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DIRECT TESTIMONY OF GERALD C. HARTMAN, P.E., BCEE, ASA
jiscussed, proving the utility has right to the land that the treatment
Eacility will be on. The legal description, Exhibit A of the lease, of the
Leased land is not included at this time.
:ommission, the facilities will be exactly located and a survey of the
ipproximately 8.5 acres necessary for the provision of Phase I wastewater
service will be conducted and the legal description of same used to update
:he water lease agreement, a copy of which will be provided to the
:ommission for their records. In addition, there are several minor
:larifyiny changes which will be included such as the Lessor's Resource
lanager contact information on page three (3) of the lease. Ewns is
:omitted to providing the land necessary for the provision of .Jtility
iervice in the Bluefield certificated area and as such will work with
:ommission staff to ensure that they are comfortable with the terms of the
rastewater lease. As discussed earlier, the financial impact of the lease
lyreements has been included in the Cost of Service Study in Appendix VI11
If the Application.
). What information is requested in Part IV of the Application?
i. Part IV asks for Financial and Technical Information of the utility.
>. Does Bluefield have the financial ability to effectively implement
Lnd manage a utility system?
Upon certification by the
i. Yes, as provided in Exhibit I of the application. As an .affiliate
2 f Evans Properties, Inc., Bluefield has the financial backing to be a
:uccessful utility. Evans is a significant land-owner in Florida and has
>een in the agribusiness industry for over 50 years. They have agreed to
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