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KY. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION INDEX FOR CASE: 99-141 AS OF : 06/07/99 GREEN RIVER VALLEY WATER DISTRICT Complaints - Rates OF ABNER M. BRADLEY & WAYNE V. THOMPSON

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IN THE MATTER OF ABNER M. BRADLEY AND WAYNE V. THOMPSON VS. GREEN RIVER VALLEY WATER DISTRICT

SEQ ENTRY NBR DATE REMARKS

0001 04/09/99 Application. 0002 04/13/99 Acknowledgement letter. 0003 04/19/99 Order to Satisfy or Answer; info due 4/29

MOO01 MOO02 05/14/99 DAVID PAIGE GREEN RIVER VALLEY-LETTER MAILED 4/22 AND INFO MAILED TO MR. BRADLEY WITH RESPO

04/23/99 DAVID PAIGE GREEN RIVER VALLEY-RESPONSE TO LETTER OF APRIL 21.99

0004 06/03/99 Final Order issued.

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

730 SCHENKEL LANE POST OFFICE BOX 61 5 FRANKFORT, KY. 40602

(502) 564-3940

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

RE: Case No. 99-141 GREEN RIVER VALLEY WATER DISTRICT

I, Stephanie Bell, Secretary of the Public Service Commission, hereby certify that the enclosed attested copy of the Commission's Order in the above case was served upon the following by U.S. Mail on June 3, 1999.

Parties of Record:

David Paige General Manager Green River Valley Water District 85 East Les Turner Road P. 0. Box 399 Cave City, KY. 42127

Abner M. Bradley 394 R. W. Handy Road Hardyville, KY. 42746

Secretary of the Commission

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COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

In the Matter of:

ABNER M. BRADLEY AND WAYNE V. THOMPSON ) 1

COMPLAINANTS )

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DEFENDANT 1

V. ) CASE NO. 99-141

GREEN RIVER VALLEY WATER DISTRICT

O R D E R

On April 9, 1999, Abner M. Bradley and Wayne V. Thompson (“Complainants”) filed

a formal complaint against Green River Valley Water District (“District”). The Complainants

allege that they paid the District $3,000 for the extension of water service to their homes

in the “early 1980’s” [sic]. They further claim that in 1998 the District extended the line to

others in the community without consulting them. The Complainants request that the

Commission order the District to pay them a refund of their proportional share of $3,000.

On April 19, 1999, the Commission ordered the District to satisfy or answer the

complaint. The District answered by letter dated April 23, 1999, and signed by the District’s

General Manager, David Paige. In his response, Mr. Paige opined that the Complainants

were not entitled to a refund. He stated that the project for which the Complainants seek

reimbursement was completed in 1998 while the applicable refund period of ten (1 0) years

expired in 1992. Included in the response was a copy of the Commission’s regulation

pertaining to extensions of water service, 807 KAR 5:066E, Section 12, in effect at the time

of the original extension to the Complainants. 807 KAR 5:066E, Section 12(2), effective

March 4, 1981, states the following:

(a) When an extension of the utility’s main to serve an applicant or group of applicants amounts to more than fifty (50) feet per applicant, the

per customer to be deposited with the utility by the applicant or the applicants, based on the average estimated cost per foot of the total extension.

(b) Each customer receiving service under such extension will be reimbursed under the following plan: Each year for a period of not less that ten (1 0) years, which for the purpose of this rule shall be the refund period, the utility shall refund to the customer or customers who paid -for the excessive footage the cost of fifty (50) feet of the extension in place for each additional customer connected to the extension installed and not to extensions or laterals therefrom, but in no case shall the total amount refunded exceed the amount paid the utility. After the end of the refund period, no refund will be required to be made.

In a supplemental response filed by the District on May 14, 1999, the District

included a copy of the water service contract entered into by Abner M. Bradley. The

contract for service is dated July 7, 1982. The District also submitted a copy of the work

order related to the extension to serve Mr. Bradley. The work order indicates that the

extension was constructed July 27 through July 29, 1982.

utility may.. . require the total cost of the excessive footage over fifty (50) feet - _ _ _ _

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Based on the information contained in the complaint and the District’s responses,

the Commission finds that the requested relief should be denied for two reasons. First, the

work order submitted by the District indicates that extension to the Complainants was

completed in 1982. The complaint also states that the Complainants paid for an extension

of service in “the early 1980’s” [sic]. According to the above-cited regulation, in effect in

1982, the refund period is ten (1 0) years. As the project for which the Complainants seek

reimbursement was constructed in 1998 and the original extension for which they paid was

constructed in 1982, the Commission finds that the refund period has expired.

