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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20221004Decision Memo.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM TO:COMMISSIONER ANDERSON COMMISSIONER CHATBURN COMMISSIONER HAMMOND COMMISSION SECRETARY LEGAL WORKING FILE FROM:TRAVIS CULBERTSON CHRIS BURDIN DATE:OCTOBER 4,2022 RE:IN THE MATTER OF THE JOINT APPLICATION OF SUEZ WATER IDAHO,INC.TO ACQUIREEAGLE WATER COMPANY; CASE NOS.SUZ-W-18-02/EAG-W-18-01 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF SUEZ WATER IDAHO FOR AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY ("CPCN"); CASE NO.SUZ-W-21-02 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CORPORATE NAME CHANGE OF SUEZ WATER IDAHO INC.; CASE NOS.SUZ-W-22-01/VEO-W-22-01 BACKGROUND On August 9,2021,the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission")issued Order No.35130,in Case No.SUZ-W-21-02,approving the removal of a 520-acre area in unincorporated Ada County from SUEZ Water Idaho,Inc.'s ("SUEZ"or "Company")Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ("CPCN")No.143.The Company was not ordered to file an amended CPCN No.143. On December 9,2021,the Commission issued Order No.35247,in Case Nos.SUZ-W- 18-02 and EAG-W-18-01,approving the Company's acquisition of Eagle Water Company.The Company was ordered to file an amended CPCN No.143 that included the acquired Eagle Water Company service territory. DECISION MEMORANDUM OCTOBER 4,2022 On April 8,2022,the Company filed Case Nos.SUZ-W-22-01 and VEO-W-22-01 requesting to change its name and operate as Veolia.As part of those proceedings,Commission Staff("Staff")recommended that the Company comply with Order No.35247 and file an amended CPCN No.143 that contained an up-to-date service territory.On August 16,2022,the Company filed an amended CPCN No.143. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staffhas reviewed the Company's amended CPCN No.143.Staffbelieves that it accurately includes the acquired Eagle Water Company service territory as required by Order No.35247,and that it accurately reflects the removal of the 520-acre area as provided by Order No.35130.Staffrecommends the Commission accept the Company's amended CPCN No.143 as filed. COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to accept the Company's amended CPCN No.143 as filed? Travis Culbertson Udmemos/SUEZIVEOL1A Decision Memo DECISION MEMORANDUM -l-OCTOBER 4,2022