Kentucky Public Service Commission


View Case Filings for: 2023-00154


Case Number:2023-00154
Service Type:Water
Filing Date:5/18/2023
Category:Regular
Utilities:

Harrison County Water Association, Inc.


Electronic Case
Case Nature:

ELECTRONIC APPLICATION OF HARRISON COUNTY WATER ASSOCIATION, INC. FOR AN ALTERNATIVE RATE ADJUSTMENT









Case Filings
FilingDocuments
3/25/2024 12:51:17 PM

Order Entered nunc pro tunc, that: 1. The rate Appendix B to the January 11, 2024 Order is stricken and replaced with the Appendix to this Order. 2. The adjusted rates in the Appendix to this Order are fair, just and reasonable. 3. All other provisions of the Commission’s January 11, 2024 Order that are not in conflict with the terms of this Order shall remain in effect. 4. Within 20 days of the date of service of this Order, Harrison Water shall file with the Commission revised tariff sheets containing the approved rates. 5. Harrison Water shall collect any under collection or issue any refund, over a period of two months, for any difference between the rates for retail water service placed into effect following the January 11, 2024 Order, and the rates provided in the Appendix to this Order. 6. Within 20 days of the date of this Order, Harrison Water shall file in this case a statement detailing the amounts billed to its retail customers in excess of the rates authorized in this Order with totals for each type of charge separately stated.


1/11/2024 2:55:59 PM

Final Order Entered: Final Order Entered: 1. The recommendations contained in the Commission Staff’s Report, as modified above, are adopted and incorporated by reference into this Order as if fully set out herein. 2. The water service rates proposed by Harrison Water are denied. 3. The water service rates set forth in Appendix B to this Order are approved for service rendered by Harrison Water on or after January 12, 2024. 4. Within 20 days of the date of service of this Order, Harrison Water shall file with this Commission, using the Commission’s electronic Tariff Filing System, new tariff sheets setting forth the rates and charges approved herein and their effective date, and stating that the rates and charges were authorized by this Order. 5. The Commission shall open a separate proceeding, Case No. 2023- 00355, to monitor the surcharge proceeds collection and expenses.


12/11/2023 4:03:26 PM

Notice of HCWA Filing Monthly Expenses for Costs Associated with Application for Alternative Rate Adjustment Pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

Notice_of_FIling_HCWA.pdf

Notice of Filing Monthly Expenses

11/22/2023 1:53:17 PM

Notice of Filing of September 2023 Invoices Related to Alternative Rate Filing


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

Exhibit_A_and_Exhibit_B.pdf

Exhibit "A" Lynch & Lynch and Exhibit "B" Jesse Melcher Law Office, PLLC

hcwakypscoctoberinvoices2023.pdf

Notice of Filing of Invoices

10/30/2023 9:34:32 AM

Order Entered: 1. Harrison Water’s motion for reconsideration is denied. 2. Harrison Water’s motion for reconsideration is deemed a supplemental written response to Commission Staff’s Report.


10/11/2023 2:53:01 PM

Notice of HCWA Response to KY PSC Staff Report and Recommendations Regarding HCWA Application for Alternative Rate Adjustment Pursuant to 807 KAR 5:076


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

Affidavit-Meter_Replacement.pdf

Affidavit of HCWA, Inc's Manager Regarding Meter Replacement

Exhibit_A-HCWA_ARF,_2015-00308.pdf

Exhibit "A" HCWA ARF, 2015-00308, Attachment "B" to Staff Report

Exhibit_B-Requested_Adjustments_to_Depreciation.xlsx

Exhibit "B" Requested Adjustments to Depreciation

Exhibit_C-Flow_Measurement_Accuracies.pdf

Exhibit "C" Flow Measurement Accuracies

Exhibit_D-_Determining_the_Economic_Optimum_Life.pdf

Exhibit "D" Determining the Economic Optimum Life of Residential Water Meters

Exhibit_E-Reduction_of_Employer_paid_Single_Plan.pdf

Exhibit "E" Reduction of Employer paid single plan

Notice_of_Response_to_KY_PSC_Staff_Report.pdf

Notice of HCWA Response to KY PSC Staff Report and Recommendations regarding HCWA Application for Alternative Rate Adjustment Pursuant to 807 KAR 5:076

10/11/2023 2:38:37 PM

Motion for KY PSC Staff to Reconsider its Staff Report and Recommendations Regarding HCWA Application for Alternative Rate Adjustment Pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, as it relates to Depreciable Life (s) of Assets and the single Health Insurance Plan Deduction


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

Motion_for_KY_PSC_Staff_to_Reconsider.pdf

Motion for KY PSC Staff to Reconsider its Staff Report and Recommendations Regarding HCWA Application for Alternative Rate Adjustment Pursuant to 807 KAR 5:001, as it relates to Depreciable Life (s) of assets and the single Health Insurance Plan Deduction

