20110808Comments.pdf

Jean Jewell
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Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Bradley Winn follows:
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Case Number: UWI-W-11-02
Name: Bradley Winn
Address: 3301 Kootenai St
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip: 83705
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: bwinn~clearwire.net
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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Please do not approve the rate increase requested in the case UWI-W-11-02.
For years, the utility bills that we receive from United Water have promoted the desire for
their consumer base to conserve water. United Water gives us tips on how to conserve water,
lists the benefits of preserving water, and continually asks for our help in being good
stewards of our natural resources. Now, because of declining water usage, the company has the
gall to reward our thrift with increased rates? This philosophy is hypocritical and unfair.
In the application for the rate increase, United Water states that the rate of return using
the existing rates would be a mere 5.64% and that the rate increase would return 8.43%. I ask
you, where can the consumers find a rate of return of 5. 64%? We cannot, and we certainly
cannot find a rate of return of 8.43%.
In the market, if a company losses revenue, the answer is not to increase the price of the
good. Instead, it looks at cost savings through price shopping, workforce reduction, salary-
caps and reductions, gains in efficiency, etc..., in order remain viable.
I implore the commission to think long and hard about the financial burdens the middle class
has had to bear for the last four years. We have been asked to bailout the banks, the auto
industry, and the insurance companies, all to which we have obliged and taken the hit. Enough
is enough. Tell United Water to find cuts, just as we have all had to do in this weakened
economy.
Thank you for your consideration and for choosing to help the consumer.
Emphatically logical,
Bradley S. Winn '
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Jean Jewell
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 2:52 PM
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A Comment from John J. O' Hagan follows:
Case Number: UW:!-tJ-IJ -o?-
Name: John J. 0 i Hagan
Address: 1060 Krall St.
City: Boise
State: Id
Zip: 83712
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: jo8376~gmail.com
Name of Utility Company : United Water aka SUEZ
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Just so I have this straight. For years Suez has been beating me up to conserve water. so, I
conserve water. My reward ?? A rate increase. What a country!! By the way, what country is
this?? Suez sounds like Egypt to me.
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IP address is 71.209.49.15
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Jean Jewell
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 11 :59 AM
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A Comment from Tim L. Tanton follows:
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Case Number: ()W;¡.tJ,I/,O?-
Name: Tim L. Tanton
Address:
City: Boise
State: Id
Zip: 83706
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: pedaI2themetaI45~yahoo. com Name of Utility Company : United Water of Idaho
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Almost 20% is way to much... If they did not have the money to fix there infrastruture they
should not have done it . . with out asking the public first if they are going to ask the
public for money.. I say NO to the request. Even tho they are the only game in town (Monopoly
if you ask me) Its not like we can change water companies if we don't like the way they treat
us.
What was there proffet/loss for last year?? did they make proffet (are they hidding it in
infrastructor repairs) ? if so then dubble NO the the request.
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 11 :51 AM
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A Comment from Ann Richards follows:
Case Number: U/.J:-w-/ (,O?-
Name: Ann Richards
Address:
City: Nampa
State: ID
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: ann richards4~hotmail.com Name of Utility Company: United Water
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We have 2 sons that own homes in the Boise City area and are on the United Water system. Due
to the current cost of watering their yards they have had to limit water usage to their lawns
and landscaping. In fact there are a number of their neighbors that have graveled in their
yards due to the current cost of water and maintaining lawns and trees have become too
expensive. In the past few years local residence have been asked to plant and maintain low
water landscaping and that is what our sons have done and now it seems that they will be
penalized for not using enough water and they are struggling to pay their current water
bills. Is now, in this economy when individuals and homeowners are struggling to pay their
bills, the time to raise rates?
With this year being a high water year I would have to ask if reducing water rates so
homeowners, renters and landlords could afford to water and maintain their landscaping be a
better idea? I am certain that if water prices were lower more water would be used to
maintain and improve landscaping in the valley vs. raising rates to those who can least
afford it. Boise has marketed itself as 'the city of trees'. If water prices keep going up
is Boise going to be known as 'the city of dead trees, lawns, shrubs, flowers'?
