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DIRECT TESTIMONY OF GERALD C. HARTMAN, P.E., BCEE, ASA
Yes. The two (2) that I mentioned earlier and that I participated
n are Farmton Water Resources, LLC, Docket Number 021256-WS, and East
entral Florida Services, Inc., Docket Number 910114-WU.
0th of these involved large land-owners who owned the land within the
tility's proposed service area and providing utility services which
ransverse county boundaries.
atter?
Did the Commission grant certificates in those dockets?
Yes.
In what areas are you going to provide restimony in the Bluefield
In utility management, rate setting, engineering, financial and
echnical ability and need for service associated with the application of
luefield Utilities, LLC (Application), and for the Commission ,original
ater and wastewater certificate.
. Were the application for certification and supporting exhibits and
ppendices prepared by your firm and/or under your guidance and control?
Yes, our firm, under my guidance and control, prepared the
ngineering, accounting, and utility management aspects of the Application
n behalf of our client, Bluefield Utilities, LLC. Certain spe'zific
etters and/or agreements were not explicitly prepared by our firm but our
irm did provide examples from prior cases and participated in discussions
egarding what is included in the Application. I will outline those later
n my testimony.
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