10/11/2023 11:29:47 AM

Notice of Filing of September 2023 Invoices Related to Alternative Rate Filing


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

Exhibit_A_Jesse_Melcher_Law_Office-September2023invoice_for_HCWA.xlsx

Exhibit "A" Jesse Melcher Law Office September 2023 Invoice

9/28/2023 3:15:54 PM

Staff Report


9/8/2023 10:17:56 AM

Order Entered: 1. The procedural schedule established on June 7, 2023, is amended. 2. Commission Staff’s Report shall be filed no later than October 3, 2023. 3. Harrison Water shall file its written response, if any, to Commission Staff’s Report within 14 days of the filing of the Commission Staff’s Report. 4. All provisions of the Commission’s June 7, 2023 Order that are in conflict with the provisions of this Order are vacated, and all other provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this Order shall remain in effect.


8/31/2023 3:04:03 PM

Notice of Filing of August 2023 Invoices Related to Alternative Rate Filing


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

Exhibit_A_Jesse_Melcher_Law_Office-August2023invoice_for_HCWA.xlsx

Exhibit "A" Jesse Melcher Law Office Invoice for August, 2023

Exhibit_B_Strand_Assoc.,_Inc._8-11-23-Invoice.pdf

Exhibit "B" Strand Associates, Inc. Invoice for August, 2023

8/18/2023 1:52:17 PM

3rd Supplemental Response to 2nd KY PSC Request for Data and Information as to application of the Harrison County Water Association, Inc., Request for an Alternative Rate Adjustment


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

3rd_Supplementa_Response_to_2nd_KY_PSC_Request.pdf

3rd Supplemental Response to 2nd KY PSC Request

Cost_Justification_for_meter_1_1-2_Inch,_Exhibit_D.pdf

Cost Justification for meter 1 1-2 Inch, Exhibit D

Cost_Justification_for_meter_1_Inch,_Exhibit_C.pdf

Cost Justification for meter 1 Inch, Exhibit C

Cost_Justification_for_meter_2_Inch,_Exhibit_E.pdf

Cost Justification for meter 2 Inch, Exhibit E

Cost_Justification_for_meter_3-4_Inch,_Exhibit_B.pdf

Cost Justification for meter 3-4 Inch, Exhibit B

Cost_Justification_for_meter_3-4_x_5-8_Inch,_Exhibit_A.pdf

Cost Justification for meter 3-4 x 5-8 Inch, Exhibit A

8/16/2023 2:23:04 PM

2nd Supplemental Response to 1st KY PSC Request for Data and Information as to Application of the HCWA, Inc. Request for an Alternative Rate Adjustment


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

2022_Adjusted_Audit_Entries_(1).pdf

Adjusted Audit Entries with Explanations

HCWA_Grouping_Schedule_with_adjusted_enties(1).pdf

Account Groupings with Adjusted Entries

8/16/2023 2:12:05 PM

2nd Supplemental Response to 2nd KY PSC Request for Data and Information as to Application of the HCWA, Inc. Request for an Alternative Rate Adjustment


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

11a_Surcharges.pdf

"11a" Electric Surcharges

2nd_Supplemental_Response.pdf

2nd supplemental Response to 2nd KY PSC Request for Data and Information as to Application of the HCWA, Inc. Request for an Alternative Rate Adjustment

BGE_4_bills.pdf

BGE Bills- copies of 4 accounts

KU_2022_usage_Bills_Acct_Ending_1227.pdf

Ku 2022 usage Bills Acct Ending 1227

KU_2022_usage_Bills_Acct_Ending_1729.pdf

KU 2022 usage Bills Acct Ending 1729

KU_2022_usage_Bills_Acct_Ending_4314.pdf

KU 2022 usage Bills Acct Ending 4314

KU_2022_usage_Bills_Acct_Ending_7235.pdf

KU 2022 usage Bills Acct Ending 7235

KU_2022_usage_Bills_Acct_Temp_Ending_9921_and_Current_Ending_0397.pdf

KU 2022 usage Bills Acct Temp Ending 9921 and Current Ending 0397

KU_2022usage__Bills_Acct_Ending_3051.pdf

KU 2022 usage Bills Acct Ending 3051

KU_E-mail_regarding_Fuel_Adjustment_Calculaion.pdf

KU-Email regarding Fuel Adjustment Calculation

8/7/2023 2:15:32 PM

1st Supplemental Response to 2nd KY PSC Request for Data and Information


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

Supplemental_Response_8-7-23.pdf

1st Supplemental Reponse to 2nd KY PSC Request for Data and Info.

