20221102Comments(15)_15.pdf

From:PUCWeb Notification
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Wednesday, November 2, 2022 10:00:07 AM
The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Lyndsey Mulherin
Submission Time: Nov 2 2022 9:56AMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 5221 W Peg St
Boise, ID 83705
Name of Utility Company: Veolia
Case ID: VEO-W-22-02
Comment: "I do not support the proposed 24.1% rate hike by Veolia. Why should existing customers subsidize Veolia's acquisition of Eagle Water Company? Meter charges for former
Eagle Water Company users are less than half of what other customers pay for the same water service. If Veolia wants to court Eagle customers with the promise of artificially low rates,
that should come out of Veolia's pockets, not by increasing rates on existing customers. Eagle is one of the wealthiest zip codes in the valley. They don't need handouts from people who are
already paying more while living on less. Furthermore, Veolia claims $70 million in improvements but only $18.9 million in investments are enumerated in Attachment 3. $10.5
million of that is the acquisition of the Eagle Water Company — which is not an"improvement" at all. Expanding into Eagle does nothing to improve water service for Veolia
users. That leaves only $8.4 million in improvements that Veolia has made. Where is the other$61.6 million they claim to have spent? If that is the basis for their proposed rate increase, it
should be clearly enumerated in the application documents. It is not. As it stands, it seems that Veolia wants to increase rates not for improvements, but to fund their purchase of the Eagle
Water Company and to pass along the regular costs of doing business to their customers. I am opposed to the proposed rate increase."
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From:PUCWeb Notification
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Wednesday, November 2, 2022 5:00:06 PM
The following comments were submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Suzi Aleksander
Submission Time: Nov 2 2022 4:27PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 6539 W Kangaroo Ct
Boise, ID 83714
Name of Utility Company: Veolia
Case ID: VEO-W-22-02
Comment: "Comment: This water company has not justified the increase and this increase should be rejected. Their “major” improvements include about $11.4M on two tanks and a
filtration system, an unspecified amount on a truck that if purchased new might be about$250k, and a maintenance technique that is *cheaper* than swabbing or traditional pigging.
Regular maintenance is not something to raise prices for. Worse, the $10.5M expenditure to expand their empire should NOT be the responsibility of current customers. This leaves nearly
$60M of unjustified expenses already- let alone this most recent attempt to raise rates. The cost of living crisis is already a huge issue in Boise, with skyrocketing mortgage rates and rents
36% higher than in 2020. Hard working Idahoans simply don’t have the money to fund a foreign company that, as noted by Veolia’s French CEO Estelle Brachlianoff in August 2022,
has a six-month revenue of €7.8 BILLION. As the Commission in charge of Public Utilities, you are Idaho’s last chance to stop greedy French companies from wiping out the bank
accounts of Idahoans. Please reject this rate increase. "
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From:PUCWeb Notification
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Wednesday, November 2, 2022 3:00:08 PM
The following comments were submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Adam Liegner
Submission Time: Nov 2 2022 2:30PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 3355 E Rivernest Ln
Boise, ID 83706
Name of Utility Company: Veolia
Case ID: VEO-W-22-02
Comment: "1. such a large increase is not justified given the information Veolia has provided about how the money will be invested in the system and 2. legacy customers of Veolia's
system should not be responsible for financing Veolia's acquisition of Eagle's system."
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Name: Jayme KogelSubmission Time: Nov 2 2022 2:14PM
Email: [e-mail]: 530-524-1578
Address: 6039 West Torrylin StBoise, ID 83714
Name of Utility Company: Veolia
Case ID: VEO-W-22-02
Comment: " The case number is VEO-W-22-02. This large increase is not justified given the
information Veolia has provided about how the money will be invested in the system and legacy customers of Veolia's system should not be responsible for financing Veolia's
acquisition of Eagle's system. It’s ridiculous and flagrant, as with much of the bs going on currently. "
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Name: Robert BoyneSubmission Time: Nov 2 2022 2:56PM
Email: [e-mail]: 970-581-1268
Address: 6464 S Solar WayBoise, ID 83709
Name of Utility Company: Veolia
Case ID: VEO-W-22-02
Comment: "Why should existing ratepayers pay for Veolia's acquisition of Eagle's water
utility? We shouldn't be paying for their investment and their gain in assets unless we're owning it as a public and not a private entity. This is very clearly a cash-grab for Veolia. Many
of the other listed projects should NOT be funded by ratepayers. Expansions should be paid by new homeowners and impact/hookup fees in the new areas and not existing ratepayers. Basic
maintenance like cleaning pipes should already be covered. Only actual necessary investment upgrades beyond regular maintenance should be included in a rate rise. I how you go through
their requests with a fine-tooth comb to find the legitimate portions, because it's clear the Veolia has come in as a foreign company and is trying to extract excessive profit while not
providing any measurable increased benefit from rate payers in Idaho."
