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Re: Notice of Application to Increase Rates
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Dear Customer:
On September 3, 2009, United Water Idaho filed for rate'lelief with the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission (I PUC) requesting a $4.37 ~ mont.! or 15 cents per day
increase in rates for a typical re.sidentiai customer. The proposed incre. ase, if . /'
approved by the IPUC, would raise the average sidential customer's annual bill V
from approximately $343 to $395. United :~ater was last granted a ra, increasemore than three years ago in August 2007 V
Since its last rate filing, United Water has made in~or than $13 million in \
investments and improvements to the water system. erving Idaho's capital city/ /
The company has invested more than $12 million t r~iace aging infrastruct~re,V
including replacing more than 16 miles of water mains 2,200 water services/and
13,000 meters. United Water has invested nearly $2 illion in treatment facilitieD)
at various locations in the system. United Water has also imp~ved reliability by
investing in booster station improvements and auxiliary power: to ensure
. uninterrupted service in the event of a power failure.
lSince 2006 the cm¡ipa.ny's operational costs have
also increased for items such as
\. power, chemicaiyand depreciation - totaling more than $1.2 million. While we'veworked hard to control operating costs, prices or commodities such as power and
chemicals continue to rise at an alarming ra e a s oneo e reasons we ave
íñstituted an aggressive Wàtercnservatioo rogram and a low-income customer
payment assistance program through UW Cares.
In its Application United Water is proposing a revenue increase of $5,625,085,
which represents an overall increase in rates of 15.21 %, to be applied equally to all
classes of customer~ The proposed increase in rates is subject to review and a
decision by the IPUC which may accept, modify or reject in whole or in part the
(( proposed increase. complete copy of the proposal is available at the Company'soffice at 8248 W. Victory Road, Boise, Idaho and at the Commission's office at 472
W. Washington, Boise, Idaho. It is also available on-line at the IPUC website:
httP:liwww.puc.idaho.gov/internet/cases/summary/UWIW0901.html. and at United
Water Idaho's website: http://www.unitedwater.com/idaho.
You can also file a comment on the Application via the IPUC website at:
http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuc1/ipuc.htmlor mail comm~ts to:)
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074//
Sincerely,
Greg Wyatt
Vice President and General Manager 060092809