20110831Comments.pdf

Jean Jewell
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Monday, August 29,2011 8:10 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Ralph R. Myers Jr. follows:
Case Number: UWI-W-11-a2
Name: Ralph R. Myers Jr.
Address: 11872 W. Silverking Dr.
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 837a9
Daytime Telephone: 2a8-322-8223
Contact E-Mail: birdsofpreya~hotmail.com Name of Utility Company: United Water
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I am opposed to the current Rate Increase by United Water. After reading the letter they sent
along with my monthly bill, I was irritated by the justification they presented in the
letter. To sum it up, they are asking for a large (19.9%) rate increase based on the fact
that:
1. The Supply and Demand curve for their product has not been intersecting where they
anticipated it would. They state that 'the average water consumption per metered customer has
continued to decline significantly over the past several years resulting in significantly
lower revenues to the company i .
The PUC has water saving tips on their web sit; saving water is good, right? The fact that
water use has gone down is good for Idaho!! In a free market economy, the price fluctuates
up and down based on the supply and demand for the good. BUT, United Water has a fixed rate
that the PUC sets for them. So, they have continued to get the same rate even though demand
is down. My interpretation of their i reason i is that, because United Water has a flawed
business plan and has failed to control (reduce if necessary)their fixed costs (payroll,4a1K
contribution rates...) that they want to get a rate increase to make up for the revenue they
are not receiving. That is completely absurd! The PUC needs to take a hard look at the fixed
costs that seem to be affecting the i bottom line i. This large rate increase is nothing less
than a i bailout i for a Corporation that already has an advantage by operating in a regulated
niche market.
2. Asking for a rate increase to cover the costs of i investing i in the water
infrastructure is another attempt to ask for a rate increase to pass on the i cost of doing
business i to the individual customer. They state up front in the letter that they were
granted a two-phase rate increase in March 2a1a. What have they been spending those increased
revenues on??? The storage facility for the Mesa must be due to more demand in that area?
Didn't they receive monies from impact fees assessed on new property/building lots? But,
they are trying to justify a rate increase by listing the Warm Springs Mesa project along
with routine maintenance such as 'replacing water mains, service lines and meters.
I understand that inflationary trends have created an upward pressure on costs. However, I
think that a 19.9% rate increase so close to the March 2a1a rate increase is excessive. I ask
the PUC to look at this request with much scrutiny and ensure that United Water be held
accountable for their sound business practices. What has Uni tea Water done to modify its
business plan to meet the challenges of tomorrow? Poor management practices that result in a
smaller net profit is not j usti fication for a rate increase.
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Jean Jewell
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Monday, August 29, 2011 8:00 AM
Jean Jeweii; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Elisa Barney Smith follows:
Case Number: UWI-W-11-a2
Name: Elisa Barney Smith
Address:
City: Boise
State: 10
Zip:
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Contact E-Mail: EBarneySmi th~hotmail. com Name of Utility Company : United Water
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I received notice that United Water is requesting a rate increase that for most people will
be 19.9%. They request this increase to provide a new well supply treatment facility, install
a new water storage facility for the Warm Springs Mesa area, install a new water main,
replace water mains and meters, and replace/upgrade the customer information system.
Providing a communi ty with water does incur costs, and facilities need continual repairs and
upgrades to continue to provide services. I understand this. So upgrading water mains and
even the customer information system are plausible reasons to expend money. The second item
'install a new water storage facility for the Warm Springs Mesa area' bothers me. As new
houses get built in places where it is more expensive to deliver services, and specialized
equipment is needed, those residents alone should bear the costs of that. United Water should
have assessed the developers to install this initially. If they neglected to do this, then
United Water should either bill just those customers or bear the cost of that oversight.
Everyone needs water mains and they age and get repaired in cycles, so if it isn't the water
main to my house this year, i tmight be next year. Same for water treatment facilities.
Everyone generates the need for a customer information system. Not everyone needs water
pumped up a hill.
A 19 cents per day increase doesn i t sound like a lot, but $7a per year is quite a bit.
