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(text box: 1)BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF UNITED WATER IDAHO INC. FOR AUTHORITY TO REVISE AND INCREASE RATES CHARGED FOR WATER SERVICE

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CASE NO. UWI-W-97-6
ORDER NO.  27279
Eagle Water Company, Inc. (Eagle Water) petitioned to intervene in this case on December 10, 1997, pursuant to Rules of Procedure 71 through 75 of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, IDAPA 31.01.01.071-75.  Eagle Water in its Petition represents that its participation will not unduly broaden the issues or otherwise delay the proceedings.
United Water Idaho Inc. filed a response to Eagle Water’s Petition to Intervene on December 18, 1997.  United Water contends that it would unduly broaden the issues in this proceeding to permit Eagle Water to inject issues regarding disputed service areas.  If Eagle Water is precluded from doing same, United Water does not otherwise object to Eagle Water’s intervention.
FINDINGS OF FACT
We note United Water’s concerns regarding disputed service areas.  We find that no other party filed comments regarding this Petition to Intervene.  Based on our review of the underlying Application of United Water we find that this case presents no issues as pertains Eagle Water and United Water regarding right to serve in areas previously certificated or disputed areas of future service.
We further find that based on the pleadings and other documents filed in this case, intervention by this party would serve the purposes of intervention as described by Rule 74 of the Rules of Procedure and should be granted.
O R D E R
In consideration of the foregoing and as qualified above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petition to Intervene filed by Eagle Water Company, Inc. is hereby granted.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all parties in this proceeding serve all papers hereafter filed in this matter on all parties of record.  This Intervenor is represented by the following for purposes of service:
Robert L. AldridgeRobert DeShazo
ROBERT L. ALDRIDGE, CHARTEREDEagle Water Company, Inc.
Attorney at LawPO Box 455
1209 N. Eighth StreetEagle, ID 83616
Boise, ID 83702-4297
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this         day of  December 1997.
                                                                                DENNIS S. HANSEN, PRESIDENT
                                                                                RALPH NELSON,  COMMISSIONER
                                                                                MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:

Myrna J. Walters
Commission Secretary
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