20240917Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: MICHAEL DUVAL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN UTILITY COMPANY, INC.'S
APPLICATION TO AMEND ITS CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC
CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY; CASE NO. ROC-W-24-01.
On August 23, 2024, Rocky Mountain Utility Co., LLC d.b.a. Rocky Mountain Utilities
Co., Inc.' ("Company") applied to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission") for
approval to amend Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No.296 to allow the Company
to expand its service territory to include a newly created subdivision; the Company also noted that
it had built new wells and related infrastructure ("Application"). The Company has submitted
supplemental filings relevant to its request. The Company also requested that its Application be
processed by Modified Procedure.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Commission Staff recommends the Commission establish a November 6, 2024, public
comment deadline and a November 20, 2024, Company reply deadline.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to establish a November 6,2024,public comment deadline and
a November 20, 2024, Company reply deadline?
Michael Duval
Deputy Attorney General
I:\Legal\WATER\ROC-W-24-01_amend CPCN\memos\ROCW2401_dec_md.docx
I The Idaho Secretary of State's website lists the Company's official name as "Rocky Mountain Utility Company,
Inc."The Company's Application states that this is the name which it is doing business under.
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