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 10:05 AM
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A Comment from Benjamin Bish follows:
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Case Number: UwI -0-1/ -fJ-:
Name: Benjamin Bish
Address:
City: Boise
State: ID
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Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: benjaminbish~hotmail.com Name of Utility Company: United Water Idaho
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Sounds like a gigantic oxymoron to promote saving water then raising prices, especially when
the economy is affecting everyone in a negative way already. Guess it's time to get rain
collection barrels and iodine tablets and get water like they did in the old days.
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IP address is 96.18.107.219
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 9:53 AM
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A Comment from Shane Vania follows:
Case Number: ttIÄfi.-tJ-ll-fJ;)
Name: Shane Vania
Address: 3600 E Alta Ridge Ct
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: shanevania~hotmail.com
Name of Utility Company: united water
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I as many other people around town am not on irrigation nor have access to irrigation water.
So in the summer months a water bill can somtimes reach several hundred dollors. A 20%
increase is not just $5-6. It could be a significant amount. How is this proposed increase
going to be calculated? Basic need as in the winter months or on total water consumption?
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 9:30 AM
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A Comment from Kelly Greer follows:
Case Number: tAWJ:-i.-I/-C?-
Name: Kelly Greer
Address:
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: IXLR82~gmail.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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I certainly hope that the P. U. C. has sense enough to DENY United Water's ridiculous rate
increase application. It's frankly offensive in the extreme that we have to pay some company
in PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania for our water in the first place. And now they want a TWENTY
PERCENT increase in their already obscene rates - it's just ridiculous. Even more ridiculous
is they admit that they want the rate increase because people in this area are CONSERVING
water usage. So our reward for conserving water is they want to RAISE our rates by twenty
percent? This is simply beyond belief IMO.
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IP address is 96.18.251.78
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 8:51 AM
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A Comment from Dorian Lewis follows:
Case Number: l,¡,r-tJ-I/-a~
Name: Dorian Lewis
Address: 118 E Williams street
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip: 83706
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: drufast1~q.com
Name of Utility Company : United Water
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Soon, the elderly and the poor will have to go to relatives to do laundry or take showers. I
guess we can stop watering our lawns and only flush toilets once a day. Start using throw
away plates, cups and utensils. go to laundry mats, trudge buckets from a nearby creek. Third
would conditions due to being priced out of affordabili ty.
I will find a way to cut 20% more, even if it means my lawn dies, my clothes are dirty and I
stink. What a sad state of affairs, conservation is costing us more and it is being drilled
into our heads that it would actually save.
Lies, all lies.
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IP address is 184.99.86.252
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Jean Jewell
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Saturday, August 06,20118:41 AM
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A Comment from Darrin Slack follows:
Case Number: tltd:£-tJ-I/-O;J
Name: Darrin Slack
Address:
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: darrinslac~mail.com
Name of utility Company: United Water
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Why is it that they'd rather increase their revenue than downsize their workforce? Whenever
a private company is losing funds, or not accruing adequate revenue, they prune their
workforce, by firing or lay offs. Why can't they do this instead of forcing us all to pay
more for their already inflated monopoly?
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IP address is 199.99.195.10
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Jean Jewell
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 6:34 AM
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A Comment from Rebecca follows:
Case Number: ÚWi:-W-I/-d?-
Name: Rebecca
Address:
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: skeeterandscooter~msn. com Name of utility Company: Water Company
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I would like to know why the water company did not plan this payment into their rates
previously. They should expect people to conserve. Now their conservation seems like bunk
as they have found a way to charge MORE for less. Come on, give us poor tax payers a break.
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IP address is 174.27.88.53
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 6:08 AM
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A Comment from Michael McGee follows:
Case Number: !AWi:.tJ,/I,O;;
Name: Michael McGee
Address: 1614 N 19th St
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip: 83702
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: mcgeeclan~q.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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I feel I pay too much for water already. This would just increase the pressure on budgets
of families and companies. If there has to be an increase it should be a gradual change so
people can make adj ustments. I can' t believe that United Water is not already making a good
profit from the rates they charge. I can understand a reasonable price increase under the
current economic situation. However, they shouldn't gouge their customers just to payoff
infrastructure investment costs.
