Pre-hearing Conference - W-20446A-25-0022 - Global Water - Santa Cruz Water Company, Inc. SW-20445A-25-0023 - Global Water-Palo Verde Utilities Company
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What is the purpose of this pre‑hearing conference and who are the parties involved?
COMPANY INC. AND GLOBAL WATER PALO VERDE UTILITIES COMPANY INC. FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JUST AND REASONABLE RATES AND CHARGES FOR UTILITY SERVICE DESIGNED TO REALIZE A REASONABLE RATE OF RETURN ON THE FAIR VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY. and for certain related approvals, docket number W20446A250022 and SW20445A250023. I'm Administrative Law Judge Chris Nichols and I have been assigned to preside over this matter. Let's begin with appearances, beginning with the applicants.
Good morning, Your Honor. Robert Metley, Regulatory Counsel for Global Water Resources, Inc. I'm here representing today Global Water Santa Cruz Water Company, Incorporated, and Global Water Palo Verde Utilities Company, Incorporated. Sitting with me is my co-counsel, Michael Patton, from the law firm of Snell and Wilmer.
Good morning to you both. For Rucco.
Good morning, Your Honor. Sarah Barrios-Cool for the Residential Utility Consumer Office, and with me is Chief Counsel Dan Pazewski.
Good morning. And for
staff. Good morning, Your Honor. Bridget Humphrey on behalf of staff. With me at council table is Co-Counsel Rob Ridenour.
Good morning. All right. The purpose of today's pre-hearing conference is to give the parties an opportunity to discuss any procedural matters that we need to get to in advance of our hearing that starts on Monday, December 15th. Let's start with pre filed testimony so I believe that global waters rejoinder testimony if any is due by the end of the day as or any corrections or revisions to any pre filed testimony other than the rejoinder testimony and objections to previously filed testimony are also due today, I believe. But objections to any rejoinder testimony will be accepted to the beginning of the hearing. With all that said does any party anticipate filing any corrections or supplements to their pre filed testimony or any objections to any pre filed testimony from another party.
Mister medley.
You're on a note no corrections and no objections at this time.
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you as part of school.
Yes, your honor as we've alerted the company and staff to expect we go will be filing supplemental schedules today. that reflect some of our alignment with respect to staff positions. And we will also be delivering to the hearing division today confidential copies of those schedules as well as a USB drive that contains those updated schedules and our work papers.
Thank you, Ms. Barrios-Coole. Any other additional schedules, pre-filed testimony, or any objections to any other parties' pre-filed testimony at this time?
No, your honor.
Thank you.
Are any parties filing corrections, supplements, or objections to pre‑filed testimony?
As Humphrey we have staff has no additional testimony, no objections.
And no objection to Ruko adding the additional schedules today
that's correct
and Mister Miley any objection to Ruko filing supplemental schedules today,
no objection or
great. All right exhibits and exhibit lists are due until the end of the day, but in does anyone intend to offer any exhibits that haven't already been filed somewhere in the docket other than global rejoinder testimony in the supplemental schedules just mentioned by miss barrios cool.
Your Honor, the parties consulted yesterday, so we had a discussion on various issues. One of the things that we will be filing is a video, a drone video, and then we're going to mark it for identification. We are going to upload it this week so that the parties can have an opportunity to review it to see if there's any objections to it. And then we're going to be presenting it as part of our case in chief.
Thank you, Mister Miley. Anything other than the drone video.
At this point, no, your honor, but I do believe we are going to be preparing some poster boards that we will mark as exhibits.
All right, thank you, Mister Miley. Miss Barrios cool. Any additional exhibits from Rook other than what you've already mentioned?
No, Your Honor, but RICO will be reserving all objections to any exhibits that we have not yet had the opportunity to see filed in the docket.
Understood. And Ms. Humphrey?
Yes, staff has nothing additional. Staff does have concerns about the video.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What is the purpose of this pre‑hearing conference and who are the parties involved?
0:00–3:02
2
Are any parties filing corrections, supplements, or objections to pre‑filed testimony?
3:02–6:16
3
What exhibits (including the drone video) will be offered and what are the filing deadlines?
6:16–9:48
4
How are the hearing dates and witness schedules being coordinated among the parties?
9:48–12:33
5
Which witnesses will each side call and how many are expected for the companies and RUCO?
12:33–15:40
6
Why is a hypothetical capital structure being used and what equity percentages are under discussion?
15:40–18:43
7
What procedural issues (issue matrix, stipulations, and exhibit lists) need to be resolved before adjournment?
18:43–21:45
8
When is the next hearing scheduled and what are the final actions before the conference ends?
21:45–23:14
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