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DIRECT TESTIMONY OF GERALD C. HARTMAN, P.E., BCEE, A6A
possible upon certification)
is requested on the Application form.
Commission jurisdiction is required for systems with the capacity to serve
more than 100 persons according to Florida Statutes 367.022. Using 2.5
people per household in the Bluefield Service area and assuming an ERC is
effectively one (1) household, the Phase I utility services requirement is
for approximately 100 people which is approximately seven (7) times the
requirement for Comission jurisdiction. Exhibit E contains a :statement
that the Utility will not own the land for the water treatment .Eacilities
3ut will lease it. Appendix IV contains a copy of the lease for water
facilities, as previously discussed, proving the utility has right to the
land that the treatment facility will be on. The legal description,
Exhibit A of the lease, of the leased land is not included at this time.
Upon certification by the Commission, the facilities will he exactly
located and a survey of the approximately 20 acres necessary for the
provision of Phase I water service will be conducted and the legal
description of same used to update the water lease agreement, a copy of
which will he provided to the Commission for their records. In addition,
there are several minor clarifying changes which will be included such as
the Lessor’s Resource Manager contact information on page four (4) of the
lease. Evans is committed to providing the land necessary for the
provision of utility service in the Bluefield certificated area and as
such will work with Commission staff to ensure that they are confortable
with the terms of the water lease. As discussed earlier, the financial
impact of the lease agreements has been included in the Cost of Service
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