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Second, even had the refund period had not expired, the Commission finds that the

Complainants would not be entitled to a refund. The District’s 1998 project was an

extension of the line originally installed in 1982. In accordance with the above-cited

regulation, the Complainants are not entitled to a refund for extensions or laterals that are

constructed from the water line for which they paid. For each of these reasons, the

Complainants are not entitled to the refund they have requested.

Based on the evidence of record and being otherwise sufficiently advised, the

Commission HEREBY ORDERS that the requested relief-is denied and the complaint is ,

dismissed.

Done at Frankfort, Kentucky, this 3rd day of June, 1999.

By the Commission

ATTEST:

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DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS Daniel T. Curd, 111, Chairman Jack London, Vice-chairman Donald McDonald, Secretary/Treasurer Frank Gunn Ray Branstetter Greg Dunn, Attorney

P.O. Box 399 Cave City, KY 42127

David Paige, Manager (502) 773-21 35

May 12,1999 RECEUVED

Public Service Commission 730 Schenkel Lane Post Office Box 615 Frankfort, Kentucky 40602

MAY 1 4 1999 PUBLIC SERVICE coMMIssloN

Re: Case No. 99-141

Dear Sirs,

Enclosed you will find a copy of the letter mailed to your office April 22, 1999 regarding the case of Abner Bradley and Wayne Thompson vs. Green River Valley Water District.

I have also enclosed a copy of the information mailed to Mr. Bradley along with the response from the Public Service Commission regarding Case No. 99- 141.

Should you have any fufther questions, please feel free to contad me.

David Paige, General Manager Green River Valley Water Dist

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Public Service Comrnission 730 Schenkel Lane Post Office Box 615 Frankfort, Kentucky 40602

RE: Case No. 99-141

In response to the letter received April % ? , I999 regarclirq case ft-99-141 Abner M. Bradley and Wayne V. Thompson

Enclosed you will find a copy of the rules arid regulations of the PSC that applied in 1982. According to this regulation 1he refund period expires in 10 years.

The Green River Valley Water District extended this water line on a ' construction project, which was let out for bids and installed by contractors. This

project was done in 1998. According to the rules and regulations of the PSC the IO-year period would have expired in 1992. Therefore, it is my opinion that the Green River Valley Water District is not required to reimburse Abner Bradley and Wayne Thompson.

If you need anything else regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me.


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COMMONWEALTH O F KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

730 SCHENKEL LANE POST OFFICE BOX 61 5

FRANKFORT, KY. 40602 (502) 564-3940

A p r i l 1.3, 1.999

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Daniel T. Curd, Chairman Green River Valley Water District 85 East Les Turner Road P. 0. Box 399 Cave City, KY. 42127


IiE: case No. 93-14: GREEN X I V E X VALLEY WATES DISTRICT (Complaints - Rates) OFJBNER - M . BRADLEY & WAYNE V. THOMPSON

This letter is to acknowledge receipt of initial application in the above case. The application was date-stamped received April 9, 1999 and has been assigned Case No. 99-141. In all future correspondence or filings in connection with this case, please reference the above case number.

If you need further assistance, please contact my staff at 502/564-3940.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Bell Secretary of the Commission

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

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I R A N k l O W I LY 40h01 ( 5 0 ? ) 5h4 I040

November 10, 1987

TO: All Private Water Companies, Water Districts and Water Associations under Commission Jurisdiction

Re: Water Extension Policy

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

The Commission wishes to advise you that i t has recently approved a water extension plan different from the one s e t out in its regulations. This plan was approved pursuant to 807 KAR 5:066, Section 12 (4) due to the Commission's continuing interest in assisting utilities to provide water service throughout the Commonwealth. The purpose of the plan is to better equalize the cost of obtaining water service from all parties.

I am enclosing for your information and possible use an alternative extension plan based on the Commission's recent decision. The Commission is aware that this alternative plan is one which many water utilities have been interested. If you choose to use this or a similar plan as an alternative to the one

' s e t ' out in the regulations, you must first obtain for Commission approval. Please 'feel free to contact Claude G. Rhorer, Jr., our Director of Engineering or me if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Forest M. Skaggs Executive Director

NEW EXTENSION POLICY FOR WATER DISTRICTS (AND ASSOCIATIONS)

The District shall determine the total cost of the proposed water main extension (exclusive of the meter connections) and the total.*length of the extension. The District shall pay that portion of the cost of the water main extension equal to 50 feet for each applicant for service. That part of the cost not covered by the District's portion shall be contributed equally by those applicants desiring service on the main extension. Each applicant will also be required to pay the District's approved "Tap-on-fee" for a meter connection to the main extension.