The form submitted on http://ww . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 132.178.2.63
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Jean Jewell
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Monday, August 29, 2011 1 :59 AM
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A Comment from ANDRE LONGPRE follows:
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Case Number: UWI-W-11-a2
Name: ANDRE LONGPRE
Address: 3456 N BUCKBOARD WAY
City: BOISE
State: 10
Zip: 883713
Daytime Telephone: 2a8-323-8481
Contact E-Mail: longpreaa~mail.com
Name of Utility Company: united water
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Uni ted water keeps on telling us to conserve- conserve and then they want to increase rates
because we use less water? Do they think we are stupid and not paying attention? Why dont
they tighten there belts like everybody else.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 75.174.78.26
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Jean Jewell
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Saturday, August 27, 2011 2:48 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Timothy L. Zarkos follows:
Case Number: UWI-W-11-Ø2
Name: Timothy L. Zarkos
Address: 57ØØ Saddle St
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 937Ø9
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8-362-55Ø8
Contact E-Mail: tzarkos~alscott.com
Name of Utility Company : United Water Idaho
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With respect to the application for a rate increase by United Water Idaho, claims of
'improved water quality, reliability, and service' ought to be subject to the same truth in
advertising regulations that food manufacturers have to follow. It i S very easy to make broad
claims without having to actually prove those claims. As a customer I i ve seen no improvement
in the water quality and service that i s claimed. Additionally, consumers that have lived in
the area for decades have been paying year after year for all these purported improvements
and are becomming weary of this perpetual fleecing.
Remind me again how this requested 19.9% increase in my monthly bill to improve the water to
the Bench area, Warm Springs Measa, Hill Road, and Northeast Boise are supposed to be a
benefit to customers like me living in Eastern Ada County? How did I benefit from the last
increase in March 2Ø1Ø?
I i ve got a novel idea.... how about raising the rates for the folks who live in the
improvement areas and leave the rest of us alone?
Respectfully.
TZ
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IP address is 96.18.1Ø9.177
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 9:02 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Mary Owen follows:
Case Number: UWI-W~11-Ø2
Name: Mary Owen
Address:
City: Boise
State: 10
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: mz70wen~Rmail.com
Name of Utility Company : United Water Idaho
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To the PUC:
I am adding my voice to those opposed to the United Water Idaho rate increase. To ask for an
increase of nearly 2Ø% for residential customers during these economic times is a poor and
heartless decision on part of the management of Suez/United Water Idaho. I also think the
public understands that United Water is asking for a higher, i shoot the moon i increase in
hopes of receiving a smaller increase, which then wouldn't 'look i so bad after 2Ø%. Please,
Commissioners, don i t fall for this. At this time, in these economic circumstances Suez/United
Water Idaho should not get any increase. Please consider the following:
--United Water recently received a rate increase in March 2Ø1Ø.
--A lot of people and businesses have suffered because of the economic downturn; if United
Water i s business decisions during the economic downturn brought them a loss of profit, it is
not the responsibility of their customers to make up for it. Has Uni ted Water/Suez cut their
management costs? Have their employees had their wages frozen like many of us have in Idaho?
Have they examined their operational costs to see where they can cut back? What are their
cost-saving measures?
--The unemployment rate in Idaho is currently over 9%. How does United Water expect people to
pay any rate increase when they don't have work?
--Why is a return of 5.64% not enough in this weak economy?
- -2Ø11 has been a high water year. How has United Water Idaho managed their resources to take
advantage of this?
--Along with many other commentators, I also note the hypocrisy of United Water Idaho
continually promoting saving water, then attempting to punish its customers for doing so by
proposing to raise rates (during an economic recession!) because water usage has gone down.
United Water chose to promote water conservation - - why didn i t they adj ust their financials
to accommodate lower water usage by customers?
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--I work for a non-profit agency that provides help to senior citizens. We receive calls
every day from people seeking financial aid - - which, unfortunately our agency cannot
provide; we instead connect them with services that can help. There are seniors who end up
having to make choices between paying for prescriptions, utility bills, and medical bills --
they sometimes can i t afford to pay them all in the same month. Those living solely on Social
Security have not gotten a cost of living raise for the last two years. There have also been
federal and state cutbacks of services for seniors. Yet expenses keep climbing. And now
United Water wants to charge them more for water.
