Kentucky Public Service Commission

Final Order Entered: 1. Green River Valley District Chairman John Bunnell is assessed a civil penalty for his willful violation of a Commission Order. 2. John Bunnell shall pay the assessed penalty of $250 within 180 days of service of this Order. Payment shall be made by certified check or money order made payable to Kentucky State Treasurer and shall be mailed or delivered to the Office of General Counsel, Kentucky Public Service Commission, 211 Sower Boulevard, P.O. Box 615, Frankfort, Kentucky, 40602-0615. 3. John Bunnell shall attend 12 hours of Commission approved training within 335 days of the date of service this Order, in addition to any other required training, and provide written notice that he attended the training within one year of the service of this Order. 4. Pat Tucker, Adrian Gossett, Debbie Fowler, Leland Glass, individually, are each assessed and shall each pay a civil penalty of $250 within 335 days of service of this Order for their willful violation of a Commission Order. 5. Payment pursuant to ordering paragraph 4 shall be made by cashier’s check or money order payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer and mailed or delivered to the Office of the General Counsel, Kentucky Public Service Commission, 211 Sower Boulevard, Post Office Box 615, Frankfort, Kentucky 40602.

20230505_PSC Notice of Filing Hearing Documents.pdf

Response to Commission Staff Post-Hearing Requests for Information

Damon R. Talley Green River Valley Water District

Data Request

Order Entered: 1.Post-hearing data requests, if any, shall be filed on or before January 6, 2023. 2. Responses to post-hearing data requests shall be filed by January 20, 2023. 3. This case shall stand submitted for a decision by the Commission effective at the 12:01 Eastern Standard Time on January 21, 2023. 4. The Executive Director shall serve a copy of this post-hearing schedule upon David Paige using the email address the Commission has on file and mailing a copy using U.S.P.S. at 111 Lacey Lane, Horse Cave, Kentucky 42749.

Proof of Publication of Notice of Hearing

Damon R. Talley Green River Valley Water District

20221214_PSC Subpoena David Paige.pdf

Order Entered: 1. The motion to continue the hearing is granted. 2. A hearing in this matter shall be held on January 4, 2023, at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, in the Richard Raff Hearing Room at the offices of the Public Service Commission at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky. Pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, Section 2, if the hearing is not concluded on the designated day, the hearing shall be continued upon verbal announcement by the presiding officer. A verbal announcement made by the presiding officer shall be proper notice of the continued hearing. 3. Witnesses who sponsor schedules, testimony, or responses to data requests shall participate in person at any hearing scheduled in this matter. 4. Green River Valley District shall give notice of the hearing in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(2)(b). In addition, the notice of hearing shall include the following statements: “This hearing will be streamed live and may be viewed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov”; and “Public comments may be made at the beginning of the hearing. Those wishing to make oral public comments may do so by following the instructions listed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov.” At the time the notice is mailed or publication is requested, Green River Valley District shall forward a duplicate of the notice and request to the Commission. 5. Pursuant to KRS 278.360 and 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(9), a digital video transcript shall be made of the hearing.

Proof of Publication of Notice of Hearing

Damon R. Talley Green River Valley Water District

Motion to Reschedule Hearing

Damon R. Talley Green River Valley Water District

Order Entered: 1. David Paige may appear before the Commission at the hearing on December 15, 2022, pro se or with counsel. 2. If David Paige retains counsel, counsel shall file an entry of appearance as set forth in this Order on or before December 13, 2022.

20221201_PSC Subpoena David Paige.pdf

David Paige Notice of Witness List

Notice of Compliance with Order of 11-04-2022

Damon R. Talley Green River Valley Water District

Notice of Witnesses to Present Testimony

Damon R. Talley Green River Valley Water District and Respondent Commissioners

Supplemental Response to PSC Staff Second Request for Information

Damon R. Talley Green River Valley Water District

Order Entered: 1. A hearing in this matter shall be held on December 15, 2022, at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, in the Richard Raff Hearing Room at the offices of the Public Service Commission at 211 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky. 2. Parties shall file a witness list on or before December 1, 2022. 3. Green River Valley Water District (Green River Valley District) shall make David Paige and John Bunnell available for cross examination at the December 15, 2022 hearing. 4. Green River Valley District shall give notice of the hearing in compliance with 807 KAR 5:001, Section 9(2)(b). In addition, the notice of hearing shall include the following statements: “This hearing will be streamed live and may be viewed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov”; and “Public comments may be made at the beginning of the hearing. Those wishing to make oral public comments may do so by following the instructions listed on the PSC website, psc.ky.gov.”

Response to Commission Staffs Second Request for Information

Gerald E. Wuetcher Green River Valley Water District

Data Request

Green River Valley Water Districts Response to PSC Staff First Request for Information

Gerald E. Wuetcher Green River Valley Water District and Respondent Commissioners

Order Entered: 1. Phillip Doyle and Kerry McDaniel are dismissed as parties from this case. 2. The case style is amended to reflect the dismissal of Phillip Doyle and Kerry McDaniel. The case style of this matter is hereinafter: Electronic Alleged Failure of Green River Valley Water District and Its Officers, John Bunnell, Pat Tucker, Adrian Gossett, Debbie Fowler, Leland Glass and Its Manager, David Paige, to Comply with a Commission Order, KRS 278.990 3. Green River Valley District shall file responses to the information requested in the Appendix to this Order within 14 days of service of this Order. 4. Nothing contained in this Order shall prevent the Commission from entering further Orders in this matter.

Response to Order of July 18, 2022

Gerald E. Wuetcher Green River Valley Water District and Respondent Commissioners

David Paige Response

Entry of Appearance of Counsel

Gerald E. Wuetcher Green River Valley Water District

Order Entered: 1. Green River Valley District; David Paige, in his capacity as manager; and John Bunnell, Pat Tucker, Adrian Gossett, Debbie Fowler, Leland Glass, Kerry McDaniel, and Chairman, Phillip Doyle, acting in their respective official and individual capacities as officers of Green River Valley District’s Board of Commissioners, shall submit individual written responses to the allegations contained in this Order within 20 days of the date of entry of this Order, including but not limited to any, and all written testimony or documentation that would dispute the allegations. 2. Counsel for the parties shall enter an appearance or appearances within 20 days of the date of entry of this Order. 3. The Commission directs Green River Valley District to the Commission’s July 22, 2021 Order in Case No. 2020-00085¹² regarding filings with the Commission. Electronic documents shall be in portable document format (PDF), shall be searchable, and shall be appropriately bookmarked. 4. Each response shall include question to which the response is made and shall include the name of the witness responsible for responding to the questions related to the information provided.