One thing for sure, if people are using less water now, just wait until the rate goes up. I
know our household will be cutting way back on our water consumption.
Sincerely,
Michael McGee
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IP address is 204.124.92.254
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Jean Jewell
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 5:57 AM
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A Comment from Richard G. Wagner follows:
Case Number: lI~~-úJ~I/-O~
Name: Richard G. Wagner
Address: 9225 W. Leavitt Street
City: Boise
State: Id.
Zip: 83704
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Contact E-Mail: richard wagner.1747~ahoo.com Name of Utility Company: United Water
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United Water has requested an approx. 20% rate increase. I'm sure they realize that . ain' t
gonna' happen but are hoping you folks will grant 10 to 15% increase. Well folks ... I'm
hoping that · ain' t gonna' happen either.
The economy stinks and is very uncertain. I desperately need to maintain and upgrade things
also, but are putting them off indefinitely until things improve. Hopefully that will happen
soon.
But in the mean time, Please consider no increase in their rates. In fact please look closely
. .. is there not some waste in their spending that if stopped could result in a rate
decrease?
Thanks for your consideration.
RGW
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 4:58 AM
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A Comment from Barry C. Kelso follows:
Case Number: ttWr.-W'lj-O:;
Name: Barry C. Kelso
Address:
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: bigbare50~q.com
Name of Utility Company : United Water Of Idaho
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I believe that this is TOTALLY RIDICULOUS and out of place and uncalled for......... I am on
disability, unemployed, I can' t afford this huge increase, and I believe that I may also be
speaking for hundreds of other customers also. It i S always the big utilities that get their
wishes granted for the · top guns' of their companies. Perhaps they should start their own
· Make A Wish Foundation i, perhaps their wishes will be granted in that way. The public is
usualy left with out in the field all by themselves and their suggestions and comments don' t
help, as the 'top guns' get their way and their money regardless! We are left speechless.
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IP address is 71.33.17.200
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 4:45 AM
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A Comment from KEN MILES follows:
Case Number: UWr-w-I/-o;)
Name: KEN MILES
Address: 3535 N BOGUS BASIN RD
City: BOISE
State: ID
Zip: 83702
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: TACPFAC1~MSN.COM
Name of Utility Company: UNITED WATER
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WATER BILL IS ALREADY HIGH. THEY HAVE BEEN PREACHING FOR YEARS ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION TO
SAVE MONEY. WELL, NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE OPPOSITE WITHOUT ACTUALLY SAYING IT. WHEN
BUSINESSES THAT ARE GROWING NEED MORE IMPROVEMENTS OR BUILDINGS, THEY DON'T HIKE THE PRICES
BECAUSE THEIR COMPETITORS WILL TAKE THEIR BUSINESS. OH YEAH, THERE IS NO COMPETITOR FOR
UNITED WATER, BECAUSE IF THERE WERE, WE WOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW.
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 4:27 AM
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A Comment from Chalmer D Barker follows:
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Case Number: 1-I/A./:f-W-/h1:;
Name: Chalmer D Barker
Address:
Ci ty: Meridian
State: Idaho
Zip:
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Contact E-Mail: dsb1983~mail.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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Under the present business model, are we buying water or paying for other costs associated
with measuring delivery of the product? Has anybody ever asked why we do business the way we
do? If purchasing, repairing, installing, and reading meters, paying the personnel costs of
meter-reader, repairmen, mechanics and others, plus purchasing and maintaining a fleet of
vehicles for doing this, costs more than the product itself, why do we continue to do it this
way?
Why can we not eliminate meters? ... and the other high costs associated with measuring the
water usage when we actually are not paying for water but the cost of using this business
model? After all, it appears we arenìt really paying for the water so much as the costs
associated with determining how much of it we use. Why cannot rates be set based upon
calculated usage models? ... things like size of homes, size and types of businesses and
such?
Perhaps it is time somebody thinks outside the age-old box.
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 3:45 AM
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A Comment from Bill Hoek follows:
Case Number: /AtJ-W-I!-Ot9
Name: Bill Hoek
Address: 7253 W Amity Rd
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 83709
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: billhoek~sn.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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We live on Social Security and this would be a hardship on us. that's money we could have
used for our groceries or prescription rugs. We try to conserve our water use to SAVE money
as we were asked too. Now we are being penalized for saving money in this tight economy?