I applaud your decision to suspend the application for United Water Idaho's increase for 6
months so that you can review their case.
But again, I ask, along with many others, that you deny them any increase in rates during
these hard economic times. Send this rate increase request 'down the drain i .
Thank you.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 67.42.164.144
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 3:41 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from W. Weeb Martin follows:
Case Number: UWI-W-l1-Ø2
Name: W. Weeb Martin
Address:
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: weebmartin~gmail.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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Dear Commissioners,
I regret that United Water has shown such greed in it i S request for any increase in it i S
fees due to what is effectively water conservation. This makes no rational sense that a
company would penalize the very customers it is spending considerable moneys to teach to
conserve water. Clearly they have been at best wasteful, at worst manipulative if this is
their course.
Furthermore in years past they have sought increases due to low water due to the
'drought' so this year with above average water, I would have expected at least a 2Ø%
DECREASE in fees.
Lastly, as I search the investment arena to get even 5% on my investments and I see
everywhere else companies cutting back with some discipline on excesses, I can i t fathom the
hubris of a company wanting to increase it i S profit even beyond a very generous 5.64%.
As I understand it, your job is to protect the public from the greed and poor business
practices of utilities and we have a textbook case here. There is no prudence in any type of
increase in fees.. .certainly no justification. Please reject this request and put the
responsibility for good fiscal management back on the shoulders that should show it - United
Water. . . not the public. I don i t need a $5.5 million investment for 'customer information' to
smell a rat.
Thank you for your prudent response to their request.
W. Weeb Martin
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 96.18.232.48
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 1 :06 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Aaron Rosales follows:
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Case Number: IPC-E-11-Ø8 UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Aaron Rosales
Address: 184Ø nw 8th
City: Meridian
State: 10.
Zip: 83646
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8 887 856Ø
Contact E-Mail: paparose~g.com
Name of Utility Company: ID. Power Water Co.
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I can barely keep up at present. any higher will be worst.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 71.33.4.145
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30,2011 12:54 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from KIM follows:
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Case Number: # IPC-E-11-Ø8 & # UWI-ll-Ø2
Name: KIM
Address: MAZIK
City: HAILEY
State: 10
Zip: 83333
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8 3Ø9 Ø281
Contact E-Mail: spcarlisle~cox.net
Name of Utility Company: ID Power / United Water
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Idaho's utility companies shouldn't get more money and high rates of return while most
Idahoans continue to struggle b/c of a so-called "Fixed Cost Adjustment". Why should we
automatically bear any shortcomings in energy sales, while always guaranteeing the utility
company a profit? Plus why are only residential customers getting stuck with the tab,
especially when the less electricity used will result in paing more? On top of that Idaho
Power wants to hike the customer service charge by $1!
Enough already! We i re all hurting financially and trying to do the right thing my conserving,
and we won i t be screwed by you.
The form submitted on http://www. puc. idaho .gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 68.1Ø5.216.17Ø
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30,2011 12:11 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Jan Kosglow follows:
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Case Number: IPC-E-11-Ø8 & UWI-ll-Ø2
Name: Jan Kosglow
Address: 2Ø29 White Pine La
City: Boise
State: 10
Zip: 837Ø6
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8-344-3723
Contact E-Mail: jankosglow~aol.com
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power and United Water
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I recognise the need and right of a utility to make a fair profit. As a monopoly they are
in a position to take advantage of their power to increase rates and take advantage of
helpless consumers. Your job is to protect us. They should not be GUARANTEED profits. They
need to earn their profits through effective policies and management. If they are guaranteed
profit they WILL desend into sloppy practices. If you care to guarantee citizens an
income. ... .
STOP THE POWER GRAB. These are economic hard times!
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 75. 71.1Ø6 .156
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30,2011 12:05 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Pamela Helm follows:
Case Number: # UWI-11-Ø2.