For a period of five years after the original construction of the main extension each additional customer directly connected to each particular extension will be tequired to contribute to the cost of that water main extension based on a recomputation of both the District's portion of the total cost and each customer's contribution as set out above. The District must refund to those customers that have previously contributed to the cost of each main extension itself that amount necessary to reduce their contribution to the currently calculated amount for each customer connected to that extension. All customers directly connected to each main extension for a five-year period after it is placed in service are to contribute equally to cost of construction of the water main extension itself. In addition each customer must pay the approved "Tap-on-fee" applicable at the time of their application for the meter connection. The "Tap-on-fee" is not part of the refundable cost of the extension and may be changed during the refund period. After the five-year refund period expires, any additional customer applying for service on each main extension must be connected for the amount of the approved "Tap-on-fee" only. Also, after the five-year refund period expires, the District will be required to make refunds for an additional five-year period in accordance with 807 KAR 5:066 Section 12(b).

NOTE: The Commission believes that the initial five-year period contained in the above policy is appropriate; however, for good reason the PSC will consider either longer or shorter periods if proposed by the District.

M r . Elroy Lar iinore , Manager Green River Valley Water lJj.sl:i: i.cl; Route 1 Cave C i t y , K Y 4 2 1 2 7

R E : Ta r i f f Revision t o add I?t:j.vatte Water L,i.ne P r o v i s i o n

Dear M r . Larimore:

The above referenced tar i C 1. 1 e v i s Lori t ias beeti rece ivecl and reviewed without ob jec t ion. A n acueptetl copy is enclosed for your f i l e s .

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Enclosure

FOR-VER VALLEY WATER DISTRICT

P . S . C . Ky. No. a . . ? n ~, f i t3 ( Sheet No. b

Cancelling p.S.C, Ky, No,

Sheet No.

RULES A N D REGULATIONS

#. P r i v a t e water l i n e s : An.8 p r i v a t e p a r t y o r e n t i t y : w i t h i n t h e Dis t r ic t which d e s i r e s t6 p r o v i d e themse lves w i t h w a t e r 'of t h e D i s t r i c t : a t t h e i r expense s h a l l be r e q u i r e d t o e n t e r i n t o a w r i t t e n ~ g r e e m e n t w i t h t h e D i s t r i c t and any o ther p e r s o n on t h e p roposed w a t e r l i n e wl i l . c l i ne t s f o r t h the agreed terme f o r t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n of a p r i v a t e water l i n e . The agreement s h a l l p r o v i d e t h a t t h e p a r t i c s s l i n l l a g v e c irpun the c o a t s of' the c o n s t r u c t i o n and i n s t a l l a t i o n and s l ia l l agree t o e x e c u t e a w r i t t e n deed of ensctiiciit tu tltc 1 ) i s t r i c t i i i i t l i t 1 ,the e v e n t n n o t h e r p r i v a t e p a r t y o r e n t i t y requersts t o connect: t o the e x i s t i n g p r i v a t o wn te r l i i i c , tlic D i s t r i c t s l ia l l c o l l e c t t h e a g r e e d t a p f e e and t h e new p a r t y o r e n t i t y e h a l l p a y ' a p r o - r a t a f e e of t h e o r i g i n a l COS^ of tlie c o n s t r u c t i o n t o t h e o t h e r p a r t i e s . The D i e t r i c t s h a l l have t h e r i g h t t o e x t e n d tlie p r i v a t e water l i n e a t any t ime a t tbe c o s t o f t h e D i s t r i c t w i t h o u t h a v i n g t o pay R f e e t o any pilrty t u tlie agreemen t .

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2. F i r e h y d r a n t s : The Dis t r i c t would o n l y i n s t a l l f i r e h y d r a n t s on s i x i n c h ( 6 " ) l i n e s o r l a r g e r l i n e s . Water h y d r a n t s i n s t a l l e d on f o u r i n c h (4") l i n e s o r smaller l i n e a w i l l b e ' f o r f l u s h i n g p u r p o s e s o n l y and s h a l l n o t be usad a s a f i r e h y d r a n t . The Dis t r ic t is n o t i n t h e f i r e p r o t e c t i o n b u s i n e s s .

