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DIRECT TESTIMONY OF GERALD C. HARTMAN, P.E., BCEE, ASA
3ppropriate application fee was submitted.
ipplication form was completed.
ipplicant information.
:ype of organization (LLC) and ownership of the organization (Evans
Jtilities, Inc.) .
After the cover letter the
Part I of the Application form requests
This information includes contact information,
?. What does Part I1 of the Application form ask for?
%. Part I1 of the Application form asks for information related to the
Need for service. Exhibit A of the Application contains a write up
.egarding the need for service.
The territory proposed for service by the
pplicant, Grove Land Utilities, LLC, has a need for such services
.elineated in the Application. These include potable and non-potable
ater and wastewater services to bulk exempt, bulk non-exempt, intensified
gribusiness, residential and general service customers. I am aware of
nd have participated in meetings that Evans has had with water management
istricts regarding alternative water supply issues and the role a utility
uch as Grove Land could have in those alternative water supply issues.
n particular, there have been meetings and there is ongoing discussion
egarding the C-25 reconnect and other water supply opportunities. I am
ware and have had discussions regarding alternative crops that Evans is
ooking at that could serve as bio-fuels. Evans is also looking at
roviding lease space for farming activities that would, by law, require
n-site housing and Evans would like Grove Land to be the utility provider
or such needs. These are just an overview of some of the needs for
tility services discussed in the Application. Appendix I contains a
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