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Jean Jewell
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debored~gmail.com
Monday, August 08,2011 12:34 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from John Thornton follows:
Case Number: llWI-w-// -0;'
Name: John Thornton
Address: 942 Tracey Lane
Ci ty: Decatur
State: AL
Zip: 356Ø1
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: debored~mail.com
Name of Utility Company: Decatur Utilities
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Please describe your comment briefly:
You can't be serious. You are raising the rates because people are using less water? You
must be a bunch of dumbasses. You can quote me on that.
The form submitted on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuc1/ipuc.html
IP address is 75.137.244.194
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Jean Jewell
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vjunk~uidaho.edu
Monday, August 08,2011 12:21 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Virginia and William Junk follows:
Case Number: UWI-W-11-92
Name: Virginia and William Junk
Address: 3859 West Deerpath Drive
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip: 83714
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: vjunk~uidaho.edu
Name of Utility Company : United Water
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Please describe your comment briefly:
A 19.9% increase in water rates is unreasonable and sends the wrong message. Why penalize
users because they are doing things like xeriscaping to cut down on water use? As a state
focusing more on beauty and tourism, we are increasingly doing things to protect our
environment, including water. We are disappointed in a company that raises their rates
regardless of water levels, but bases the increases solely on projects they wish to fund.
This budget process seems to be the wrong approach.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 24.116.147.53
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Jean Jewell
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Monday, August 08,201110:57 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Linda C. Brown follows:
Case Number: UWI-W-ii-e2.
Name: Linda C. Brown
Address:
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: brown1978emsn.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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Please describe your comment briefly:
Why is it that state legislatures and public utility companies simply raise taxes & rates
whenever there is a decreased demand on their services, when private sector companies take
cost-saving messures by laying off workers and tightening their belts? Idahoans are using
less water in a grand effort to wisely conserve our resources, but United Water wants to
raise rates so they can maintain their same level of staff and administration perks. No! Do
what the rest of us do - - get rid of excess employees and tighten your belt. This is an
outrageous request in the midst of the new Great Depression. Absolutely appalling request.
PUC Commissioners, please . just say no.'
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipucl/ipuc . html
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Jean Jewell
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Monday, August 08, 2011 9:20 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from William Smith follows:
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Case Number: IJJ-iJI.-tJ,'I/-O:;
Name: William Smith
Address:
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: IDoNotHaveOne~email .com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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To whom it may concern,
Rate Increase: I conserve water the best I can to comply with United Water and now they will
punish me for it? Help me to understand this!! They want 2Ø%+ rate increase for the losses
incurred by us using less water. I think it is time to review where their profits are going.
There is something fishy here and it' s not the water. At 62, I am old enough to know when
someone is pulling a fast one, enough is enough!!
William
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 72.86.34.92
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Jean Jewell
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Jean Jewell
Tuesday, August 09, 2011 2:07 PM
Anga Velasquez
Name for UWI-W-11-02 Mailng List - FW: PUC Comment Form
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From: tombuchta2~gmail. com rmailto:tombuchta2~mail. com)
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 2: 45 AM
To: Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
Subject: PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Thomas Buchta follows:
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Case Number: UWI W-11-02
Name: Thomas Buchta
Address: 3798 W Deerpath
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip: 83714
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: tombuchta2~gmail.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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Please describe your comment briefly:
Based on the information that I have been able to obtain am writing to urge you to deny
Uni ted Water's request for a 20% increase in rates for the following reasons.
The two chief reasons given for the increase are investments in the system since 2009 and the
nearly 25% decrease decline in demand for water.
The obvious question on everyone's mind is why were these costly expenditures needed or
undertaken needed at a time when demand for water declined? Surely it was obvious to
everyone that by 2008 the local economy was in trouble. Surely it was also obvious to United
that demand for water, and its customers ability to pay for service was in a steep decline.
In the face of these declines how could they possibly justify new water treatment plants and
lines that they did not have funds for, and which could have clearly been deferred or
foregone entirely (improving water hardness and pressure) without any reduction in public
health or safety? This approach of spending money you know you don't have and then asking
for a rate increase is irresponsible and must not be rewarded.
Second, the IPUC must evaluated whether United's parent company, Suez Environment, a Paris
based, world-wide holding company, may have simply decided to maximize its profits regardless
of how much we need or use their services. I realize this is a difficult task, but if our
local school systems are having to cut costs before asking for increased funding, can we
demand no less from our public utilities?
i plan to live a long time in the Treasure Valley and I am willing to pay my fair share of
needed services. However, I know that we can't go on indefinitely agreeing to paying higher
and higher utility costs, and in this case, for less and less water. The IPUC can send a
strong message to United by denying this increase, and forcing them to conduct their business
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as we all have to these days, by not spending what we don't have and living within our
budgets.
The form submitted on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipuc1/ipuc.html
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011 5:14 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Robert Showalter follows:
Case Number: Ut.i:-lJ ~11-o;)
Name: Robert Showalter
Address:
City: Boise
State: ID
Zip: 83705
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: bshow317~ahoo.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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Please describe your comment briefly:
United water wants a rate increase that will raise 70 million in revenue the first year to
pay a 20 million dollar expense? What do they plan on doing with the other 50 million? United
water is asking way too much from people who are constantly having to pay more for
everything. In this economy , United Water is asking WAY to much. I can understand an increase
that will cover thier expenditures but a 70 million dollar income the first year is crazy. If
an increase is approved and they are back on track, when does the decrease come? We all know
the answer to that question! Approve only an increase that wi thin reason. Thank you.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
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Jean Jewell
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A Comment from follows:
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David Buhner
Boise
ID
davidbuhner~hotmail . com
The rate increase for low users wouldn' t be to bad but they should have a reduced rate for
people who use a lot of water like what the electric company does for people who use past a
certain amount.
The form submitted on http://www. puc. idaho.gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 96.18.17Ø.124
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