Name: Pamela Helm
Address: 3749 Gekeler #66
City: Boise
State: 10
Zip: 837Ø6
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: pkhel~msn.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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Please describe your comment briefly:
This is the wrong time for utility rate hikes of any kind. Idaho' s utility companies
shouldn't get more money and higher rates of return while most Idahoans are continuing to
struggle. Since the majority of people are forced to use this company it is not only not
fair but unwelcomed at a time when the economy and the state have failure issues. I do agree
to "NO WAY" to higher utility bills.
The form submitted on http://www.puc.idaho.gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc.html
IP address is 174.27.41.156
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 11 :57 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Stephen Testardi follows:
Case Number: UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Stephen Testardi
Address: 5882 W. Drawbridge Dr.
City: Boise
State: 10
Zip: 837Ø3
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8-89Ø-5574
Contact E-Mail: stevetestardi~hp.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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It is unconscionable to grant United Water a rate increase during one of the worst recessions
in American history. Salaries are flat, interest rates are at record lows, and United
Water's expenses are primarily driven by labor and capital costs. There is nothing that
would justify any increase, let alone 2Ø%.
Regards,
Steve Testardi
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho .gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 15.219.153.81
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 11 :51 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Steven Wood Schmader follows:
Case Number: # UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Steven Wood Schmader
Address: 4864 S. Hackney Place
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 837Ø9
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8-433-Ø95Ø ext. 818 Contact E-Mail: schmade~ifea.com Name of Utility
Company : United Water
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Please describe your comment briefly:
Now is not the time to raise the rates. Please reconsider your request.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipucl/ipuc . html
IP address is 67.41.45.182
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30,2011 11 :50 AM
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A Comment from Charles McKay follows:
Case Number: UWI-l1-Ø2
Name: Charles McKay
Address: 442Ø W Marvin St
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 837Ø5
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø83366425
Contact E-Mail: cmckayboi~gmail.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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Do not raise our water rates by 2Ø% when so many families in Idaho are struggling to stay in
their homes and unemployment is so high.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 96.18.21Ø.54
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 11 :42 AM
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A Comment from Fern Anderson follows:
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Case Number: IPC-Ell-Ø8 & UWI-ll-Ø2
Name: Fern Anderson
Address: 6794 N Glencrest Way
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 83714
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8-853-2Ø41
Contact E-Mail: fern29~msn.com
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power & United Water
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Why are they asking for such a high rate increase, when economic times are so hard right
now. Just another cheap political trick to get rich fast at the expense of those of us who
try to conserve and live within our means.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 7Ø.56.144.136
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 11: 19 AM
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A Comment from Elizabeth Green follows:
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Case Number: UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Elizabeth Green
Address: 11366 Greenhurst Road
City: Nampa
State: Idaho
Zip: 83686
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8-461-3488
Contact E-Mail: jggreen46~mail.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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It's the wrong time for utility rate hikes. Idaho's utility companies shouldn't get more
money and high rates of return while most Idahoans continue to struggle. Please say "NO WAY"
to higher utility bills.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 174.27.2Ø.32
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 11: 17 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from Janice Thorson follows:
Case Number: UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Janice Thorson
Address: 97Ø2 W Milclay St
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 837Ø4
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8-322-9241
Contact E-Mail: thorsonj~aol.com
Name of Utility Company: United water
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Why, what are you thinking? This is a very di fficul t time for so many people. Unless you can
develop more jobs through this raise you should really reconsider this choice.
There is a time for everything but this is not the time to increase rates!
In life I've learned that ultimately taker's lose and giver i s win.
Be a winner!
Thanks for your consideration in this matter and do the right thing for the right reason, not
just to fill someone' pockets.
Please consider your client tell. Thank- you for your consideration in this matter.
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 11 :08 AM
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A Comment from Elizabeth Green follows:
Case Number: # UWI-ll-Ø2.
