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Dean J. Miller (ISB No. 1968)
MCDEVITT & MILLER LLP
420 West Bannock Street
O. BOX 2564-83701
Boise, Idaho 83702
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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF)
UNITED WATER IDAHO INC., FOR AN
ACCOUNTING ORDER REGARDING
CONSERVATION PLANNING COSTS and
REQUEST FOR MODIFIED PROCEDURE
CASE NO. UWI-/,.V ~ 0 ~ - (93
APPLICATION and REQUEST FOR
MODIFIED PROCEDURE
COMES NOW United Water Idaho Inc.
, ("
United Water " the "Company ) and applies
for an accounting order authorizing the Company to defer and amortize costs associated with its
Conservation Planning effort, as more fully described below, and in support thereof respectfully
shows as follows, to wit:
United Water is a water corporation and public utility within the meaning ofthe Idaho
Public Utility Law and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission with respect to its rates
services and accounting practices.
II.
Communications with respect to this Application should be addressed to:
Gregory P. Wyatt
UNITED WATER IDAHO INC.
O. Box 190420
Boise, Idaho 83719-0420
208-362- 7327
208-362- 7069 (fax)
Dean J. Miller, Esq.
MCDEVITT & MILLER LLP
O. Box 2564
Boise, Idaho 83701
208-343- 7500
208-336-6912 (fax)
APPLICATION and REQUEST FOR MODIFIED PROCEDURE - 1
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On or about August 3, 2005 the Commission in Case NO. UWI-04-4 entered Order
No. 29838 which, among other things, required the Company to prepare and revise its
Conservation Plan.
IV.
On or about December 28, 2005 the Commission entered Order No. 29934 extending the
time for filing of the updated Plan from April 1 , 2006 to December 1 , 2006.
As reported to the Commission on March 28, 2006, United Water has engaged a
consultant, Maddaus Water Management ("MWM"), to prepare an updated Plan. The price for
the work is based on time and materials with a not-to-exceed cost of $80 000. (See United Water
Report, March 28, 2006).
V1.
United Water estimates that it will incur additional costs, not to exceed $10 000, to
complete the Conservation Plan revision and update. United Water will separately track the
Conservation Plan update costs and make the same available to Commission Staff for audit and
reVIew.
VII.
It is appropriate to defer these costs because they are unusual in nature, are the result of a
Commission mandate and update and revision of the Conservation Plan is in the public interest.
VII1.
Pursuant to IPUCRP 201-210 United Water requests that the Commission determine
that a hearing is not required herein and the matter be processed by Modified Procedure.
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WHEREFORE United Water respectfully requests:
That the Commission enter its order determining that this matter may be processed by
Modified Procedure;
That the Commission enter its order authorizing the Company to defer up to $90 000
in costs associated with the Conservation Plan revisions to be recovered in rates in a
current or future rate proceeding.
That the Commission enter its order granting such other and further relief as is
appropriate.
DATED this ?II day of March, 2006.
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