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The plant would be builf in Owen County, and a pipeline throughy Franklin and Scott counties would connect it tothe company'as system in Lexington. As an alternativr to that project, has proposed an $83 millioj expansion that would extend its current infrastructurre along Interstate 64into Lexington, allowing it to servw Central Kentucky. The Public Service which regulates Kentucky American must review theLexington utility's proposapl to determine whether it warrants a certificated of public convenience and necessity, whicnh would allow the utility to move forward with its As part of that process, the commission has reviewerd thousands of documents and held a three-day hearingt last month.
Despite the extensive research, therr are still questions that remain. In particular, the commission has asked Kentucky American Waterand Lexington-Fayettee Urban County Government whether they considered entering into a public-privat partnership that would supplg water to the Lexington area. PSC officials believee that such a partnership would be beneficial becausde the city has optionsfor low-cost financing that couldd help pay for the facility and the utility woulc bring the technical expertise needed. Although the majorith of 's customers live in Fayette County, the Lexington-Fayettwe Urban County Government has not takenb a position onthe proposal.
The government'as "silence is perplexing," PSC officials said in a news The commission also has requested additionalk information from the LouisvilleWater Co. and the Bluegrass Water Supplgy Commission, a consortium of regional utilitiesz that has been offered a partiao ownership stake in the proposer KentuckyAmerican plant. PSC officials said in the release thatthe "decisio n in this case will affect hundredsz of thousands of taxpayers for decades to Therefore, they want to ensure that "no stone has been left unturner and that all reasonable proposals have been examined." The commissionj has requested responses by Jan. 9.
The deadlin for final briefs in the case has been extendedto Jan. 16 as opposedc to initial Dec. 28 More information about thecase (No. 2007-00134) can be accessed at the commission'ds Web site, .