That's ridiculous.
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IP address is 71.32.180.212
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 3: 15 AM
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A Comment from Glenn Gaither follows:
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Case Number: U.W':-W-I/-t);J
Name: Glenn Gaither
Address: 7350 Glenridge View Dr
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: ggaither~cableone.net
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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In these economic time it is un acceptable to ask the customers to absorb any increase in
rates . United water needs to absorb the cost of doing business not pass it along to the
customer. Many people in this valley have no choice but to use united water and have had to
live through water increases when we didn't have enough water, now were using less water and
they still want more. Someone needs to look at United Water more closely. This is just crazy.
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 2:03 AM
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A Comment from Virgel Clark follows:
Case Number: IAL-tJ-¡ / -ò::
Name: Virgel Clark
Address:
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip:
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Contact E-Mail: Virgel.clar~us.army.mil Name of Utility Company: United Water
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DO NOT allow United water to increase their rates.
They need to find ways to decrease their costs, not be allowed to simply operatate on some
kind of open-ended cost-plus arrangement.
As a homeowner, my water costs are already shockingly high in the summer when I have to water
the grass in my yard. I have no idea where they get the increase of $5 monthly for the
homeowner. My monthly bill for watering my yard in the summer is $150 and I don' t use that
much. Compared to other water agencies in the valley , United Water is already extremely
high.
Please DO NOT allow United Water to raise prices. Make them tighten their belts like the
rest of us!
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IP address is 174.47.90.238
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Saturday, August 06, 2011 1:40 AM
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A Comment from Dave Pinkston follows:
Case Number: lAta -W-I/-O ':
Name: Dave Pinkston
Address: 9565 W. Rifleman St.
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 83704
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: davepinkston~ahoo.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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I believe a 19 % rate increase at one time is very excessive.
has already had rate increases for these improvements a year or
Feel
I also believe United Water
two ago. Boise Franchise
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IP address is 174.27.54.211
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Friday, August OS, 2011 8:59 PM
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A Comment from Chris Oldenberg follows:
Case Number: u.I.-tJ-II-o:;
Name: Chris Oldenberg
Address: 6886 W. Tamarindo Ct
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 83714
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: motorpsych~q.com
Name of Utility Company : United Water
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In these current times where people are conserving water and other resources , it is
unbelievable to ask the public to pay for improvements that Uni ted water has already made.
Their budget, just like mine and other responsible people, should be fiscally sound.
If you don i t have the money, don' t spend it. Like EVERYone else is doing, if your budget
exceeds your finances , United Water, then reduce your expenses. Pay raises are stagnant and
unemployment is high. People are forced to do more with less and so should United Water. Look
at your infrastructure, your executives and management, then last, your hourly workers, and
reduce your overhead.
I am asking the Public Utilities Commission to deny ANY increase in the cost of residential
or commercial water.
Thank you,
Chris Oldenberg
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I7riday, August OS, 2011 7:46 PM
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A Comment from Justin Roth follows:
Case Number: /AWi-w- l/-o~
Name: Justin Roth
Address:
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: justinblue~cableone.net
Name of Utility Company : United Water
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This is very interesting especially considering United Water is corporately owned by a
foreign company. And if you truly understood this was a bad time to ask for a rate increase
then you wouldn't be asking for a rate increase. I would like to see your profit margins. I
would bet that they are at record levels. Thank you United Water for showing us the true
blue color of green that is behind the push in the U. s. to 'go green!'
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Friday, August OS, 2011 7:41 PM
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A Comment from mario cheri stoppello follows:
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Case Number: llwi:-W-I!-e)-
Name: mario cheri stoppello
Address: 13444 n. 1st avenue
City: boise
State: id
Zip: 83714
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: herdbulll~ahoo.com
Name of Utility Company : united water
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Please describe your comment briefly:
What a joke are you going to reduce our cost is we use more???? Oh wait last time you had a
increase it was due to abnormal usage now we don't use enough and you want to charge more.
