20080328Decision memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER KEMPTON
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
FROM:DON HOWELL AND KRISTINE SASSER
DEPUTY ATTORNEYS GENERAL
DATE:MARCH 25, 2008
SUBJECT:PROPOSED SCHEDULE TO PROCESS THE IDAHO SPRINGS WATER
COMPANY CERTIFICATE AND RATE CASE, CASE NO. ISW-08-
On February 5 , 2008, Idaho Springs Water Company filed an Application requesting
a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to provide water service as a public
utility. The Company currently provides water service within the Arrowrock Subdivision in
Kuna to 38 residential customers, 17 construction connections, and 1 customer taking service to
water the common areas of the subdivision. Although each customer is provided with metered
service, the Company charges flat monthly fees. The residential rate is $50/month, the
construction rate is $25/month, and the common area customer is charged $800/month.
Application at 1.
On March 3 , 2008, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and set a deadline
for intervention in this proceeding. One customer, Gerald Corvino, was the only person to seek
intervention.No party objected to his intervention.In its Notice of Application, the
Commission directed the parties to convene an informal prehearing conference to discuss how
this case should be processed. Order No. 30512 at 3.
THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE
Pursuant to the Commission s direction, the parties convened an informal prehearing
conference on March 20, 2008. The parties recommend that the case be processed under
Modified Procedure with the Commission holding a public hearing for customers. The proposed
schedule is set out below.
DECISION MEMORANDUM
Action
Company file financial workpapers
Staff/Intervenor initial discovery
Staff Workshop
Settlement Conference
Staff/Intervenor comments due
Company rebuttal due
Public Hearing
Date
April 7, 2008
April 10, 2008
May 19 2008 at 7:00
May 21 2008 at 9:30
May 28 , 2008
June 11 , 2008
June 23-, 2008
The parties also agreed to serve discovery and other documents via e-mail. The
parties further agreed that answers to discovery should be provided as soon as possible but no
later than 21 days from the date of the discovery request. Finally, the parties propose that an
original and three copies of comments be filed with the Commission Secretary per Rule 61
IDAPA 31.01.01.061.03.
COMMISSION DECISION
Given the parties' agreement , does the Commission wish to process this matter under
Modified Procedure with a public hearing?
Does the Commission adopt the schedule proposed by the parties?
Anything else?
Don Howell and Kristine Sasser
Deputy Attorneys General
M:ISW-O8-01 ks dh2
DECISION MEMORANDUM