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Jean Jewell
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Tonya Clark; Jean Jewell; Gene Fadness; Ed Howell
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A Comment from Harry Reynolds follows:
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Name: Harry Reynolds
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Please describe your question or comment briefly:Uni ted Water s proposal to go to monthly billing is not worth the cost to customers. Itwill
not save any water and will double the amount of paper used in billing. It will doublethe
mailing costs for both the company and customers. The only thing it does is increaseUni ted
Water s cash flow.A no vote would be appreciated.
The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc,htmlIP address is 72.24.12.235
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Thursday, November 08 2007 1 :14 AM
Tonya Clark; Jean Jewell; Gene Fadness; Ed Howell
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A Comment from Stephen Raymond follows:
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Case Number: UWI-W-07-04
Name: Stephen RaymondAddress: 1945 Teal Lane
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip: 83706
Home Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: raydog0exprnt. com
Name of Utility Comp~United Water
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Please describe your question or comment briefly:
I think that the proposed rate increase, and the apparent justification being the monthly
meter reading is outrageous. According to the document I received from United Water, this
will the monthly customer charge $1.15 or 7% for virtually no added value to thecustomers.
As it stands, my the customer service charge on my bill is continually more than 200% of
the usage charge. How is this possible??
I think that any proposed increases for United Water should be categorically rejected
until they get their overhead costs under control.Stephen. J. Raymond
The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuci/ipuc.html
IP address is 75.167.154.163
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From: adrianj ocelyn0msn. com (mail to: adrianj ocelyn0msn. com)
Sent: Wednesday, November 07 , 2007 8:02 AM
To: Tonya Clark; Front; Beverly Barker
Subject: Consumer Comment/Complaint Form
A Comment/Inquiry from Adrian & Jocelyn Fannin follows:
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Name: Adrian & Jocelyn Fannin
Contact E-Mail: adrianj ocelyn0msn. com
Home Telephone: [phone]
Work/Contact Telephone: [phone]
Home/Office or Both: Both
Home Address: 2212 DivisionCity: BoiseState: Zipcode: 83706
Business Name: FM Inc
Business Address: 257 N 30th, BoiseBusiness Phone: [phone]
Name of Utility Company: United Water Idaho
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Have you contacted the utility regarding your concern?: yes
Please describe your question or complaint briefly:
We obj ect to the proposed revenue increase application to be applied to fixed Customer
Charge portion of United Water Idaho bills to pay for monthly billing. We find no usefulpurpose will be served to change from bi-monthly billing and do not wish our monthly bills
to increase to provide for monthly billing.
In addition to the above addresses, we also own property and pay water bills at 603 Iowa,Boise.
The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho,gov/forms/cons/cons.html
IP address is 71.36.14.
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Wednesday, November 07 200712:57 PM
Tonya Clark; Jean Jewell; Gene Fadness; Ed Howell
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A Comment from Vicki Sullivan follows:
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Case Number:
Name: Vicki Sullivan
Address: 3601 S. Shortleaf Ave
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip: 83716
Home Telephone: [phone]Contact E-Mail: v. sulli van0att. net
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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Please describe your question or comment briefly:
I received a notice that United Water wants to go to a monthly billing method that will
increase our monthly bill. I am not in favor of this - The current bi-monthly bill seemsvery adequate - it is environmentally friendlier - few trips to check meters -less paper
being sent as bills and as payments, Additionally the increase may not sound like much,but to a person on a fixed income it is at least one less meal per month.
The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuci/ipuc.htmlIP address is 71,33.16,167
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Wednesday, November 07 20076:35 AM
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A Comment from C Thomas Jewell follows:
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Name: C Thomas Jewell
Address: 2060 Silvercreek Lane
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 83706
Home Telephone: [phone]Contact E-Mail: ctj ewel150msn. com
Name of Utility comp~n : United Water Idaho
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Please describe your question or comment briefly:
I do not object to their wanting to convert to monthly billing, but I MOST STRONGLY
OBJECT TO MY BEING ASKED TO PAY FOR THEIR PROPOSED CHANGE. I think the three 'benefits
of monthly billing mentioned in their letter are fanciful malarkey. Please do not grant
their request.
Tom Jewell
Boise
The form submited on http://www,puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuci/ipuc.html
IP address is 75,167.150.210
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Wednesday, November 07 20072:44 AM
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A Comment from Karen Ewy follows:
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Case Number: UWI-W-07-04
Name: Karen Ewy
Address: 5421 N. Northwall
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 83703
Home Telephone: [phone]Contact E-Mail: karen, ewy0plumcreek. com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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Please describe your question or comment briefly:
I do not per fer that I be billed monthly, It should be a choose if you per fer to pay more
for the option, Just like insurance company s do.