Name: Elizabeth Green
Address: 11366 Greenhurst Road
City: Nampa
State: Idaho
Zip: 883686
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8-461-3488
Contact E-Mail: egrnhs46~msn.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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Please describe your comment briefly:
It's the wrong time for utility rate hikes. Idaho's utility companies shouldn't get more
money and high rates of return while most Idahoans continue to struggle. Tell them to say
"NO WAY" to higher utility bills.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 174.27.2Ø.32
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30,2011 10:51 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
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A Comment from John and Charlene Clark follows:
Case Number: UWI-l1-Ø2
Name: John and Charlene Clark
Address: 1Ø799 Cloudless Street
City: Nampa
State: Idaho
Zip: 83687
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8 284-7ØØ6
Contact E-Mail: char61351~hotmail.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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I respectfully request that the case referenced to above not be passed. My husband and I
live on a very fixed income. We have never asked nor receive and public assistance, however
if the utility companies are allowed to charge these outrageous price hikes people like us
would not be able to pay their bills. My husband is disabled (Parkinson's Disease) and needs
to be in a comfortable, safe environment. He and I have worked hard all our lives and have
always been self efficient but ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 96.25.67.2Ø6
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 10:38 AM
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A Comment from Bette Monteith follows:
Case Number: UWI-11-Ø2.
Name: Bette Monteith
Address: 2376 E. Clifton Drive
City: Meridian
State: Idaho
Zip: 83642
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8-87Ø-23Øl
Contact E-Mail: betteØ~hotmail.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
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When this issue first stated getting media coverage, I did nothing but scratch my head -
First you tell us to save water - you do a marketing campaign blitz to tell us how - and you
know what - we listened and lowered our water consumption. NOW, beause water consumption is
down and we are doing what you asked us to do, you want to RAISE OUR RATES - Can we say
, INSANE i ! Every Idahoan in this state is struggling to make ends meet - no jobs - losing
homes, changing our lifestyles to adj ust to the horrid economy, and you want to raise rates
by 2Ø% to increase your bottom line. Work on solutions wi thin your own camp to figure out
ways to lower your costs and reduce your expenses like everyone you share Ii ving with in this
state as had to do. I SAY NO TO RAISING WATER RATES WHEN WE CAN i T MAKE ENDS MEET AS IT IS.
The proposed 2Ø% increase is ludicrous.
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IP address is 67.41.45.182
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 10:28 AM
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A Comment from Steve Rostron follows:
Case Number: UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Steve Rostron
Address: 1912 W Idaho St
City: Boise
State: 10
Zip: 837Ø2
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: srostron~msn.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
Please do not allow an increase in the water rates. The rates are much too high presently.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 71.39.115.78
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Jean Jewell
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peter.cizmich(§gmail.com
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 10: 13 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Peter T Cizmich follows:
Case Number: # UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Peter T Cizmich
Address: 3413 N Campton Way
City: Boise
State: 10
Zip: 83713-2Ø82
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8376Ø382
Contact E-Mail: peter.cizmich~mail.com
Name of Utility Company: Peter Cizmich
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
United Water's rates are high enough as it is. They are a Nationwide company and only care
about profits. We oppose any rate increase and believe they should have to get by on what
they get now, just as we have to do. We retired people are not getting any cost of living
increases but the utilities keep wanting more and more. Let them live wi thin their means the
same as we have to.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 97.121.23.1ØØ
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Jean Jewell
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cLschw(§hotmail.com
Tuesday, August 30,2011 10:13 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Carole Wilgus follows:
Case Number: UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Carole Wilgus
Address:
City: Boise
State: 10
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: cjschw~hotmail.com
Name of Utility Company : United Water
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
Where do you think the people of Idaho are going to get the money to pay for the increases
in their water bill. We are so strapped as it is give us a break. Why not look at this issue
in year?
The form submitted on http://www. puc. idaho .gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 96.18.99.165
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Jean Jewell
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scifichick77 4(§yahoo.com
Tuesday, August 30,2011 10:10 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Kristin Asker follows:
Case Number: UWI-l1-Ø2
Name: Kristin Asker
Address: 6254 Glencrest Ave.
City: Boise
State: 10
Zip: 83714-2433
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: scifichick77~ahoo.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
There is no justification for a rate increase, let alone one as large as the one they're
asking for. Many Idahohoans have difficulty paying their utilities bills as it is, and
raising the rates so we would be paying almost 2Ø% more is just outrageous. I urge you to
vote against their proposal.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho .gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 72.24.89.225
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Jean Jewell
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timberry111 (§gmail.com
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 10:09 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Tim Berry follows:
Case Number: UW1-11-Ø2
Name: Tim Berry
Address:
City: Boise
State: 10
Zip: 837Ø6
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8 921 Ø177
Contact E-Mail: timberrylll~mail.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
I ask that the Utilities Commission DOES NOT grant United Water their request for a rate
increase.
