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Sent: Friday, April 7, 2023 10:00 AM
To: Jan Noriyuki <[e-mail]>
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Name: Orion Troter
Submission Time: Apr 7 2023 9:25AM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 18348 N Golden Ridge Way
Boise, ID 83714

Name of U�lity Company: Veolia

Case ID: VEO-W-22-02

Comment: "How can it be just that a French, Saudi-funded company buys our local u�li�es and then hikes rates 24%?
Will our local commission do anything to protect Idahoans? Please, surprise us."

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From: PUCWeb No�fica�on <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, April 6, 2023 4:00 PM
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Name: Susanne Lomatch
Submission Time: Apr 6 2023 3:06PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 1906 S. Kerr
Boise, ID 83705

Name of U�lity Company: Veolia Water

Case ID: VEO-W-22-02

Comment: "I am a Veolia Water customer in Boise City at the listed address on this comment form. I want to urge the
Idaho PUC to reject the 24% increase request from Veolia, which is egregiously high, far exceeding a reasonable increase
even from current infla�on rates. "

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From: PUCWeb No�fica�on <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, April 7, 2023 1:00 PM
To: Jan Noriyuki <[e-mail]>
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Name: Donald Shaff
Submission Time: Apr 7 2023 12:59PM
Email: dvshaff[e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 4552 N FOOTHILL DR
BOISE, ID 83703

Name of U�lity Company: Veolia Water Idaho

Case ID: VEO-W-22-02

Comment: "Veolia did not merge with Suez un�l on or before April 12, 2022. During the explosive growth in the service
area Suez expanded service and maintained/replaced broken water mains, not Veolia. Veolia is a mul�-na�onal
corpora�on of 179,000 employees worldwide with power and weight to atract investors and maintain their rate of
return without turning to Veolia rate payers in Idaho to pay and subsidize those the business func�ons and risks. The BUI
Consultants grabbed the worst-case water demand period to give supposed credence ci�ng its extensive water company
experience to give its Veolia customer the illusion its requested rate increase was jus�fied. The truth is the water use
coincided with an anomalous worst period of water use by Veolia customers caused by what the Weather Service
referred as a record-breaking Heat Dome of over 100 days. No men�on was made of the moderate drought Southwest
Idaho experienced during the 2021 study year of the explosive popula�on growth in Boise, Meridian, and Eagle. The
Commissioners should give very litle credence to the data and conclusion of the BUI report. Southwest Idaho and
par�cularly the Boise River Basin in the 2022-2023 water year, the water supply is just about to conclude a record
se�ng snow days and near record snowpack. Veolia, at least, at its Mardsen plant will withdraw water for its customers
from natural flow water rights long into the summer of 2023. Supply will be sufficient, and demand will be much lower in
2023 with a protracted cool, record-se�ng, and wet spring. Referring to Adjustment No. 6 Calcula�on of Deprecia�on
Expense December 31, 2022, I conclude Veolia has an outdated business model to have equipment and personal the
company expenses to expand water lines and install meters in new developments. This ac�vity means rate payers are
paying for growth of new customers in the Veolia service area. I have no problem with Veolia holding equipment and
employees responding immediately to broken water mains returning service to homes and businesses as quickly as
possible. However, for Veolia to use the same equipment and employees to extend water lines and install meters to new
developments is unfairly burdening exis�ng rate payers for growth. Idle equipment used only for emergencies would
depreciate at a much lower rate and require less frequent replacement. I implore the PUC to Order Veolia to have new
developments install new lines and meters with Veolia sending inspec�ng staff to ensure water lines and meters are
installed to Veolia standards. Veolia could ins�tute new development owners or contractors for water service to sign
contracts ensuring all par�es are bound to this arrangement. In summary, the rate case request of Veolia should be
denied and replaced with a much lower overall rate of 12 per cent or less staged over no less than five years. Lastly, the
meter size rate already exorbitant compared to other u�li�es serving rate payers within Veolia’s service area should be
lowered not raised or at a minimum remain the same."

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