20221109Final_Order_No_35590.pdf

ORDER NO. 35590 1
Office of the Secretary
Service Date
November 9, 2022
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORMAL
COMPLAINT OF NICOLE BURBANK
AGAINT THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN
UTILITY COMPANY, INC.

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CASE NOS. ROC-W-21-01

ORDER NO. 35590

On May 25, 2022, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) issued Order
No. 35418. The Commission ordered Rocky Mountain Utility Company, Inc. (“Company”) to
“take daily water pressure readings from appropriate locations on the Company’s water system for
14 days.” Order No. 35418 at 11. On October 13, 2022, the Company submitted a spreadsheet
containing water pressure readings and a map showing the location of each reading.
Commission Staff (“Staff”) reviewed the Company’s submission and, based upon its
review, believed that the Company substantively complied with the Commission’s order.
However, Staff noted that the Company was out of compliance with the time frame set by the
Commission to report the data.
COMMISSION DECISION AND FINDINGS
The Commission has jurisdiction over this matter and the issues in this case under Title 61
of the Idaho Code. Specifically, the Commission regulates “public utilities,” including “water
corporations” that serve the public or some portion thereof for compensation. See Idaho Code §§
61-125, -129, and -501.
According to the data provided by the Company from its daily pressure readings between
September 21, 2022 and October 4, 2022, the range of system pressure was maintained between
68 and 70 pounds per square inch (“PSI”). As Staff noted this is above the 20 PSI minimum that
the Department of Environmental Quality requires. See IDAPA 58.01.08.552.01.b.i.
Having reviewed the record, the Commission finds that, while procedurally untimely, the
Company has substantively complied with the directives set forth in Order No. 35418.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company has complied with Order No. 35418.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21) days of the service date upon this Order regarding any
matter decided in this Order. Within seven (7) days after any person has petitioned for
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reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration. See Idaho Code §§ 61-
626 and 62-619.
DONE by order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 9th day of
November 2022.

ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT

JOHN CHATBURN, COMMISSIONER

//Abstained//
JOHN R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:

Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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