20230518Final_Order_No_35783.pdf

ORDER NO. 35783 1

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
May 18, 2023
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

On September 30, 2022, Veolia Water Idaho, Inc. (“Company” or “Veolia”) applied to the
Idaho Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) requesting authorization to increase its rates
and charges for water service. The Company requested an October 31, 2022, effective date.
On April 28, 2023, the Commission issued Order No. 35762 approving an annual revenue
requirement for the Company of $56,157,933 and a corresponding across-the-board increase for
all customer classes including Private Fire Service. The approved revenue requirement was based
on adjustments and calculations summarized in Attachment A to Order No. 35762. The
Commission directed the Company to submit conforming tariffs and schedules consistent with
Attachment B (of Order No. 35762) in Order No. 35762.
On May 2, 2023, the Company filed conforming tariffs. After its review, Staff noticed the
tariffs inadvertently included language for a Distribution System Improvement Charge that was
proposed by the Company but disallowed by the Commission in Order No. 35762. Later, on May
2, 2023, the Company filed corrected conforming tariffs and schedules reflecting the rates
approved in Order No. 35762, Attachment B. Staff reviewed the Company’s tariffs and schedules
and confirmed the corrected filing conforms to Attachment B in Order No. 35762.
On May 8, 2023, the Company filed updated tariffs that incorporated additional language
from Order No. 35636 in Case No. VEO-W-22-03, which directed the Company to update
Schedule No. 1C—Brian Subdivision Surcharge. The update noted that the surcharge for Brian
Water customers will end when the customer’s surcharge balance has been paid in full.
At the Commission’s May 9, 2023, Decision Meeting, Staff presented a Decision
Memorandum recommending the Commission approve the tariffs as filed on May 2, 2023, and
updated on May 8, 2023.
The Commission now issues this Order memorializing its approval of the Company’s
tariffs.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF VEOLIA WATER IDAHO INC. FOR
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES
AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE IN
THE STATE OF IDAHO
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CASE NO. VEO-W-22-02

ORDER NO. 35783
ORDER NO. 35783 2

COMMISSION DECISION AND FINDINGS.
The Commission has jurisdiction over this matter and the issues in this case under Title 61
of the Idaho Code. Specifically, the Commission regulates “public utilities,” including “water
corporations” that serve the public or some portion thereof for compensation. See Idaho Code §§
61-125, and-129. The Commission has the authority to ensure that rates are just and reasonable
under Idaho Code §§ 61-301, -303, -501, -502, and -503.
Having reviewed the tariffs filed by the Company in compliance with Order No. 35762,
we find the tariffs, including the updates filed on May 8, 2023, comply with our directives in Order
Nos. 35636 and 35762.
ORDER
IT IS HERE BY ORDERED that the Company’s tariffs (corrected conforming tariffs) are
approved as filed on May 2, 2023, and subsequently updated on May 8, 2023, effective as of May
1, 2023.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21) days of the service date of this Order regarding any matter
decided in this Order. Within seven (7) days after any person has petitioned for reconsideration,
any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration. Idaho Code § 61-626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 18th day of
May 2023.

ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT

JOHN R. HAMMOND, JR., COMMISSIONER

EDWARD LODGE, COMMISSIONER
ATTEST:

Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary
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