8/2/2023 2:20:18 PM

2nd Response to KY PSC 2nd Request for Data and Information as to Application of the HCWA Request for an Alternative Rate Adjustment


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

2nd_Response_to_KY_PSC_2nd_Request_for_Data_and_Info.pdf

@nd Response to KY PSC 2nd Request for Data and Info

Exhibit_11a-Electric_Surcharges.pdf

Exhibit 11a-Electric Surcharges

Exhibit_11b-Recent_Water_Invoices.pdf

Exhibit 11b-Recent Water Invoices

Exhibit_12-Water_Testing_Invoices_for_Testing_Year_(2022).pdf

Exhibit 12-Water Testing Invoices for the Test Year (2022)

Exhibit_13_Excel_of_Updated_COSS_by_Strand.xlsx

Exhibit 13-Excel updated COSS by Strand

Exhibit_1a-Antennae_Income.pdf

Exhibit 1a-6200.30 Antennae Income

Exhibit_1a-Interest_Income.pdf

Exhibit 1a-7030 Interest Income

Exhibit_2_-Excel_Usage_Revenue_and_Billing_Analysis.xlsx

Exhibit 2-Excel Usage Revenue and Billing Analysis

Exhibit_3-Cost_Justification.pdf

Exhibit 3-Cost Justification

Exhibit_5b-COSS_Advertising_Invoices.pdf

Exhibit 5b-COSS Advertising Invoices

Exhibit_5b-Jesse_Melcher_Law_Office_,_PLLC_Invoice.pdf

Exhibit 5b-Jesse Melcher Law Office, PLLC Invoices

Exhibit_5b-Lynch_and_Lynch_Invoice.pdf

Exhibit 5b- Lynch and Lynch Invoices

Exhibit_5b-Strand_COSS_of_Service_Study__Invoices.pdf

Exhibit 5b-COSS of Service Study Invoices

Exhibit_6-Most_Recent_Water_Testing_Invoice.pdf

Exhibit 6-Most Recent Water Testing Invoices

Exhibit_7-Excel_Schedule_of_Operations__and_Expenses.xlsx

Exhibit 7- Excel Schedule of Operations and Expenses

7/18/2023 2:46:04 PM

Data Request


7/6/2023 11:01:58 AM

Supplemental Response


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

Exhibit_(20d)_COSS-Excel_Sheet.xlsx

Exhibit (20d) COSS Excel Sheet

Exhibit_21a-Excel_Billing_Analysis.xlsx

Exhibit (21a) Billing Analysis Excel

7/5/2023 3:44:37 PM

Response to Alternative Rate Adjustment


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

(1b)_2022_Year_end_entries__explanations.xlsx

(1b) 2022 Year end entries and explanations

(1c)-Meeting_Minutes.pdf

(1c) Meeting Minutes

(1d)_Exhibit_6-Employee_Benefit_and_Salary.xlsx

(1d) Exhibit 6 Employee benefit and salary

(1h)_38_pages_Adjusted_Operations_References.pdf

(1h) Adjusted Operations References

(20d)_June_27,_2023.pdf

(20d) June 27, 2023 Correspondence

(22)_Exhibit_22-Occurences_for_each_nonrecurring_charge.xlsx

Exhibit 22 Occurrences for each non-recurring charge

Distribution_List.pdf

Distribution List

Excel-(1a)-2023_General_Ledger.xlsx

(1a) 2023 General ledger

Excel_(1a)-2022_General_Ledger.xlsx

(1a) 2022 General Ledger

Exhibit_12_BGE.xlsx

Exhibit 12 BGE

Exhibit_15_USDA_Loans_Payment_Schedule.xls

Exhibit 15 USDA Loan Payment Schedule

Exhibit_23-Excel_3.xlsx

Exhibit 23-Excel 3

Exhibit_23_-Excel_1.xlsx

Exhibit 23-Excel 1

Exhibit_23_-Excel_2.xlsx

Exhibit 23-Excel 2

Exhibit_23_-Excel_4.xlsx

Exhibit 23-Excel 4

Exhibit_8-Board_of_Directors.xlsx

Exhibit 8 Board of Directors

Exhibit_9-waterusage.xlsx

Exhibit 9 Water Usage

Exhibit12_-KU.xlsx

Exhibit 12 KU

6/19/2023 3:45:00 PM

Notice of Proof of Advertising of Application for Alternative Rate Adjustment


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

Notice_of_Proof_of_Adv_Dist_List.pdf

Distribution List-Notice of Proof of Advertising of Application for Alternative Rate Adjustment Pursuant to 807 KAR 5:076(5)(3)(b)

