Public Comment & Hearing - W-01983A-26-0051 - Voyager at White Mountain Lakes Water Company, Inc. W-21391A-26-0051 - Silver Creek Water Company - Jul 01, 2026
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What procedural matters and appearances are recorded at the start of the hearing?
All right. Let's go ahead and go on the record. Good morning, everyone. This is the time set for the hearing and public comment in the matter of the joint application of Voyager at White Mountain Lakes Water Company and Silver Creek Water Company to transfer the assets and certificate of convenience and necessity of Voyager at White Mountain and for related approvals. The docket numbers are W01983A260051 and W213 9 1 a 260051 i'm administrative law judge Elizabeth Beatty and i've been assigned to preside over this these matters. We are going to go ahead, excuse me we're going to go ahead and take appearances on the record and we'll go ahead begin with voyager.
Thank. pocket. On behalf of one of the joint applicants, Voyager at White Mountain Lakes Water Company, and seated at the table to my left is Mark Silliman, who's the president of the company. He will be one of the witnesses today. And then I would also note for the record that seated in the hearing room behind me is Ms. Moreau-Durkin, who's the personal representative, and her husband, Marty. I'll be talking a little bit more about them in my opening statement.
Great, thank you. And for Silver Creek?
Your Honor, Steve Wien representing Silver Creek Water Company. And to my left is our one witness, Mr. Christopher Schilling.
Thank you. And on behalf of staff?
Thank you, Your Honor. Maureen Scott and Mike Daly on behalf of the commission staff.
All right, thank you. Before we move on to the public comment portion, are there any procedural matters that should be addressed at this time?
None that I'm aware of, Your Honor. None, thank you.
All right, I did have just a question about the presentation of evidence. Do the parties or the applicants want to begin with Voyager, Silver Creek, or is there a preference?
Your Honor, I'd anticipated beginning with Mr. Silliman, lay some foundation, and then I think Mr. Schilling after that.
Okay, great. All right, that sounds great. With that being said, we'll go ahead and move on to the public comment portion. Is there anybody in the audience or online that wishes to provide a public comment in this matter? Seeing no one in the room, and I just want to confirm that there is nobody online that wishes to speak. OK. Let the record reflect that nobody has indicated a desire to speak in this matter. All right, we'll go ahead and move on to opening statements. Would Voyager like to provide an opening statement?
Yes, Your Honor, thank you. Voyager at White Mountain Lakes Water Company owns and operates a water system, providing water service to approximately 819 metered customers in the community of White Mountain Lake, located generally eight miles northeast of Sholo and 11 miles southeast of Taylor, Arizona, in unincorporated Navajo County. The Arizona Corporation Commission granted a CCNN to Voyager in decision 38189 on November 29th, 1965. The CCNN was subsequently revoked in decision 72239 for failure of Voyager to file its 2008 annual report. However, in decision 79063, the commission ordered Voyager to file either an application to reinstate its CCNN or a request to extend the deadline, Voyager filed a request to reinstate its CCNN on July 3rd, 2024, and the Commission reinstated the CCNN in Decision 79468 on August 15th, 2024.
On March 31, 2023, Lem Cook, the owner of Voyager, died unexpectedly and intestate with no known heirs. As a result, all of the outstanding stock of Voyager is now held in the estate of Lemuel Stephen Cook, which is currently subject to probate under the jurisdiction of the Navajo County Superior Court in case number PB202300106. Ms. Moreau-Durkin is the largest creditor of the Cook estate, and she was appointed personal representative of the estate by the probate court, with authority to oversee and direct the management and operation of Voyager, including authority to enter into a transaction to sell the assets and transfer the CCNN of Voyager, subject to the approval of the commission. Ms. Durkin and her husband, as I noted, are here in the hearing room this morning.
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Agenda
7 items
1
What procedural matters and appearances are recorded at the start of the hearing?
0:00–21:59
2
How does Voyager present its opening statement and background for the joint application?
21:59–1:43:16
3
What does General Manager Mark Silliman testify about Voyager’s ownership, operations, and customer notice?
1:43:16–1:45:54
4
What rates will Silver Creek charge after the acquisition and how do they compare to current bills?
1:45:54–1:52:47
5
How is the acquisition premium and deferred debit calculated and why is it critical to the transaction?
1:52:47–2:18:13
6
What staff recommendations and exhibits were admitted and how do they affect the approval decision?
2:18:13–3:07:23
7
What are the final closing statements and procedural next steps for the hearing?
3:07:23–3:17:50
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