Hearing - WS-01303A-24-0130 - Epcor Water Arizona Inc. - Jul 29, 2026

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Arizona Corporation Commission 5h 53m 6 agenda items transcribed 3 days ago official recording ↗

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What does the hearing begin with and how are the parties sworn in?

Unknown 0:01

Good morning. We are going back on the record. Um, Mr. Pratt, have you called in? I appear to have lost a collar. But his name wasn't on here. This is the time that was provided as a date and time certain for Steve Pratt, who's an intervener. Um Call in user three, are you Mr. Pratt? You are muted. Ah, there you go. Is that Mr. Pratt?

Steve Pratt 0:41

Yeah.

Unknown 0:44

I keep

Steve Pratt 0:44

getting feedback muted, unmuted. Yes, I'm here.

Unknown 0:47

Okay, great. You are unmuted. I can hear you. Um, we are on the record. And It's your turn to testify, so um I'm gonna have the court reporter swear you in.

Steve Pratt 1:04

Okay, thank you.

Unknown 1:04

Uh-huh.

Court Reporter 1:10

Good morning, Mr. Pratt. I'm going to raise my right hand and ask that you do the same. Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

Steve Pratt 1:23

I do.

Court Reporter 1:24

Thank you.

Unknown 1:30

Okay, Mr Prout, would you like to um Provide your testimony?

Steve Pratt 1:37

Yeah, may maybe what I'll do, Your Honor, is just um I was trying to figure out how to introduce my testimony. Maybe I'll just read the executive summary for my testimony and then just ask that it be admitted.

Unknown 1:50

Um if that's what you would like to do, you can do that. I do have it in writing. Um, so you don't have to do that if you don't want to. We can talk about what your two exhibits are and get those admitted if you'd like to do that.

Steve Pratt 2:08

Yeah, let's just do that then. That's

Unknown 2:10

fine. So exhibit sp one phase two, that is um the document that you filed on May seventh, twenty twenty six, is that correct?

Steve Pratt 2:23

Yeah.

Unknown 2:24

And you prepared this yourself?

Steve Pratt 2:27

Yes, I did.

Unknown 2:28

And you would like this to be considered in evidence?

Steve Pratt 2:33

Yes.

Unknown 2:34

Um And then you filed Reply testimony phase two that's been marked as exhibit sp two phase two.

Steve Pratt 2:49

Yes, on July thirteenth.

Unknown 2:51

Okay. And you'd like that to be considered um in evidence as well?

Steve Pratt 2:56

Yes.

Unknown 2:56

And this is something that you prepared?

Steve Pratt 3:00

Yes it is.

Unknown 3:01

Okay. And if you were asked about the things that are in both exhibit S P one phase two and exhibit S P two phase two, would your responses Or your statements be the same?

Steve Pratt 3:15

Uh, they would be the ex same except for the The changes that I Mentioned in my reply testimony phase two.

Unknown 3:24

Okay. Your Honor? Yes. I apologize. I I I didn't think of this earlier, but uh I'd be happy if you prefer Uh to do the questioning I typically get asked or do with you know, people who are unrepresented braid pairs. So i it's up to you, but I just there more that you'd like to ask him? I know I don't have the set of questions memorized like you all do. Yeah, well I was just gonna go through the typical litany with a mm. Yeah, go ahead, please. All right. Uh thanks. And I hope it's helpful. Uh Mr. Pratt, how you doing? Good. Yes, good morning. All right. Uh Uh you you discussed uh those two exhibits, S P one and SP two, uh, which are the testimony that was Prefiled in this case, right?

Steve Pratt 4:17

Right.

Unknown 4:18

And uh were those testimonies prepared by you or under your direction?

Steve Pratt 4:25

They were prepared by me.

Unknown 4:28

And at this point, Mr. Pratt, do you do you want to make any corrections or modifications or changes to those testimonies? No, I do not. All right, Your Honor. I I I would move for the admission of S P one and S P two. Does anyone have any objection to the admission of exhibits S P one phase two and S P two phase two?

David Gellman 4:50

No objection, Your Honor. No objection, Your Honor.

Unknown 4:53

Okay. Exhibits S P one phase two and S P two phase two are admitted. Uh Mr. Pratt, would you like to give a summary of your testimony and also if you have any rejoinder or any response to anything that was filed by the company perhaps after your testimony was filed? Now would be the time to discuss it.

Steve Pratt 5:20

Well. I'm not sure that there was anything filed after my testimony, but I would just refer to Executive summary that's in my testimony, that kind of summarizes my testimony. Everybody's got a written copy that I guess I can I can Read that or I can just refer you to that.

Unknown 5:44

Uh well I'll leave that up to you if it's brief uh and you wanna make sure it gets on the record again. Uh And add anything as you go through. Let me do go ahead.

Steve Pratt 5:56

Let me just just just read this. It kinda summarizes my whole Point the reason that I'm here.