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Service Date
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
October 27 2009
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF UNITED WATER IDAHO, INC. FOR
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES
AND CHARGES IN THE STATE OF )IDAHO.
CASE NO. UWI-09-
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NOTICE OF HEARING
ORDER NO. 30934
On September 3 2009, United Water Idaho Inc. filed a general rate case Application
for authority to increase rates by 15.21 %, to be applied equally to all classes of customers.! If
approved, the Company s revenues would increase by $5.6 million annually. In Order No.
30901 , the Commission suspended the effective date of the proposed rate increase and
established the deadline to petition for intervention.
NOTICE OF SCHEDULING AND HEARING
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Staff and Company submitted the
following schedule to process the case. The Commission adopts the following schedule:
Date
December 21 , 2009
January 15 , 2010
January 22 2010
February 19, 2010
March 4-5, 2010
Action
Deadline for Staff and Intervenors to submit discovery
requests to United Water.
Deadline for United Water to respond to Staff and Intervenor
discovery requests.
Deadline for Staff and Intervenors to submit prefiled direct
testimony, exhibits, and workpapers.
Deadline for United Water to submit pre filed rebuttal
testimony, exhibits, and workpapers.
Technical Hearing at 9:30 a.m. at the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission s Hearing Room, 472 West Washington Street
Boise, Idaho.
1 On July 2, 2009, the Company filed a Motion for Order Waiving Requirement for Cost of Service Study
inaintaining that there was no compelling need for a study to be included with its current rate case Application. The
Commission granted the Company s request by Order No. 30865.
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separate notice will be issued for any workshops and public hearings, as those dates are
determined.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that discovery is available in this case pursuant to
Commission Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.221-234.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the prepared testimony and exhibits must be
served upon the Commission and all other parties as set out in the schedule above. The prepared
testimony and exhibits must conform to the requirements of Rules 266 and 267 of the
Commission s Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.266-267.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the service address and the exhibit numbers
assigned to each party can be found in the Notice of Parties issued separately by the Commission
Secretary.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company s proposal to change its water
service rate schedules is subject to the Commission s approval. The Commission may approve
reject or modify the requested changes in rate schedules. The Commission may determine
United Water s rates and charges in an amount other than proposed by the Company and/or the
spread or allocation or relative increase or decrease in any rate or charge may be other than that
proposed by the Company. The rates, charges, practices and tariffs of all customers of United
Water, including those governed by special contract, are at issue and subject to change in this
proceeding.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company has filed direct testimony of its
witnesses along with their exhibits and workpapers. These documents are on file with the
Commission Secretary at the Commission s office (472 West Washington Street, Boise, Idaho)
where they may be reviewed as a matter of public record during regular business hours. The
Company s proposed schedules of rates and charges will also be kept open for public inspection
at the office of United Water Idaho Inc. (8248 West Victory Road, Boise, Idaho) during regular
business hours. Interested persons may also view United Water s Application at the websites of
the Commission (www.puc.idaho.gov) and the Company (www.unitedwateridaho.com
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all workshops and hearings in this matter
will be held in facilities meeting the accessibility requirements of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA).Persons needing the help of a sign language interpreter or other
assistance in order to participate in or to understand testimony and argument at a public hearing
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may ask the Commission to provide a sign language interpreter or other assistance at the hearing.
The request for assistance must be received at least five (5) working days before the hearing by
contacting the Commission Secretary at:
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
(208) 334-0338 (Telephone)
(208) 334-3762 (FAX)
Mail: secretary~puc.idaho.gov
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties conform to the schedule set out in the
body of this Order.
DONE by Order ofthe Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this ,;2 7"/11
day of October 2009.
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NOTICE OF SCHEDULING
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ORDER NO. 30934