The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuci/ipuc,html
IP address is 67.131.126
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Tuesday, November 06 200712:24 PM
Tonya Clark; Jean Jewell; Gene Fadness; Ed Howell
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A Comment from Kevin Hennessy follows:
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Case Number: UWI-W-07-04
Name: Kevin Hennessy
Address: 5047 N Contour Way
Ci ty: Boise
State: ID
Zip: 83703
Home Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: kthennessy0cableone. net
Name of Utility Compa~United Water IdahoAdd to Mailing List:
Please describe your question or comment briefly:I was reading the 'newsletter ' provided with our recent United Water Idaho bill regarding
the change to monthly billing. As I began to read it, along with the proposed benefits, I
thought to myself that it is funny that most companies go the other way to decrease costs
to their customers. In addition, I don t feel that any of the ' benefi ts ' are benefits atall, In fact, I think they are sales pitches aimed to .make the more ignorant among us feelhappy for the increase. 'Boy, what a considerate organization this United Water is, to doall these wonderful things for us.' At least they admitted this change would increase our
billing, but even though I expected it, I was surprised at the amount.
To be clear on my positions on the benefits:
1. I have always wanted to pay once a year, so I don t have to be bothered by monthly orbi-monthly bills; at the very least, twice a year, I believe that if this were done, thesavings in the billing department would pay for the meter readers.
2. Give me a break! Who, except the most anal among us, look at their bills and adjust
their usage monthly. I adj ust for conservation and costs savings, but those changes tendto be more seasonal, Additionally, different seasons require different water usages and I
review what I used last year vs. this year as a bench mark to make any additional
adjustments. Comparing June to May, July to June, August to July, you get the point,doesn t make sense.
3. This one is just justifying the additional personnel required to do this, plain andsimple.
Unfortunately, we only have one water company, Fortunately, we have IPUC to review this
kind of nonsense, I am not sure how many other people have written in this vain, but Ihope it is enough to make you think twice about approving this. Sadly, I doubt that's thecase. So, I guess I got it off my chest and when I receive my monthly bills, I will paythem, dutifully, knowing that another nail is being driven into the coffin of our society.
The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuci/ipuc.htmlIP address is 24.117,73.
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Tuesday, November 06, 2007 8:21 AM
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A Comment from Randy and Brenda Forrey follows:
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Case Number: UWI-W-07-04
Name: Randy and Brenda Forrey
Address: 6611 W Tobi Dr
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip: 83714
Home Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: funny4e0hotmail. com
Name of Utility compa Uni ted Water
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Idaho
Please describe your question or comment briefly:
Just say no!
Please, just say no to the United Water Idaho request to convert to monthly billing.
already pay enough for water service, without having to foot the bill for additionaloverhead costs,
Currently, our United Water Idaho Customer Charge is $16.21 every two months. Comparethat to the customer charge we pay to Intermountain Gas of $2,50 every month, and the
service charge paid to Idaho Power of $4,00 every month. Contrast that with the fact thatwe pay no 'customer charge ' to the city of Boise for sewer and trash pick up, no customer
charge to Cable One for internet, no customer charge to Qwest for phone service, nocustomer charge to AT&T for cell phone service, Obviously, United Water Idaho is already
collecting a much higher customer charge than any of the other utili ties in the area.
Just say ' NO! 'United Water Idaho customers do not wish to pay any extra fees for a
change in billing. It makes no fiscal sense to spend an extra estimated one million
dollars per year to save five thousand in bad debt collections,
The United Water Idaho proposal doesn t make sense, and you owe it to the people you serve
to just say NO.
The form submited on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuci/ipuc.html
IP address is 71.33.107,135
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Wednesday, November 07 20079:06 AM
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A Comment from Inger Bishop follows:
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Case Number: United Water Increase Proposal
Name: Inger BishopAddress: 10812 Sandpiper St.
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 83709
Home Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: P4 7Flyboy0goog1e. com
Name of Utility Comp~United Water
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Please describe your question or comment briefly:
I have a hard time justifying United Water s request of a revenue increase of over a
million dollars to convert to monthly meter readings instead of the current bi/monthlybilling, Boise City Trash/Sewer billings purposely alternate with the water company. Acustomer can easily add up the present six months of yearly bills and devide by twelve to
get an idea of how much they should budget for their water bills. We DO NOT need toincrease our water rates by about 3.75% to do this for us. So many other basic monthly
expenses have been on the increase (gas, milk, medical insurance, etc,) We do NOT need an
UNNECESSARY water increase. PLEASE. PLEASE. PLEASE, DO NOT GRANT this increase to UnitedWater.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Inger Bishop
The form submi ted on http: / /www. puc. idaho. gov / forms/ ipuc1 / ipuc. html
IP address is 75.92.12.244
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