. . 3 , Fire depa r tmen t damage: The D i s t r i c t s h a l l n o t be r e s p o n e i b l e f o r any damage c a u s e d *

t u its w a t e r l i n e s by a f i r e t r u c k o r any f i r e d e p a r t m e n t .

4, Firs t 50 f e e t of main: The D i s t r i c t s h a l l i n s t a l l t h e E i r e t f i E t y f e e t (50 ' ) o f main

e water f o r C ~ C I I C l I L ; t o i i i ( ! r 0 1 1 v:\i:li \di\Lcr t h e r e m a i n d e r of any cos t for l i n e .

DATE OF ISSUE July I 1987 DATE EFFECTIVE July 1 1987 Yon t h Day Yeas

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WATER SERVICE CONTRACT

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Work Order 1 Work Order for District Property Accounts 1217 __-.- . . . . - ......... . . . . . _..__ ._ ... .......... -. ...

Job Descriptions --T Tntd MRins Scrvicvs

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DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS Daniel T. Curd, 111, Chairman Jack London, Vice-chairman Donald McDonald, Secretary/Treasurer Frank Gunn Ray Branstetter

P.O. Box 399 Cave City, KY 42127

David Paige, Manager (502) 773-21 35

April 22, 1999

Greg Dunn, Attorney

Public Service Commission 730 Schenkel Lane Post Office Box 615 Frankfort, Kentucky 40602

RE: Case No. 99-141

In response to the letter received April 21 , 1999 regarding case #99-141. Abner M. Bradley and Wayne V. Thompson

Enclosed you will find a copy of the rules and regulations of the PSC that applied in 1982. Accorckng to this regulation the refund period expires in 1 0 years.

The Green River Valley Water District extended this water line on a construction project, which was let out for bids and installed by contractors. This project was done in 1998. According to the rules and regulations of the PSC the 10-year period would have expired in 1992. Therefore, it is my opinion that the Green River Valtey Water District is not required to reimburse Abner Bradley and Wayne Thompson.

If you need anything else regarding Phis matter, please feel free to contact me.


COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMlSSlOrJ

730 SCHENKEL LANE POST OFFICE BOX 61 5 FRANKFORT, KY. 40602

(502) 564-3940

Daniel T. Curd, Chairman Green River Valley Water District 85 East Les Turner Road P. 0. Box 3 9 9 Cave City, KY. 4 2 1 2 7


RE: Case No. 9 9 - 1 4 1

We enclose one attested copy of the Commission’s Order in

the above case.

Sincerely,


SB/sa Enclosure



In the Matter of:

ABNER M. BRADLEY AND WAYNE V. THOMPSON ) )

COMPLAINANTS 1

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DEFENDANT 1

V. CASE NO. 99-141


ORDER TO SATISFY OR ANSWER

Green River Valley Water District (“District”) is hereby notified that it has been

named as defendant in a formal complaint filed on April 9, 1999, a copy of which is

attached hereto.

Pursuant to 807 KAR 5001, Section 12, the District is HEREBY ORDERED to

satisfy the matters complained of or file a written answer to the complaint within 10 days

from the date of service of this Order.

Should documents of any kind be filed with the Commission in the course of this

proceeding, the documents shall also be served on all parties of record.

Done at Frankfort, Kentucky, this 1 9 t h day o f A p r i l , 1999.

By the Commission

ATTEST:

Execdtive D E c ~ ~ J’



In the Matter of:

Abner M. Bradlev ~ ~~ ~

(Your Full Name)

COMPlAl NANT

V.

Green River Valley Water D i s t r i c t

(Name of Utility)

DEFENDANT

RECEIVED A m 09 1999

C O M P L A I N T

The complaint of Abner M. Bradley respectfully shows: (Your Full Name)

Abner M. Bradley (Your Full Name)

294 R. W. Handy Road Hardyvill e, Kentucky 42746

(Your Address)


P o Cave City, Kentucky 42127

6Narne of Utility)

(Address of Utility)

Box 399, 85 Les Turner Rd.

That: In ear ly 1980's I , Abner M. Bradley, and Wayne V. Thompson shared (Describe here, using additional sheets if necessary, the

the cost o f a water l i n e t o our perspective homes. We paid the Green River specific act, fully and clearly, or facts that are the reason and basis

Valley Water D i s t r i c t about 53,000,OO fo r the ins ta l la t ion . In 1998 the

Green River Valley Water Dis t r ic t w i t h o u t consulting w i t h us extended our

l i n e t o o thers throughout the community.

for the complaint.)