Really I hope our PUC is smarter than to listen to this. We have paid for the improvements
10x over before this. I am curious what the CEO is getting paid I am sure it is a Handsome
sum.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 114.180.123.224
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Jean Jewell
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Friday, August OS, 2011 7:08 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Kelly Kindelberger follows:
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Case Number: UWI-W-11-02
Name: Kelly Kindelberger
Address:
City: Kuna
State: idaho
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: kindelberger555~msn.com
Name of Utility Company : United Water Idaho
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
The thinking behind the United Water of Idaho rate increase made me laugh. Raise rates due to
decrease in water useage. I am glad they spent loads of money to promote a less water usage
ideology, but to then make the users pay more to use less, that is down right laughable, I
hope you tell them to do like the rest of the Nation, trim the fat. Then have the individuals
that came up with reason for the rate increase sent back to the mail room. Thanks you for
your time and servic on the commission. Kelly
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 71.209.1.223
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Jean Jewell
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Friday, August OS, 2011 6:02 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Josh Kifer follows:
Case Number: utJr-tJ~//-o::
Name: Josh Kifer
Address:
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 83705
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: kif~discopope.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
Asking us to use less water, then charging us more for water to make up the losses is wrong.
Average people cannot afford a rate increase every year when the steps we are doing to save
money basically end up costing us more. Its absurd. The recession has stopped any raises, but
the cost of living keeps skyrocketing. 5 bucks a bill cycle might not be much, but when every
bill is doing it, it ends up being food on the table.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 199.99.195.10
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Jean Jewell
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Friday, August OS, 2011 4:55 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Diane follows:
Case Number: IANX-W-t i-o?-
Name: Diane
Address:
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: shanaci~hotmail.com
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Utility
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Please describe your comment briefly:
'The commission could accept, modify, or reject the whole proposal or parts of it.'
During these hard times I pray that the whole commission will reject the whole
proposal. . . . . . . . . because · we the people' are broke and jobless thanks to our elected public
servants voting against our wishes. It is time for business to find private investors for
their ventures. Our nation cannot afford any new necessities! Please vote on behalf of main
street not businesses. Main street is broke and unemployed!
Much Appreciation!
American Voter
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipucl/ipuc . html
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Jean Jewell
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Friday, August OS, 2011 4:47 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Debbie GehrIs follows:
Case Number: IAwr-td-II-f)f)
Name: Debbie GehrIs
Address:
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip: 83709
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: DGEHRLS~CABLEONE.NET
Name of Utility Company: UNITED WATER
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Please describe your comment briefly:
You want us to conserve water to help us to save money and also to save the resource but now
that people have gotten that concept you want to hit them where it hurts because they have
taken your advice and are conserving our state of economy right can not handle a rate
increase that for most people that money would most likely come out of their food budget and
most people i know don't have much left for food as it is .... it may even come down to
people not being able to put gas in their cars to go to work or pay for their insurance you
name it a rate increase right now is just wrong people are having enough of a difficult time
spreading what little money they do have to try and make ends meet. what about the children
that are going to be the ones to lose the most if their parents don't have any money as it is
school registration will cost most parents 150.00 per child to get them back in school in 3
weeks cone on take a good look at peoples lives right now and ask yourself what you would do
when even more families end up out on the street. all because you want to raise rates in this
economy.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho.gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 96.18.102.221
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Jean Jewell
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Friday, August OS, 2011 4:41 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Aaron Toomey follows:
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Case Number: IAWJ:-te--II-å;)
Name: Aaron Toomey
Address: 5556 S. Morrow Ave.
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 83709
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: ajtxyz~yahoo.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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Please describe your comment briefly:
I do not believe that we the customers should be required to pay more money when we are
doing our part to conserve water. If United Water promotes reductions in water usage through
telling their customers to conserve, then they should have been ready for the drop in water
usages. I do not see why we the customers have to pay because we are doing what we should be
doing. If United Water is and has not been organized effeciently , I do not believe that we
should be held accountable. I pay my bill and conserve water for the community. I have done
this by reading the brochures that United Water sends out in the mail . I have only done what
they have asked, and in repayment I will pay more? Unacceptable. United Water needs to be
held accountable. Please deny them the right to raise our rates. Thanks you, Aaron Toomey.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 24.116.146.19
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