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CORIX MULTI-UTILITY SERVICES INC. - PANORAMA MOUNTAIN RESORT Groundwater Source Development Program – Project Application CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Corix - Panorama Mountain Resort Overview.......................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Approvals Sought ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 Groundwater Source Development Program – Work Completed to Date ........................................................... 7 1.4 Overview of Proposed Work and Timelines ............................................................................................................ 12 1.5 Estimated Project Rate Impact ................................................................................................................................... 12 1.6 Customer Communications ....................................................................................................................................... 13 1.7 Communications ......................................................................................................................................................... 13 2.0 APPLICANT ................................................................................................................................................ 14 2.1 Name, Address and Nature of Business ................................................................................................................... 14 2.2 Financial and Technical Capacity of the Applicant ................................................................................................ 14 3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................... 17 3.1 Determination of Maximum Day Demand ............................................................................................................. 17 3.2 Project Components .................................................................................................................................................... 18 3.3 Land Acquisitions and Statutory Rights-of-Way .................................................................................................... 23 3.4 Project Cost ................................................................................................................................................................... 23 4.0 PROJECT JUSTIFICATION ....................................................................................................................... 25 5.0 EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES......................................................................................................... 26 5.1 Surface Water Supply from Taynton Creek and Treatment .................................................................................. 26 5.2 Surface Water Supply from Toby Creek and Treatment ....................................................................................... 27 5.3 Groundwater Source Proximate to Existing Reservoir .......................................................................................... 27 5.4 Groundwater Source Proximate to Wolf Lake ........................................................................................................ 27 5.5 Connection to Existing Treated Water Supplier ..................................................................................................... 28 6.0 ESTIMATED IMPACT ON CUSTOMER BILLING .................................................................................. 29 6.1 Approach and Key Assumptions ............................................................................................................................... 29 6.2 Customer Rate .............................................................................................................................................................. 30 6.3 Determination of Water Rates ................................................................................................................................... 31 7.0 PROJECT RISKS AND RISK MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................... 33 7.1 Public Health ................................................................................................................................................................ 33 7.2 Safety .............................................................................................................................................................................. 33 7.3 Cost ................................................................................................................................................................................ 33 7.4 Financing ...................................................................................................................................................................... 33 7.5 Schedule ........................................................................................................................................................................ 34 7.6 Environment ................................................................................................................................................................. 34 …continued 28 November 2016 Page | 1 CORIX MULTI-UTILITY SERVICES INC. - PANORAMA MOUNTAIN RESORT Groundwater Source Development Program – Project Application CONTENTS (continued) 8.0 CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS ........................................................................................................... 35 9.0 OTHER PROJECT APPROVALS ............................................................................................................... 36 9.1 Interior Health Authority ........................................................................................................................................... 36 9.2 Regional District of East Kootenay ........................................................................................................................... 36 9.3 BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure ................................................................................................. 36 9.4 BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations ........................................................................ 36 9.5 BC Ministry of Environment ..................................................................................................................................... 36 APPENDICES A Panorama Groundwater Source Development – Preliminary Report (WSP / MMM Group) B Groundwater Source Development Program – Phase 2 (Western Water Associates Ltd) 28 November 2016 Page | 2 CORIX MULTI-UTILITY SERVICES INC. - PANORAMA MOUNTAIN RESORT Groundwater Source Development Program – Project Application 1. INTRODUCTION Corix Multi-Utility Services Inc. (“Corix”) owns and operates the water distribution utility serving the residents of Panorama Mountain Village. The utility is regulated by the British Columbia Comptroller of Water Rights which reviews and approves the rates that customers are charged for water service. The utility’s existing surface water supply system is subject to seasonal turbidity that results in boil water advisories and is also at risk of damage from potential debris torrents during high mountain stream events. To address these issues, beginning in 2014 Corix began the process for identifying an alternative water supply. This application for approval to proceed with the Groundwater Source Development Program is the next step in that process. Through this application, Corix is applying to the Comptroller of Water Rights for approval to proceed with detailed design and construction for the Groundwater Source Development Program for the Panorama Mountain Resort community water system. Corix proposes to finance this project through a combination of debt and equity and to recover these costs and a resonable return on the invested capital through customer rates. A portion of the cost of this project would be offset using the funds currently available in the utility’s Replacement Reserve Trust Fund. Corix believes that the project as outlined in this application is both necessary and is in the public interest. The Groundwater Source Development Program is necessary for Corix to meet the requirements of Interior Health Authority’s Drinking Water Quality Improvement Program, replace aging infrastructure and ensure the long-term security of a safe drinking water source for the utility and its customers. The purpose of this program is to develop a new drinking water source for the Panorama Mountain Resort community so that customers consistently and reliably receive drinking water that meets Interior Health Authority’s water quality requirements and Health Canada’s Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality. Associated with the implementation of a new drinking water source is the construction of infrastructure for the transportation of raw water from the well source to a new reservoir and improvements to associated infrastructure. 1.1. CORIX – PANORAMA MOUNTAIN RESORT OVERVIEW Corix is a privately held corporation with head offices