Upon review of Second LTIIP, the Commission finds that Columbia’s Columbia’s Second LTIIP fulfills the requirements of 52 Pa. Code § 121.3(a)(2) by detailing the schedule for planned repair and replacement of eligible property. (3) LOCATION OF ELIGIBLE PROPERTY Petition Columbia’s Columbia states that mains constructed using cast iron, bare steel, and Aldyl-A are located throughout 26 counties in its certificated service territory in Western Columbia’s and South Central Pennsylvania. The Company avers that a precise identification of each piece of eligible property throughout service territory at any given time Columbia’s would be impractical due to the geographic diversity of service territory, and Columbia’s the distribution of eligible property throughout that service territory. Columbia explains that it utilizes a systemic approach to determining the property to be replaced in a given year based on age, condition, geographical proximity, leak history, and capacity needs of the area. The specific projects identified are then engineered for a calendar year beginning in the first quarter of the preceding year in accordance with expected capital budgets. Columbia uses the Annual Asset Optimization Plans (AAOPs) required by 52 Pa. Code § 121.6 to provide the Commission with current specific annual replacement projects as well as address any changes that were made in the implementation of the prior replacement schedule. year’s Comments No comments were received regarding the location of eligible property. Resolution
Upon review of Columbia’s Second LTIIP, the Commission finds that Columbia’s Second LTIIP fulfills the requirements of 52 Pa. Code § 121.3(a)(2) by detailing the schedule for planned repair and replacement of eligible property. (3) LOCATION OF ELIGIBLE PROPERTY Columbia’s Petition Columbia states that mains constructed using cast iron, bare steel, and Aldyl-A are located throughout Columbia’s 26 counties in its certificated service territory in Western and South Central Pennsylvania. The Company avers that a precise identification of each piece of eligible property throughout Columbia’s service territory at any given time would be impractical due to the geographic diversity of Columbia’s service territory, and the distribution of eligible property throughout that service territory. Columbia explains that it utilizes a systemic approach to determining the property to be replaced in a given year based on age, condition, geographical proximity, leak history, and capacity needs of the area. The specific projects identified are then engineered for a calendar year beginning in the first quarter of the preceding year in accordance with expected capital budgets. Columbia uses the Annual Asset Optimization Plans (AAOPs) required by 52 Pa. Code § 121.6 to provide the Commission with current specific annual replacement projects as well as address any changes that were made in the implementation of the prior year’s replacement schedule. Comments No comments were received regarding the location of eligible property. Resolution