HomeMy WebLinkAbout20090831_2690.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER KEMPTON
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: SCOTT WOODBURY
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: AUGUST 25, 2009
SUBJECT: CASE NO. BCS-W-09-02 (Bar Circle “S”)
GENERAL RATE CASE – PROPOSED SCHEDULING
On June 19, 2009, Bar Circle “S” Water Company, Inc. (Bar Circle “S”; Company)
filed an Application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Commission) for authority to
increase the water rates it charges its customers by approximately 119%. The Company also
requests changes in certain non-recurring charges.
Bar Circle “S” is a water utility that provides water service to approximately 160
residential and commercial customers on the Rathdrum Prairie approximately 15 miles northwest
of Coeur d’Alene in Kootenai County, Idaho. Certificate of Convenience and Necessity No. 296.
The Company’s principal office and place of business is located at 2953 North Government
Way, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
On July 15, 2009, the Commission issued a Notice of Application in Case No. BCS-
W-09-02 and suspended the Company’s proposed August 1, 2009, effective date.
Commission Staff has completed its investigative audit and site inspection regarding
the Company’s Application and proposes the following scheduling:
Staff workshop for Bar Circle “S” customers,
DECISION MEMORANDUM 2
COMMISSION DECISION
Commission Staff has completed its investigative audit and site inspection in Bar
Circle “S” general rate case No. BCS-W-09-02 and recommends the additional scheduling set
forth above. Does the Commission find the proposed scheduling acceptable?
Scott Woodbury
Deputy Attorney General
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