20230125Final_Order_No_35672.pdf

ORDER NO. 35672 1

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
January 25, 2023
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF VEOLIA WATER
IDAHO, INC.’S APPLICATION TO AMEND
BRIAN WATER SURCHARGE AND
REFUND CUSTOMERS
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CASE NO. VEO-W-22-03

ORDER NO. 35672

On August 18, 2022, Veolia Water Idaho, Inc. (“Company”) applied to amend Brian Water
Subdivision Surcharges and to refund customers due to a computational error that produced an
incorrect overpayment of $2.87 for bimonthly customers ($1.43 for monthly customers).
On September 16, 2022, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and Modified
Procedure, setting public comment and Company reply deadlines. Commission Staff (“Staff”) filed
comments to which the Company replied. No other comments were received.
On December 20, 2022, the Commission issued Order No. 35636 in this case authorizing
an amendment to the Company’s Schedule No. 1C – Brian Subdivision Surcharge to reflect the
correct surcharge amount and to include a statement explaining that a customer’s surcharge will
end when the customer’s surcharge balance is paid in full. The Order directed the Company to file
conforming tariffs with the correct monthly and bi-monthly surcharge amounts and a statement
about the surcharge ending when the customer’s balance is paid in full included.
At the Commission’s January 3, 2023, Decision Meeting, Staff filed a Decision
Memorandum representing that on December 22, 2022, the Company filed conforming tariffs,
which included the correct monthly and bi-monthly surcharge amounts, and the statement as direct
in Order No. 35636. Staff noted that it reviewed the Company’s proposed Schedule No. 1C and
stated that it complied with the Commission’s Order. Accordingly, Staff recommended the
Commission approve the filed tariff Schedule No. 1C effective December 20, 2022.
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.
ORDER NO. 35672 2

This Commission finds that the Company complied with the Commission’s directive in
Order No. 35636. The Commission therefore approves the Company’s Schedule No. 1C – Brian
Subdivision Surcharge with an effective date of December 20, 2022.
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company’s Schedule No. 1C – Brian Subdivision
Surcharge is approved with an effective date of December 20, 2022.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order may petition for
reconsideration within 21 days of the service date of this Order. Within seven days after any person
has petitioned for reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration. See
Idaho Code § 61-626.
DONE by order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 25th day of
January 2023.

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ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT

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JOHN R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

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Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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