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From:PUCWeb Notification
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Wednesday, November 2, 2022 2:00:07 PM
The following comments were submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Logan Barclay
Submission Time: Nov 2 2022 1:45PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 3000 West Stewart Avenue
Boise, ID 83702
Name of Utility Company: Veolia
Case ID: VEO-W-22-02
Comment: "1. From what I can see, this large of an increase is not justified given the information Veolia has provided claims $70 million in improvements, but only shows less
than $20 million, and half of that was to acquire Eagle's water system. 2. Why the hell are we being asked to finance their acquisitions? Why should I pay for a town I don't live in? 3. Are
you really going to approve an increase in utility costs to Idahoans that are already struggling more than most with inflation and cost of living? Absurd."
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Name: Kyle RiddleSubmission Time: Nov 2 2022 1:44PM
Email: [e-mail]: 530-570-4694
Address: Po Box 6381Boise, ID 83707
Name of Utility Company: Veolia
Case ID: VEO-W-22-02
Comment: "I do not support the rate increase based on the following : 1. such a large increase
is not justified given the information Veolia has provided about how the money will be invested in the system and 2. legacy customers of Veolia's system should not be responsible
for financing Veolia's acquisition of Eagle's system. "
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Name: Adam BridgesSubmission Time: Nov 2 2022 1:38PM
Email: [e-mail]: 208-863-8035
Address: 6214 W Primrose StBoise, ID 83704
Name of Utility Company: Veolia
Case ID: VEO-W-22-02
Comment: "1. Such a large increase is not justified given the information Veolia has provided
about how the money will be invested in the system and 2. legacy customers of Veolia's system should not be responsible for financing Veolia's acquisition of Eagle's system."
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From:PUCWeb Notification
To:Jan Noriyuki
Subject:Notice: A comment was submitted to PUCWeb
Date:Wednesday, November 2, 2022 4:00:06 PM
The following comments were submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Samuel Garcia
Submission Time: Nov 2 2022 3:53PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 11696 W Tahiti Street
Boise, ID 83713
Name of Utility Company: Veolia
Case ID: VEO-W-22-02
Comment: "1. such a large increase is not justified given the information Veolia has providedabout how the money will be invested in the system and 2. legacy customers of Veolia's
system should not be responsible for financing Veolia's acquisition of Eagle's system."
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Name: Andrew BraySubmission Time: Nov 2 2022 3:44PM
Email: [e-mail]: 217692596
Address: 10918 W Spring River StBoise, ID 83709
Name of Utility Company: Veolia
Case ID: VEO-W-22-02
Comment: "Such a large increase is not justified given the information Veolia has provided
about how the money will be invested in the system, and legacy customers of Veolia's systemshould not be responsible for financing Veolia's acquisition of Eagle's system."
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Name: Christopher Fowler
Submission Time: Nov 2 2022 3:50PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 3828 N Cole Road
Boise, ID 83704
Name of Utility Company: Veolia
Case ID: VEO-W-22-02
Comment: "Normally I don’t go out of my way to comment on these things but the risingprices across the board are getting out of control. No information or updates given to us by
Veolia have justified such a steep increase in rate. It is also not the people’s burden to pay fortheir acquisition of Eagle’s water systems. Conglomerates owning public utilities are a menace
as a whole and not a system that should be run for profit. Please do not allow these rateincreases. "
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Name: Annastasia Bright
Submission Time: Nov 2 2022 3:58PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 7168 West Waverly Court
Boise, ID 83704
Name of Utility Company: Veolia
Case ID: VEO-W-22-02
Comment: "1. such a large increase is not justified given the information Veolia has providedabout how the money will be invested in the system and 2. legacy customers of Veolia's
system should not be responsible for financing Veolia's acquisition of Eagle's system."
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Name: Audrey KuhlmanSubmission Time: Nov 2 2022 3:35PM
Email: [e-mail]: 406-595-4854
Address: 3320 n Taft st #2Boise, ID 83704
Name of Utility Company: Veolia
Case ID: VEO-W-22-02
Comment: "This large of an increase is not justified given the information posted by this
company about how the money will be spent. Our water bill should not have to be responsiblepaying for Eagles water system. "
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Name: Janelle Yavruian
Submission Time: Nov 2 2022 3:39PMEmail: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]Address: 4055 N La Mesita Way
Boise, ID 83702
Name of Utility Company: Veolia
Case ID: VEO-W-22-02
Comment: "1. Such a large increase is not justified given the information Veolia has provided about how the money will be invested in the system. 2. Legal customers of Veolia's systel
should not be responsible for financing Veolia's acquisitions of Eagle's system."
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Name: Valerie CangieSubmission Time: Nov 2 2022 3:18PM
Email: [e-mail]: 541-430-0438
Address: 4792 S Tinker AveBoise, ID 83709
Name of Utility Company: Veolia
Case ID: VEO-W-22-02
Comment: "Veolia asking to raise our rates by 20% AGAIN is absurd. We’ve already had our
rates raised this year, and everything else is three times as expensive. There is no justification for this rate raise request. They just raised them this year. They do not need to raise them again
while we’re all economically hurting."
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