20240318Petition to Intervene.pdf

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Norman M. Semanko, ISB #4761
Patrick M. Ngalamulume, ISB #11200
PARSONS BEHLE & LATIMER
800 W. Main Street, Suite 1300
Boise, Idaho 83702
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Attorneys for Stoneridge Property Owners Association

BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF CDS STONERIDGE
UTILITIES, LLC’S APPLICATION FOR
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES
AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE IN
THE STATE OF IDAHO
Case No.: SWS-W-24-01
PETITION TO INTERVENE

COMES NOW, Stoneridge Property Owners Association, Inc. (hereinafter “SPOA” or
“Petitioner”), by and through its counsel of record, Parsons Behle & Latimer, pursuant to the
Rules of Procedure of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (hereinafter “RP”), IDAPA
31.01.01 et seq, and Notice of Application; Notice of Intervention Deadline; Notice of Suspension
of Proposed Effective Date; Order No. 36116, issued March 13, 2024 (hereinafter “Notice of
Application”), and hereby petitions the Commission for an order granting intervention for SPOA
to become a party and participate fully in the matter of CDS Stoneridge Utilities, LLC’s
Application for Authority to Increase its Rates and Charges for Water Service in the State of
Idaho; Case No. SWS-W-24-01 (hereinafter “Application” or “Rate Case”).
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RECEIVED
Monday, March 18, 2024 11:46AM
IDAHO PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION

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1. The address and Name of the Petitioner is:
STONERIDGE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
c/o Parsons Behle & Latimer
800 West Main Street, Suite 1300
Boise, Idaho 83702

2. SPOA is represented by the below counsel of record, and effective immediately,
all notices, correspondence, pleadings, filings, or other communications should be directed to the
following persons at the address listed below:
Norman M. Semanko
Patrick M. Ngalamulume
PARSONS BEHLE & LATIMER
800 West Main Street, Suite 1300
Boise, Idaho 83702
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3. SPOA is a nonprofit corporation, formed and duly recognized under the laws of
the State of Idaho. SPOA is a customer of the Applicant and its members are also customers of
the Applicant. SPOA is aiming to oppose and respond to the proposed rate increase by CDS
Stoneridge Utilities (“Stoneridge”). SPOA and its members stand to be impacted by significant
rate increases proposed in the current Rate Case, as set forth in the Application. If Stoneridge’s
Application is granted as proposed, it will increase the average rate by 261% to be applied to all
classes of customers. Notice of Application at 1-2. This proposed increase is unjust and
unreasonable and threatens to impose considerable “rate shock” on Stoneridge customers,
including SPOA and its members, particularly those who lack the financial means to afford the
261% rate increase. SPOA has a direct and substantial interest in the outcome of the Application
pursuant to RP 74.

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4. SPOA seeks intervention as a full party, to participate regarding the issues before
the Commission, including those presented by the Application, including all attachments and
exhibits thereto, the Notice of Application, and in written comments submitted to the
Commission. Therefore, SPOA’s intervention would not unduly broaden the issues, as required
by RP 74.
5. A petition to intervene is timely if it is filed by the time provided by order or
notice of the Commission in accordance with RP 73. The Commission has set an intervention
deadline of 21 days after the service of its Order. Notice of Application at 3-4. The Order was
issued on March 13, 2024. As a result, this petition to intervene is timely filed.
6. SPOA’s intervention will allow for active participation in all aspects of these
proceedings, as necessary to protect the interests of the association and its members and to
demonstrate that the proposed rate increase is unjust and/or unreasonable. No other party can
adequately represent the interests of SPOA. SPOA’s intervention will not disrupt the
proceedings, prejudice the parties, or unduly broaden the issues.
7. In the event intervention is granted, SPOA reserves the right to apply for
intervenor funding pursuant to RP 161-165.
For the foregoing reasons, SPOA’s petition should be granted to allow SPOA to intervene
in this matter and fully participate in all aspects of the proceedings regarding the Application
filed by Stoneridge.
DATED this 18th day of March, 2024.
PARSONS BEHLE & LATIMER

Norman M. Semanko; Patrick M. Ngalamulume
Attorneys for Stoneridge Property Owners
Association

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on the 18th day of March, 2024, I served a true and correct
copy of the foregoing upon each party in this matter by delivering the same to each of the
following individuals by the method indicated below, addressed as follows:
Michael Duval
Deputy Attorney General
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074

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CDS STONERIDGE UTILITIES, LLC
P.O. Box 298
Blanchard, ID 83804

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DATED this 18th day of March, 2024.

Norman M. Semanko