6/7/2023 3:51:16 PM

Order Entered: 1. The procedural schedule set forth in Appendix A to this Order shall be followed. 2. On or before the date set forth in the procedural schedule, Harrison Water shall file its responses to the Commission Staff’s First Request for Information, attached to this Order as Appendix B. 3. Harrison Water shall respond to any additional requests for information propounded by Commission Staff as provided in those requests. 4. No later than the date set forth in the procedural schedule, Commission Staff shall file with the Commission and serve upon all parties of record a written report (Commission Staff’s Report) containing its findings and recommendations regarding Harrison Water’s requested rate adjustment. 5. No later than 14 days after the date of service of the Commission Staff’s Report, each party of record shall file with the Commission: a. Its written comments on and any objections to the findings contained in the Commission Staff’s Report; and b. Any additional evidence for the Commission to consider. 6. If Commission Staff recommends that Harrison Water’s financial condition supports a higher rate than Harrison Water proposes or the assessment of an additional rate or charge not proposed in Harrison Water’s application, Harrison Water in its response to the Commission Staff’s Report shall also state its position in writing on whether the Commission should authorize the assessment of the higher rate or the additional rate or charge.


5/18/2023 3:44:10 PM

20230518_PSC Deficiency Cured Letter.pdf


5/18/2023 2:47:09 PM

Correction to Deficiency dated May 15, 2023


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

Statement_of_Disclosures_to_Correct_Def.pdf

Corrected Exhibit 10- Statement of Disclosures to Correct Deficiency

Sup_Comp_Filing_Distribution_List.pdf

Supplemental Compliance Filing-Distribution List

5/16/2023 9:22:41 AM

20230516_PSC Deficiency Letter.pdf


5/15/2023 4:02:42 PM

2021 General ledger and 2022 General ledger


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

2021_General_Ledger.pdf

2021 General ledger

2022_General_Ledger.pdf

2022 General ledger

5/15/2023 1:54:15 PM

Deficiency Completion


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

Distribution_List.pdf

Distribution List for Completion of Deficiency

Read_1st_Certification_Completion_of_Deficiency.pdf

Read 1st Certification of Completion of Deficiency

Statement_of_Disclosure-Exhibit_10-Corrections.pdf

Statement of Disclosure Exhibit 10-Corrections

5/12/2023 1:09:38 PM

20230512_PSC Deficiency Letter.pdf


5/11/2023 4:24:34 PM

Application for Alternative Rate Adjustment Filing


Janell Florence Pitts Harrison County Water Association, Inc.

Application_for_Rate_Adjustment.pdf

Application for Rate Adjustment ARF Form 1

Exhibit_1_Notice_of_Proposed_Rate_Increase.pdf

Exhibit 1-Customer Notice of Proposed Rate Adjustment

Exhibit_10_ARF_Form-3_Statement_of_Dsiclosure_of_Realted_Party_Transactions.pdf

Exhibit 10-Statement of Disclosure of Related Party Transactions

Exhibit_2_Reasons_for_Application.pdf

Exhibit 2- Reasons for Application

Exhibit_3_Current_and_Proposed_Rates.pdf

Exhibit 3-Current and Proposed Rates

Exhibit_4_Schedule_of_Adjusted_Operations.pdf

Exhibit 4-Statement of Adjusted Operations

Exhibit_4a-ARF_Supplementation_to_Schedule_of_Adjustements.pdf

Exhibit 4a-Supplemental to Statement of Adjusted Operations

Exhibit_5_Usage_Table_Present-Proposed_rates.pdf

Exhibit 5-Revenue Requirements Calculation

Exhibit_7_Depriciation_Schedule.pdf

Exhibit 7-Depreciation Schedule

Exhibit_8a-Amortization.pdf

Exhibit 8a-Amortization

Exhibit_8a_Mtg.pdf

Exhibit 8a-Mtg

Exhibit_8a_Promissory_Note.pdf

Exhibit 8a-Promissory Note

Exhibit_8b-Amortization.pdf

Exhibit 8b- Amortization

Exhibit_8b-Promissory_Note.pdf

Exhibit 8b-Promissory Note

Exhibit_8b_Mtg.pdf

Exhibit 8b-Mtg

Exhibit_9a_2021_Tax_Returns.pdf

Exhibit 9a-2021 Tax Returns

Exhibit_9b_2022_Tax_Returns.pdf

Exhibit 9b-2022 Tax Returns

Read_1st_Correspondence_5-11-23.pdf

Read 1st Correspondence 5-11-23

5/4/2023 10:46:26 AM

20230504_PSC Acknowledgment Letter.pdf


5/4/2023

Harrison County Water Association, Inc. Notice of Intent to File an Application for an Alternative Rate Adjustment Using Electronic Filing Procedures


20230504_Harrison County Water Association, Inc. Notice of Intent and Election.pdf

Harrison County Water Association, Inc. Notice of Intent and Election