The form submitted on http://ww. puc. idaho.gov/forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 96.18.213.253
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Jean Jewell
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benb(§clearwire. net
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 10:02 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Ben Brownell follows:
Case Number: aW:t-v-II--¡-
Name: Ben Brownell
Address:
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: benb~clearwire.net
Name of Utility Company: United Water
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
Vote no on rate increase.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 71.2Ø.58.155
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Jean Jewell
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daryils(§msn.com
Monday, August 29, 2011 10:22 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Daryl R. Wilson follows:
Case Number: IAwI -0 - II -ô:r
Name: Daryl R. Wilson
Address: 5168 E. Forest Floor Ave
City: Boise
State: 10
Zip: 83716
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8-331-2365
Contact E-Mail: darywils~sn.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
I am writing to you concerning the 'request for rate relief' filed by United Water Idaho on
August 3, 2Ø11.
I placed quotation marks around 'request for rate relief' because it is such a preposterous
euphemism--almost Orwellian in nature. How about a more honest phrase such as 'request for
rate increase i? A · request for rate relief' makes it sound like United Water Idaho is a
beleaguered and oppressed outfit rather than the French-owned, for profit enterprise that it
really is.
But euphemisms aside, a 19.9% increase in residential water rates would represent a hardship
to my family . United Water Idaho i s letter to customers complains that the company has high
fixed costs and a variable income. Well, I can do them one better: My family (like thousands
of other United Water customers) has high fixed costs and a low fixed income. A nearly 2Ø%
rate hike in the cost of a basic commodity--and in a time of very low inflation, falling
incomes, and high unemployment- -is unconscionable. Please scale back or deny altogether this
predatory rate hike request.
Thank you for your consideration.
The form submitted on http://www. puc. idaho.gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 71.215.25.65
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 1 :08 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Nancy Wood follows:
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Case Number: # IPC-E-11-Ø8 and # UWI-11-Ø2.
Name: Nancy Wood
Address: 6452 N Amesbury Way
City: Boise
State: 10
Zip: 83714
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: nancyw58~mail.com
Name of Utility Company: Idaho Power and United Water
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
It i s time for corporations to share the 'downturn' in the economy! The request for more money
to insure Idaho' s utility companies get high rates of return while most Idahoans continue to
struggle is wrong and not justified! The "Fixed Cost Adjustment," which works to guarantee
profits for utilities, is greed! If there are shortcomings, they should be shared and
experienced by everyone: consumers AND utility companies!! I thought there was a surplus of
water this year, so why the need to increase rates (Idaho Power and United Water) ??
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 72.24 .12Ø. 7
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Jean Jewell
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clnacode(§msn.com
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 1: 13 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Cliff Code follows:
Case Number: UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Cliff Code
Address: 35Ø6 W Morris Hill Rd.
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 837Ø6
Daytime Telephone: [phone]
Contact E-Mail: clnacode~sn.com
Name of Utility Company : United Water Idaho
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
I feel a raise in rates at this time will put a real burden on those without jobs and on
Social Security. We were asked to conserve on water and when water consumption went down
thay ask to raise rates because of the drop in use. What gives either conserve and get
punished by higher rates or just plain don't try and conserve and maybe the rates will
remain. It just doesn't add up.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 97.121.57.198
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Jean Jewell
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011 1:43 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Ivan Butterfield follows:
Case Number: UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Ivan Butterfield
Address:
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: ivanandmarg~mail.com
Name of Utility Company : United Water Idaho
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
Now is the wrong time for utility rate hikes. Idaho's utility companies shouldn't get more
money and high rates of return while most Idahoans continue to struggle. United Water Idaho 's
request for a 2Ø% increase in rates is way out of line, this is NOT a reasonable request. Say
uNO WAY"
to higher utility bills.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 71.33.5.164
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Jean Jewell
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marvinbrown(§att. net
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 1 :28 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Marvin Brown follows:
Case Number: UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Marvin Brown
Address:
City: Boise
State: 10
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: marvinbrown~att.net
Name of Utility Company: United Water
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
Please take into consideration in the application from United Water that their giant request
for an increase is a burden upon the citizens of their service area that is unacceptable. If
their request for an increase of over 2Ø% is allowed it will further erode the limited
purchasing power of those they serve. It is felt that the regulatory process should protect
the citizens it represents, so please consider not allowing this large of an increase by
United Water
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 174.27.3.231
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Jean Jewell
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jreed46(§gmail.com
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 3:45 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Jim Reed follows:
Case Number: # UWI-ll-Ø2.
