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2010 FEB 22 AM 10: 24
Case No. UW-W-09-01
United Water Rate Increase Case
PUC Members,
We understad tht United Water ha shown how their expenses and improvements
should justify a rate increase.
We question why the customer fee, before any wate is delivered, is so much higher than
the other utilties. Our understadig is that they only read the meter once ever two
month compared to the power and gas tht read every month which should lower the
per cusomer cost not increas it. Due to the cusomer fee, we paid as much as $4.11 per
CCF last witer.
Monthy Customer Chages
Idao Power-$4.00
Intermounta Ga-$6.50
UnitedWater--S8.11
If we were Capita Water customers we would have paid $246.50 last year compared to
$450.91 that we were charged a difference of $204.41. Why can Capita Water
Company, only 1 mile away, deliver water for 45.3% less? Is it effcient mangement?
If United Water needs a rate increase and smaller water companes can deliver for less,
maybe the Commssion should consider allowig smaler companes to purcha some of
the wate rites in order to mata lower rates.
Another concern we have is the economy at ths time. We and most others did not have
an increase in our income and even a loss of income for some beause of the poor
economy. Ths should be considered in any rate reuest.
We believe the magement of United Water needs to look at where they ca cut costs,
and that the rate increas should be denied.
John & Cathy Taylor
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Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from John Muir follows:
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Name: John Muir
Address: 815 S.Owyhee St
City: Boise
State: Id
Zip: 83705
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: acsgmjohn~gwestoffice. net Name of Utility Company : United Water Company Addto Mailing List: ~
Please describe your comment briefly:
Don' t you people make enough money off of the back of hard working Idahoans. I have just
heard of a potential rate increase for water services. My water bill in the summer time is
usually 200 or 300 dollars every billing period. The American people are tired of big
business doing what they want just like they are tired of the Government running this country
into the ground. Keep the rates where they are.
The form submitted on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuc1/ipuc.html
IP address is 63.227.128.142
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