20160617press release.pdf

Workshop is July 12 in Rigby area water rate case

Case No. MNV-W-16-01, Notice of Public Workshop
Contact: Gene Fadness [phone], 890-2712

BOISE (June 17, 2016) – Staff from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission will be in Rigby on
Tuesday, July 12, to conduct a public workshop regarding Morning View Water Company’s
request for a rate increase.

The purpose of the workshop, which begins at 7 p.m. in the Jefferson County Courthouse at 210
Courthouse Way in Rigby, is to present the company’s application, answer customer questions
and receive input from customers. As the case progresses, commission staff will file comments,
making its recommendations. The commission has up to six months to make a decision from
the May 2 date that Morning View filed its application. The investigation includes an audit of
the company’s records by the commission’s auditors.

In a press release issued to its customers, the company claims it needs to increase its annual
revenue by $104,452 to meet expenses from the installation of a third well and upgrades to the
two other wells. The company was able to finance the improvements by a loan from the
Drinking Water Treatment Facility Loan Account.

If the company’s request were granted in full, residents of one-acre lots would pay $98.96 per
month and half-acre lot owners would pay $81.88 per month. That is a 100 percent increase
over current rates. Residents of the mobile home park would pay $48.61 per month, a 50
percent increase. Rates have not been increased for nearly 10 years, the company claims.

Currently, residents pay a monthly flat fee. However, the company is asking the commission to
provide assistance in devising a new rate structure that would include metered rates based on
consumption rather than a flat fee. Metered systems help encourage the wise use of water
because customers pay less when they use less water.

The commission may also conduct a public hearing as the case progresses. Customers can file
written comments from the commission’s Web site at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on “Case
Comment Form,” under the “Consumers” heading and enter Case No. MNV-W-16-01.
Comments can also be mailed to P.O. Box 83720, Boise, ID, 83720-0074.
Customers may also read the company’s application and other documents related to the case,
including customer comments, by going to www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on “Open Cases” under
the “Water” heading and scroll down to the above case number.

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