Name: Jim Reed
Address: 2Ø4 W. Crestline Dr.
City: Boise
State: 10
Zip: 837Ø2
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: jreed46~mail.com
Name of utility Company: United Water (Suez Water)
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
Now is a particularly bad time to increase water rates. People on fixed incomes are already
struggling, and to add to their burden is unconscionable. In good times, we should all
share, in bad times, we should all carry the load. Please reconsider the request for a rate
increase.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipuc1/ipuc. html
IP address is 96.18.215.21Ø
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Jean Jewell
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ick2adler(§yahoo.com
Wednesday, August 31,2011 5:18 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Ingrid Adler follows:
Case Number: UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Ingrid Adler
Address: .
City: Boise
State: 10
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: ick2adler~ahoo.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water (of Idaho)
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
As a water provider to public and commercial enterprises, NO INCREASES IN RATES SHOULD BE PUT
INTO PLACE IN THE CURRENT SEVERE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, NOR SHOULD FUTURE OBLIGATIONS TO DO SO BE
APPROVED. This state' s majority of voters do not want more taxes; rate increases are the
business equivalent of increased taxation. We the people do not approve of it. Furthermore,
any entity , citizen or business, should be taxed with economic equity. No exceptions of
business are valid. The purpose of my speaking up is equivalent to my voting. Most certainly
the disputants in this case should read this statement!!!!!
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 174.27.124.131
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Jean Jewell
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Jean Jewell
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 1 :38 PM
Jean Jewell
FW: Comment re: UWI-W-11-02 Rate Case
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From: pambl~cableone. net r mail to: pambi~cabieone . net 1
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2Ø11 7: 12 AM
To: Frontj Beverly Barker
Subject: Consumer Assistance Form
Consumer Assistance Form submitted by Pamela Bly follows:
Name: Pamela Bly
Contact E-Mail: pambl~cableone.net
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8-631-2744
Home Address: 2334 S. Swallowtail Ln.
City: Boise
State: 10
Zipcode: 837Ø6
If this concerns a Business, Business Name:
Business Address:
Business Phone:
Name of Utility Company: United Water
Have you contacted the utility regarding your concern?: No
Please describe your question or complaint briefly:
My husband and I are opposed to the proposed water rate increase in Boise, Idaho.
Boise residents, to include us, have made a conserted effort in reducing our water usage in
the Boise Valley and find it unacceptable for your company to raise our rates because water
consumption is down. Put a freeze on hiring or pay increase, because utility hikes cannot
continue in this economy to improve your company' s bottom line and bonuses.
Concerned Boise Resident.
Pam and Steve Bly
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov !forms! cons! cons. html
IP address is 2Ø4. 76 .113.54
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Jean Jewell
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bjorkman9744(§aol.com
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 4:57 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Eric Bjorkman follows:
Case Number: UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Eric Bjorkman
Address: 2544 S Swallowtail Ln
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 837Ø6
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8 433-Ø341
Contact E-Mail: bjorkman974~aol.com
Name of Utility Company : United Water
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
This rate increase request is the stupidest thing I have ever heard of. They want more
money if you use more water and more money if you use less water. Vote against any increase.
