20240913Notice_of_Application_Order_No_36324.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
September 13,2024
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF ASPEN CREEK ) CASE NO. ASP-W-24-03
WATER CO., INC.'S APPLICATION TO )
INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES FOR ) NOTICE OF APPLICATION
WATER SERVICE IN THE STATE OF )
IDAHO ) NOTICE OF INTERVENTION
DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 36324
On August 26, 2024, Aspen Creek Water Co., Inc. ("Company") applied for authority to
increase its rates and non-recurring charges. The Company seeks to increase the rate for water
service to $134.00 per month. The Company included Exhibits 1-4 to support its Application. On
September 4, 2024, the Company filed additional documents that are required for a rate case. The
Company requested that new rates become effective May 1, 2025.
BACKGROUND
The Company is a regulated water corporation serving 73 unmetered customers in the
Aspen Creek Estates and Aspen Creek Meadows subdivisions in Fish Haven, Idaho in Bear Lake
County. The Company rates have not changed since its tariff was first approved in 2002. The
Company operates under certificate of public convenience and necessity ("CPCN")No. 403. The
Company currently has a case before the Commission seeking to amend its CPCN No. 403 by
extending the boundary to allow it to serve an additional customer. See Case No. ASP-W-24-02.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that under the Company's proposal to raise the monthly
rate to $134.00 would generate $117,384 in annual revenues. To justify these proposed rates the
Company cites expenses including electricity, water testing, and maintenance, among others.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company requests authority to charge between
$500 and $7,505 for new connections depending on the type of connection required.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application and supporting documentation
have been filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection during regular
business hours at the Commission's office. These documents are also available on the
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Commission's website at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on the "Water" icon, select "Open Cases,"
and then click on the case number as shown on the front of this document.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission has designated this case as a
general rate case. As such, the Company's intrastate revenue requirement, and every component
of it, both rate base and expense, are at issue. The Commission may grant, deny, or modify the
revenue requirement requested and may find a revenue requirement different from that proposed
by any parry is just, fair, and reasonable. IDAPA 31.01.01.124.01.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all the Company's retail rates and charges, both
recurring and non-recurring, are at issue, and every component of every existing and proposed rate
and charge is at issue. The Commission may approve, reject, or modify the rates and charges
proposed and may find that rates and charges different from those proposed by any parry are just,
fair, and reasonable. IDAPA 31.01.01.124.02.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission may approve, reject, or modify
existing or proposed relationships between and among rates and charges within, between, or
among customer classes or rate groupings and may approve,reject, or modify existing or proposed
relationships among and between customer classes or rate groupings.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission may abolish,reduce,or create rate
blocks or categories of rates and charges; abolish, create, or reduce components of rates and
charges;abolish,reduce,or create customer classes or rate groupings;and abolish,reduce,or create
absolute or relative differences among and between existing classes or rate groupings of customers.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the tariffs,practices,rules and regulations, service,
instrumentalities, equipment, facilities, classifications, and customer relations of the utility are at
issue, and the Commission may address any of them in its order.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all proceedings in this case will be held pursuant
to the Commission's jurisdiction under Title 61 of the Idaho Code, and that all proceedings in this
matter will be conducted pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000
et seq.
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YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons desiring to intervene in this matter to
obtain parties' rights of participation must file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission
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pursuant to this Commission's Rules of Procedure 72 and 73, IDAPA 31.01.01.072 and .073.
Persons who wish to intervene as a party must file a Petition to Intervene no later than 21
days after the date of service of this Order. Such persons shall also provide the Commission
Secretary with their email address to facilitate further communications.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that after the intervention deadline runs, the
Commission Secretary shall issue a Notice of Parties identifying the parties and assigning exhibit
numbers to each party. Once the Notice of Parties has issued, Commission Staff shall informally
confer with the Company and any intervening parties about how to further process this case and
shall then report back to the Commission on a proposed case schedule.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that persons who would like to present their views
without parties' rights of participation and cross-examination do not have to intervene but may
present their views by submitting written comments to the Commission.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the following people are designated as the
Company's representatives in this matter:
Kami and Bart McKinnon
Aspen Creek Water Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 77
Garden City, UT 84028
aspencreekwaterco(a,gmail.com
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that persons desiring to intervene in this matter must file a
Petition to Intervene no later than 21 days from the service date of this Order. Once the deadline
has passed, the Commission Secretary shall prepare and issue a Notice of Parties.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that,after the Notice of Parties has issued,Commission Staff
shall confer with the parties regarding a procedural schedule for this matter including,if necessary,
a hearing in this matter.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that parties comply with Order No. 35375, issued April 21,
2022. Generally, all pleadings should be filed with the Commission electronically and will be
deemed timely filed when received by the Commission Secretary. See Rule 14.02. Service between
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parties should continue to be accomplished electronically when possible. However, voluminous
discovery-related documents may be filed and served on CD-ROM or a USB flash drive.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 131h day of
September 2024. 0,
ERI NDE SON, PRESIDENT
J R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER
EDWARD LODGE, COM SSIONER
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