20240328STAFF NEWS RELEASE.pdf

Idaho Public Utilities Commission Brad Wile,Govemor
P.O. Boot 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0074
Eric AnderM President
�- John R.HamnwA Jr,Cn mWoner
Edward Lodge,Commissioner
Case No. VEO-W-23-04
Order No. 36122
Contact:Adam Rush
Office: [phone]
E-mail: adam.rush@,puc.idaho.gov
NEWS RELEASE: Commission approves water utility's application to assume ownership and
maintenance of fire hydrants.
BOISE (March 28, 2024)—The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has approved an application
from Veolia Water Idaho to assume ownership and management of fire hydrants that belong to
the Whitney Fire Protection District.
Veolia Water will take ownership of the fire hydrants in Boise and Ada County over a five-year
period, with 115 of the fire hydrants transferred to Veolia each year.After the transfer is
completed,Veolia Water will have ownership and maintenance responsibilities over all of the fire
hydrants in its service territory. Veolia Water said in its application that it has the financial
resources to maintain the fire hydrants and will follow fire flow and fire code requirements.
The fire protection district will not be charging Veolia Water to assume ownership of the
hydrants. It is anticipated that maintenance and repair costs will decrease as fire hydrants are
replaced. Veolia Water can submit an application to the commission in the future to recover the
costs of maintaining hydrants. The approval of the application also will allow Veolia Water to
install new hydrants in areas where they are spaced too far apart to meet current fire code
requirements.
Additional information is available at: puc.idaho.gov/case/Details/7186.