This is the wrong time and bad request
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 184.99.93.148
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Jean Jewell
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Jean Jewell
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:33 PM
Anga Velasquez
Name for UWI-W-11-02 Mailing List - FW: PUC Comment Form
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From: chipsnbi ts~hotmail. com (mail to: chipsnbi ts~hotmail. com)
Sent: Tuesday, August 3Ø, 2Øl1 5: 33 PM
To: Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
Subject: PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Larry Buffington follows:
Case Number: UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Larry Buffington
Address:
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: chipsnbits~hotmail.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
Acknowledge:
Please describe your comment briefly:
Why do they need it in this economy. I can not afford it!
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipucl/ipuc. html
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Jean Jewell
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Jean Jewell
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:32 PM
Anga Velasquez
Name for UWI-W-11-02 Mailing List - FW: PUC Comment Form
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From: schoolett~clear. net (mail to: schoolette~clear. net)
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2Ø11 2:Ø9 AM
To: Jean Jewellj Beverly Barkerj Gene Fadness
Subject: PUC Comment Form
A Comment from MableAnn Schoolcraft follows:
Case Number: UWI11Ø2
Name: MableAnn Schoolcraft
Address: 32Ø9 Dewey St.
City: Boise
State: Id
Zip: 837Ø3
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: schoolette~clear.net
Name of Utility Company : United Water Idaho
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
My only income is my social security retirement. I i ve been unemployed for 2 1/2 years and
been unable to find employment. I can't afford to pay higher prices for anything. Thank
you.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 75.94.49.1Ø4
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Jean Jewell
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joelaprice(§cableone. net
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 6: 13 PM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Joel & Susannah Price follows:
Case Number: UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Joel & Susannah Price
Address: 7236 Mojave Dr.
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 837Ø9-6163
Daytime Telephone: (2Ø8) 362-9Ø13
Contact E-Mail: joelaprice~cableone.net
Name of Utility Company: United Water/Suez Environment
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Please describe your comment briefly:
Again, the preservation our Earth Mother's resources has been THE MANTRA for generations j
protecting our resources from overuse as well as reducing costs for both the consumer and the
producer of utilities. United Water currently imposes a considerable price increase during
peak summer use, supposedly to encourage less use. Now, they want to impose additional costs
for using LESS water??? Enough is enough! More Corporations' America greed. Also, how is it
that our valuable water resource is being controlled by a foreign entity? Suez/France!!!
IPUC, please protect the consumer. Stop this scandalous greed.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov /forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 24.117.243.97
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rlt50(§q.com
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 3:28 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Randy Turner follows:
Case Number: UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Randy Turner
Address: 1ØØ37 W. Secretariat St.
City: Boise
State: Idaho
Zip: 837Ø4
Daytime Telephone: 2Ø8377851Ø
Contact E-Mail: rit5~g.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
I do not want the utility companies, in this case united Water, to raise rates to insure
stable profits. It's the wrong time for utility rate hikes. Idaho's utility companies
shouldn't get more money and high rates of return while most Idahoans continue to struggle.
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho. gov Iforms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 97.121. ø. 152
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Jean Jewell
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ick2ad ler(§yahoo. com
Wednesday, August 31,20115:18 AM
Jean Jewell; Beverly Barker; Gene Fadness
PUC Comment Form
A Comment from Ingrid Adler follows:
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Case Number: UWI-11-Ø2
Name: Ingrid Adler
Address: .
City: Boise
State: 10
Zip:
Daytime Telephone:
Contact E-Mail: ick2adler~yahoo.com
Name of Utility Company: United Water (of Idaho)
Acknowledge: acknowledge
Please describe your comment briefly:
As a water provider to public and commercial enterprises, NO INCREASES IN RATES SHOULD BE PUT
INTO PLACE IN THE CURRENT SEVERE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, NOR SHOULD FUTURE OBLIGATIONS TO DO SO BE
APPROVED. This state's majority of voters do not want more taxesj rate increases are the
business equivalent of increased taxation. We the people do not approve of it. Furthermore,
any entity , citizen or business, should be taxed with economic equity. No exceptions of
business are valid. The purpose of my speaking up is equivalent to my voting. Most certainly
the disputants in this case should read this statement!!!!!
The form submitted on http://www . puc. idaho .gov/forms/ipucl/ipuc. html
IP address is 174.27.124.131
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