Applicants' Motion to Amend Style of Case is granted. 10. The case style for this proceeding is amended by deleting the name of Delaplain Disposal, and all documents filed in the future shall contain the amended case style.


10/31/2019 10:50:03 AM

20191031_PSC No Deficiency Letter.pdf


10/21/2019 4:09:21 PM

Motion for Confidential Treatment of Joint Application Exhibits


Kathryn A. Eckert Joint Applicants

191021_JA_Mot_Conf_Treatment.pdf

Motion for Confidential Treatment of JA Exhibits

191021Read1st_JA_Mot_Conf_Treatment.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Motion for Confidential Treatment of JA Exhibits

10/21/2019 4:00:38 PM

Joint Application for approval of Proposed Acquisition by Bluegrass Water and the Transfer of Ownership and Control of Assets by: Center Ridge, Joann Estates, and River Bluffs


Kathryn A. Eckert Joint Applicants

191021_JA_Joint_Application.pdf

Applicants' Joint Application for Approval of Proposed Acquisition/Transfer

191021Read1st_Joint_Application.pdf

Read1st for Applicants' Joint Application for Approval of Proposed Acquisition/Transfer

10/21/2019 3:16:57 PM

Motion to Amend Style of Case


Kathryn A. Eckert Joint Applicants

191021Read1st_JA_Mot_Amend_Style.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Motion to Amend Style of Case

10/11/2019 9:04:28 AM

Letter notifying Commission of delay in filing the Application and attendant submissions


Kathryn A. Eckert Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC

Letter-Notice_filing_date_delay.pdf

Letter notice of delay in filing the Application and attendant submissions

Read1st_Letter-Notice_re_delay.pdf

Read1st cover letter for Letter-Notice

9/24/2019 10:30:08 AM

20190924_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf


9/23/2019

Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC, Center Ridge Water District, Inc., Delaplain Disposal Company, Joann Estates Utilities, Inc., and River Bluffs, Inc. Notice of Intent to File an Application for the Proposed Acquisition and Transfer of Owners


20190923_Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC Notice of Intent and Election.pdf

Bluegrass Water Utility Operating Company, LLC Notice of Intent and Election