2 - Public Service Commission

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
DIRECT TESTIMONY OF GERALD C. HARTMAN, P.E., BCEE, ASA
A. Yes. Two (2) that immediately come to mind and that I participated
in are Farmton Water Resources, LLC, Docket Number 021256-WS, and East
Zentral Florida Services, Inc., Docket Number 910114-WU.
30th of these involved large land-owners who owned the land within the
Jtility's proposed service area and who proposed to provide utility
services which transverse county boundaries.
2. Did the Commission grant certificates in those dockets?
1. Yes.
2. In what areas are you going to provide testimony in the Grove Land
nat t er ?
1. In utility management, rate setting, engineering, financial and
iechnical ability and need for service associated with the application of
:rove Land Utilities, LLC (Application), and for the Commission original
vater and wastewater certificate.
I. Were the application for certification and supporting exhibits and
ippendices prepared by your firm and/or under your guidance and control?
i. Yes, our firm, under my guidance and control, prepared the
?ngineering, accounting, and utility management aspects of the Application
)n behalf of our client, Grove Land Utilities, LLC. Certain specific
-etters and/or agreements were not explicitly prepared by our firm but our
:irm
-.
did provide examples from prior cases and participated in discussions
regarding what is included in the Application. I will outline those later
Ln my testimony.
-3-