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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20070205_1828.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM TO:CO MMISSI 0 NER KJELLAND ER COMMISSIONER SMITH CO MMISSI 0 NER HANSEN COMMISSION SECRETARY COMMISSION STAFF LEGAL FROM:SCOTT WOODBURY DATE:FEBRUARY 6, 2007 SUBJECT:CASE NO. UWI-07-02 (United Water) AMENDED CERTIFICATE - LANEWOOD ESTATES On January 31 , 2007 , United Water Idaho Inc. (United Water; Company) filed an Application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Commission) requesting authority to amend and revise its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 143 , as amended, to include an area in Ada County, Idaho identified as Lanewood Estates. The proposed development lies adjacent to the City of Eagle, north of Floating Feather Road, south of Beacon Light and west of north Linder Road in Ada County. The Application of the Company includes a legal description and map of the Lanewood Estates area. The developer of Lanewood Estates has requested that United Water extend water service facilities to the area and United Water has determined it has the capability to provide service. The proposed development is contiguous to United Water s existing service territory and the Company represents that it is capable of immediately extending service to the area by extending its existing main lines. As represented in the Company s Application, the proposed development of Lanewood Estates is not within the authorized territory of any other water utility under the jurisdiction of the Commission nor, it states, will it interfere with the operations of any such utility. United Water further contends that there are no other water providers with existing facilities in the vicinity of the Lanewood Estates area capable of providing service on the timetable requested by the developer. United Water submits that the extension into this area is DECISION MEMORANDUM consistent with the public convenience and necessity. Water service facilities will be extended to the area pursuant to the Company s rules and regulations governing extensions. COMMISSION DECISION United Water has requested an extension of its certificated service area to include the proposed development of Lanewood Estates.The Company has requested and Staff recommends that the matter be processed pursuant to Modified Procedure, i., by written submission rather than by hearing. Reference Commission Rules of Procedure IDAP A 31.01.01.201-204. Does the Commission agree with the recommended procedure? Scott Woodbury blslM:UWI-O7-02 sw DECISION MEMORANDUM