HomeMy WebLinkAbout20231212Decision Memo.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: CHRIS BURDIN
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: DECEMBER 12, 2023
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF THE FORMAL COMPLAINT OF ARROWROCK
RANCH ASSOCIATION, INC.; CASE NO. MSW-W-23-01.
On December 1, 2023, Arrowrock Ranch Association, Inc. (“Arrowrock”) filed a formal
complaint (“Complaint”) against Mayfield Springs Water Company, Inc. (“Mayfield”) with the
Idaho Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”). Arrowrock alleges that Mayfield violated an
agreement to provide public drinking water through a water system that serves the Arrowrock
community and its members/homeowners.
Arrowrock requests that the Commission issue an order: (1) finding that Mayfield failed to
provide safe and reliable service; (2) forbidding Mayfield from failing to provide safe and reliable
service; (3) finding that Mayfield has failed to provide sufficient and/or otherwise adequate water
supply and volume to the subject water system; (4) finding that Mayfield has made unjust and
unreasonable charges for water and/or water service and its conduct has been, and is, prohibited
and unlawful; (5) prohibiting Mayfield from failing to provide a sufficient and/or otherwise
adequate amount of water supply and volume of water to the subject water system; and (6)
requiring Mayfield to upgrade or otherwise sufficiently improve its provision of water supply and
volume in order to provide safe and reliable service to the water system users.
RECOMMENDATION
Commission Staff (“Staff”) recommends the Commission issue a Summons to Mayfield
directing it to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint within twenty-one (21) days and allow
fourteen (14) days for Arrowrock to reply.
DECISION MEMORANDUM 2
COMMISSION DECISION
1. Does the Commission wish to issue a Summons to Mayfield directing it to answer or
otherwise respond to the Complaint within twenty-one (21) days, and allow fourteen
(14) days for Arrowrock to reply?
__________________________
Chris Burdin
Deputy Attorney General
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