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Formal Complaint Page 2

Green River Valley Water Dis t r ic t Abner M. Bradley v. (Your Name) (Utility’s Name)

Mr. Thompson and I discussed our complaint with Mr. David Paige

the general manager and he indicated tha t they passed a law

i n 1987 t o allow them t o connect t o our l ine .

me a copy of t h e i r law.

In f a c t he sent

I have enclosed a copy tha t he sen t

me.

In ear ly January 1999 I contacted my congresswoman, Mrs.

Dottie Sims, and she referred me t o Hr. John Geoghegan of

your of f ice . I discussed my complaint with him on the

telePhone, and I sent h i m a copy of the l e t t e r from thecwater

company. I did not hear from him again unt i l I called h i m ( SEE ATTACHMENT )

Wherefole, Complainant asks ProPortionallY Part of $3 ~0~~~~~ (Specifically state the relief desired.)

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Dated at Munfordvi 11 e 1 Kentucky, €his 5th day of

(Your 4ig nature)

(Name and Address of Attorney, if any.)

again on March 29, 1999, and he suggested t h a t I should

f i l e a formal complaint.

Mr. Thompson and I believe we should be compensated

for a portion of our cost ; f o r we rea l ize t h a t i f we had not

s t a r t ed the l i n e , the water company wol;ld have paid f o r

our l i n e along with the extension.

P. S.

Geoghegan in e a r l y January 1999.

I have enclosed a copy of the l e t t e r I sen t Mr.

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j@I R I V E R VALLEY WATER DISTRICT 1

P . S . C . K Y . No. a i mAGd Sheet No. b

C a n c e l l i n g P.S.C. Ky. No.

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RULES A N D REGULATIONS I - . -. . ., ....____-_ ..--.4-. .. - . ._. - - . - . . . . . , , . ._ . . .. . I

P r i v a t e w a t e r l i n e s : An.y . B r i v a t e p a r t y o r e n t i t y : w i t h i n t i l2 g i s t r i c t which d e s i r e s rC, p r o v i d e t h e m s e l v e s w i t h water o f t h e D i s t r i c t a t t h e i r expense s h a l l b e r e q u f r e d t o e n t e r . i n t o a w r i t t e n ag reemen t

l i n e w l i i c l i s e t s fort11 t!ic ~grclei! ;+rms for tiia i n s t a l i a t i o n of a a r i v a t e w n t e r l i n e . The a g r e e m e n t s h a l l p r o v i d e t h a t t h e p a r t i e s s h a l l agcec upoii t l i e c o s t s o f ' t he c o n s t r u c t i o n and i n s t a l l a t i o n and shall a g r e e t o e x e c u t e a w r i t t e n d e e d

p a r t y o r e n t i t y r e q u e s t s t o c o n n e c t t o t h e e x i s t i n g p r i v a t e

t h e new p a r t y o r e n t i t y s h a l l pay :a p r o - r a t a f e e of t h e

D i s t r i c t s h a l l have t h e r i g h t t o e x t e n d t h e p r i v a t e w a t e r

t,o pay a f e e t o nny p a r t y t o t h e og re tmer i t .

w i t 1 1 t h e D i s t r i c t arid a n y o t h e r p e r s o n on tlie proposed wa te r .

A ensciuclit t o t l ~ c D L s r r i c t u ~ i d i n $lie e v e n t a n o t h e r p r i v a t e

water l i i i e r . t l ic D i s t r i c t s h a l l c o l l e c t t h e a g r e e d t a p f e e and bd&/&y o r i g i n a l cost : o f tlie c o n s t r u c t i o n t o tlie o t h e r p a r t i e s . The '

'AA 'Y* l i n e a t a n y t ime a t ttie c o s t o f t h e D l o t r i c t v i t h o t i t h a v i n g d * . - ----.- . . /'- . - . . .._.-..... -.,-.

1 F i r e h y d r a n t s : ; ' 'The D i s t r i c t would o n l y i n s t a l l f i r e . h y d r a n t s on s i x i n c h (6") , l i n e s o r l a r g e r l i n e s . Water h y d r a n t s . i n s t a l l e d on f o u r i n c h

and s h a l l not b e used as a f i r c hyd ta r r t . The D i s t r i c t is n o t

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I (4") l i n e s o r smal le r l i n e s w i l l be ' f o r f l u s h i n g p u r p o s e s only

i n t h e f i r e p r o t e c t i o n business. I

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F i r e d e p a r t m e n t damaqe: The D i s t r i c t s h a l l n o t be r e s p o n s i b l e f o r any damage c a u s e d t u its wat3.t l i n e s by a f i r e t r u c k or-any f i r e d e p a r t m e n t .

