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Home My WebLink About20210317Motion for Approval of Stipulation and Settlement.pdfMichael C. Creamer (ISB No. 4030) PrestonN. Carter (ISB No. 8462) Givens Pursley LLP 601 W. Bannock St. Boise, lD 83702 Telephone: (208) 388-1200 Facsimile: (208) 388-1300 mcc@ givenspursley. com prestonc arter@ givenspurs ley. com Attorneys for SUEZ Water ldaho Inc. BEFORE TIIE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTEROF THE APPLICATION OF SUEZ WATER IDAHO INC. FOR AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES FORWATER SERVICE IN THE STATE OF IDAHO CaseNo. SUZ-W-20-02 MortoN FoR AppRovAL oF SrrpuLATroN AND SETTLEMENT SUEZ Water Idaho [nc., ("SUEZ Water," or "Company") and the Idaho Public Utilities Commission Staff("Staff'), hereby moves the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission") for an Order accepting the Stipulation and Settlement filed herewith. IDAPA 31.01.01.56, .272, .274.Tttis motion is based on the following: 1. On September 30,2020, SUEZ Water filed a general rate case application requesting authority to increase rates by approximately $ I 0. 16 million, or 22.3o/o, with a proposed effective date of October 31, 2020 ("Application"). In OrderNo. 34819, issued on October 21,2020, the Commission provided notice of the Application, suspended to effective date of the proposed changes by five months and thirty days, and notice of the intervention deadline. 2. Petitions to intervene in this proceeding were filed by Ada County, Idaho ("Ada County"), the City of Boise ("City"), Community Action Partnership Association of Idaho MOTIONFORAPPROVAL OF STIPULATIONAND SETTLEMENT - 1 15580257_2.DOCX [30-209] ("CAPAI"), Suez Water Customer Group ("Customer Group"), and Micron Technology, Inc. ("Micron") (collectively, "Parties"). Petitions to intervene were also filed by certain individual intervenors ("Individual Intervenors") and the Intermountain Fair Housing Council. Individual Intervenors withdrew from the proceeding on March 16,2021, and Intermountain Fair Housing Council has indicated its intent to move to withdraw from the proceeding on March 17 ,2021. 3. The Parties attended a total of four settlement conferences in this case, and subsequently reached agreement on settlement as more fully reflected in the accompanying Stipulation and Settlement. 4. The Parties recommend that the Commission grant this Motion and approve the Stipulation and Settlement in its entirety, without material change or condition, pursuant to IDAPA 31.0t.01.274. 5. In light of the proposed Stipulation and Settlement, the Parties respectfully request that the Commission issue a Notice of Proposed Settlement and schedule further proceedings to allow for expeditious processing of this case, taking into account the need for comments and involvement from members of the public. 6. The Parties agree that the Stipulation and Settlement is in the public interest and that all of its terms and conditions are fair, just and reasonable. NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties respectfully request that the Commission issue an order in Case No. SUZ-W-20-02: 1. Granting this Motion and accepting the Stipulation and Sefflement in its entirety, without material change or condition; and MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF STIPULATION AND SETTLEMENT - 2 1s5802s7_2.DOCX [30-209] 2. Authorizing the Company to implement revised tariffschedules designed to recover the additional revenue from Idaho customers, beginning May l, 2021, consistent with the terns of the Stipulation and Settlement. DATED: March 17,2021 SUEZ WATER IDAHO INC. ,, By: Michael C. Creamer Preston N. Carter A t t o rn ey s for App li can t DATED: March 17 ,2021 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION STAFF By: Hunter Deputy Attorney General MOTION FORAPPROVAL OF STIPITLATION AI.ID SETTLEMENT - 3 t ss80257 ].DOCX [30-209] CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on March 17,2021, a tue and correct copy of the foregoing was served upon all parties of record in this proceeding via electronic mail as indicated below: Commission Staff Jan Noriyuki, Commission Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg. 8, Ste. 201-A Boise, D 83714 i an.noriwki@puc. idaho. sov Dayn Hardie Matt Hunter Deputy Attorney General Idaho Public Utilities Commission 11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Bldg. 8, Ste. 201-A Boise, D 83714 dayn.hardie@Fuc. idaho. sov matt. hunter@ouc. idaho. gov Electronic Mail Electronic Mail Electronic Mail Boise City: Mary Grant Scott B. Muir Boise City Attomey's Office 150 N. Capitol Blvd. P.O. Box 500 Boise,ID 83701-0500 boi secitvattornelz@ cityofboise. orq Suez Water Customer Group: Norman M. Semanko Parsons Behle & Latimer 800 W. Main Street, Suite 1300 Boise, D 83702 N S emanko@parsonsbehle. com Boisedocket@parsonsbehle.com Intermountain Fair Housing Council, Inc. KenNagy Attorney at Law P.O. Box 164 Lewiston,ID 83501 knaey(alewiston.com Intervening Parties Ada County: Lorna K. Jorgensen John C. Cortabitarte Ada County Prosecuting Attorney's Office Civil Division 200 W. Front Sheet, Room 3l9l Boise, lD 83702 lj orgensen@ adacountlr. id. eov i cortabitarte@ adacounty. id. eov CAPAI: Brad M. Purdy 2019 N. 17ft Steet Boise, D 83702 bmpurdy@hotmail.com Intervenors: Marty Durand Piotwrowski Durand PLLC 1020 Main Street, Suite 440 P.O. Box 2864 Boise,ID 83701 marty(@ idunionlaw. com MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF STIPULATION AND SETTLEMENT - 4 I s580257_2.DOCX [30-209] Intermountain Fair Housing Council, Inc. Zoe AntOlson, Executive Director 4696W. Overland Rd., Suite 140 Boise, ID 83705 zolson@ifhcidaho.ors Micron Technologt, Inc. Austin Rueschhoff Thorvald A. Nelson Holland &Hart 555 17th St., Suite 3200 darueschhoff@hollandhart. com tnelson@hollandhart. com aclee@hollandhart. com el earqanoamari@hollandharl. com Jim Swier Greg Harwood Micron Technology, Inc. 8000 S. Federal Way iswier@micron.com gbharwood@micron.com / -'-:-- *--t-- PrestonN. Carter MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF STIPI'LATION AND SETTLEMENT - 5 r 5s80257_2.DOCX [30-209]