20220523Order_No_35412.pdf

ORDER NO. 35412 1
Office of the Secretary
Service Date
May 23, 2022
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF TETON WATER &
SEWER COMPANY, LLC’S APPLICATION
FOR AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS
RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER
SERVICE IN THE STATE OF IDAHO
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CASE NO. TTS-W-22-02

ORDER NO. 35412

On March 1, 2022, Teton Water & Sewer Company, LLC (“Company”) filed an
Application seeking to increase its rates and charges for water service. On March 29, 2022, the
Company filed an Amended Application (“Application”). The Company proposed a July 1, 2022,
effective date.
On April 25, 2022, Teton Springs Homeowner’s Association (“Teton Springs”)
petitioned to intervene (“Petition”) in the case.
On April 27, 2022, the Company filed a Motion to Withdraw its Application
(“Motion”) pursuant to Rule 68, IDAPA 31.01.01.068. The Company’s Motion cited customer
concerns about the proposed rate increase and the possibility that future growth could pay for
repairs to its system rather than current customers. Nobody answered or otherwise replied to the
Motion.
At the May 10, 2022, Decision Meeting, the Commission granted the Company’s
Motion and dismissed Teton Springs’ Petition.
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.
We find that no one would be harmed by granting the Company’s Motion to withdraw
its case. The Company is free to file a rate case whenever it feels it is appropriate, therefore the
Company may choose to withdraw its Application if it feels it is not the right time to do so.
Additionally, Teton Springs may petition to intervene in any subsequent cases filed by the
Company.

ORDER NO. 35412 2
O R D E R
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company’s Motion to withdraw its Application in
Case No. TTS-W-22-02 is hereby granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Teton Springs’ Petition is dismissed.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 23rd day
of May 2022.

ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT

JOHN CHATBURN, COMMISSIONER

JOHN R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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