F i r s t 50 f e e t of main: The District s h a l l i n s t a l l t h e f i r s t f i f t y f e e t ( 5 0 ' ) of main

e w a t e r f o r e a c h C U S ~ ~ I I ~ C L - 0 1 1 cacli WiiCer

the r e m a i n d e r o f any c o s t f o r l i n e . FrycTI \ I r

OF ISSUE J u l y 1 1 9 8 7 M a t h OY Year U

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COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

730 SCHENKEL LANE POST OFFICE BOX 61 5

FRANKFORT, KY. 40602 (502) 564-3940

Daniel T. Curd, Chairman Green River Valley Water District 85 East Les Turner Road P. 0. Box 399 Cave City, KY. 42127


RE: Case No. 99-141 GREEN RIVERJVALLEY WATER DISTRICT (Complaints - Rates) OFJBM&R- M. BRADLEY & WAYNE V. THOMPSON

This letter is to acknowledge receipt of initial application in the above case. April 9, 1999 and has been assigned Case No. 99-141. In all future correspondence or filings in connection with this case, please reference the above case number.

If you need further assistance, please contact my staff at

The application was date-stamped received

502/564-3940.

Sincerely,


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COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY I T4

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(Name of Utility)

DEFENDANT

C O M P L A I N T

The complaint of Abner M. 3racil ey respectfully shows: (Your Full Name)


In the Matter of:


COMPLAINANT


294 R. W , Handy Road Hardyvill e, Kentucky 42746

(Your Address)

Green River Valley Water Dis t r ic t

P. . Box 399, 85 Les Turner Rd. Cave City, Kentucky 42127

6Name of Utility)

(Address of Utility)

That: In ear ly 1980's I , Abner M. Bradley, and Wayne V , Thompson shared (Describe here, using additional sheets if necessary, the

the cost of a water l ine t o our perspective homes. We paid the Green River specific act, fully and clearly, or facts that are the reason and basis

Valley Water D i s t r i c t about $3,000.00 fo r the ins ta l la t ion . In 1998 the for the complaint.)

Green River Valley Water Di s t r i c t w i t h o u t consulting w i t h us extended our

. l ine t o others t h r o u g h o u t the community.

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Green River Val 1 ey Water D i s t r i c t Abner M. Bradley v. (Your Name) (Utility’s Name)

Mr. Thompson and I discussed our complaint w i t h Mr. David Paige

the general manager and he indicated t h a t they passed a law

i n 1987 to allow them t o connect t o our l i ne .

me a copy of t h e i r law.

me.

In f a c t he sen t

I have enclosed a copy t h a t he sen t

In ear lv January 1999 I contacted my congresswoman, Mrs.

Dottie Sims, and she referred me t o Hr. John Geoghegan of

your of f ice . I discussed my complaint w i t h h i m on the

telephone, and I sent h im a copy of the l e t t e r from thecwater

company. I did n o t hear from h i m again u n t i l I cal led h i m

( SEE ATTACHMENT )

Wherefore, Complainant asks proportionally par t of $3,000.00 (Specifically state the relief desired.)

. .

Dated at Munfordvill e 1 Kentucky, €his 5th day of

(Name and Address of Attorney, if any.)

again on March 29, 1999, and he suggested tha t I should

f i l e a formal complaint.

Mr. Thompson and 1 believe we should be compensated

fo r a portion of our cost; fo r we rea l ize t h a t i f we had n o t

s ta r ted the l i n e , the water company would have paid for

our l i n e along with the extension.

P. S. I have enclosed a copy of the l e t t e r I sent Mr.

Geoghegan i n ear ly January 1999.

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l i n e wtiicii S e t s f o r t h t h e agreed terms for. t h a i n s t a l l a t i o n of a g r i v a t e w a t e r l i n e . The agreement s h a l l p r o v i d e t h a t t h e p o r t i c a sIia11 agree upo i i the c o a t s o f ' tlie c o n s t r u c t i o n and i n s t a l l a t i o n and s h a l l a g r e e t o e x e c u t e a w r i t t e n d e e d

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