20240917News Release.pdf

Case No. SWS-W-24-01
Order No. 36323 Contact: Adam Rush Office: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

NEWS RELEASE: Commission schedules customer hearings to take testimony on northern Idaho water utility proposed rate increase. BOISE (Sept. 17, 2024) – The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has scheduled two customer
hearings in October to take testimony on an application from CDS Stoneridge Utilities, LLC to
increase the rates and charges for providing water to customers. The utility serves approximately 384 residential and commercial customers in the Blanchard, Idaho, area. The utility said it has invested more than $900,000 in its system since 2018. To
recover the investment, the utility is asking for commission approval to increase rates for
customers by an average of 261 percent. Testimony submitted at the customer hearings will become part of the record.
The first customer hearing will be held Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, starting at 5:00 p.m. (PDT) and
ending at 8:00 p.m. (PDT) or after all customer testimony has been taken, whichever comes first. The hearing will be held at the Blanchard Community Center, 685 Rusho Lane, Blanchard, Idaho, 83804. In-person attendance is required to submit testimony. Those interested in listening to the hearing over the phone can do so by calling 1-415-655-0001 and enter meeting number
2632 798 5543 when prompted.
The second hearing will be Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, starting at 10:00 a.m. (PDT) and ending at 1:00 p.m. (PDT) or after all customer testimony has been received, whichever comes first. The hearing will also be held at the Blanchard Community Center, 685 Rusho Lane, Blanchard,
Idaho, 83804. In-person attendance is required to submit testimony. Those interested in listening
to the hearing over the phone can do so by calling 1-415-655-0001 and enter meeting number 2634 555 0776 when prompted. The commission is accepting written comments on the utility’s application until Oct. 2, 2024.
Comments are required to be filed through the commission’s website or by e-mail unless
computer access is not available. To submit comments using the commission website, please visit puc.idaho.gov and click on the “Case Comment Form” link on the upper left side of the page. Please use case number SWS-W-24-01 when filling out the form. The commenter should also include their name and address. If using e-mail, comments are required to be sent to the
commission secretary, CDS Stoneridge and the other parties at the e-mail addresses listed below.
Commenters should include their name, address and case number SWS-W-24-01. If computer access is not available, comments can be mailed to the commission, CDS Stoneridge and the
other parties at the addresses listed below. Those submitting comments through the mail are
required to include their name, address and case number SWS-W-24-01. For the Idaho Public Utilities Commission:
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0074 [e-mail]

Street address for express mail: 11331 W. Chinden Blvd. Building 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, ID 83714
For CDS Stoneridge Utilities: Jason Piskel
Piskel Yahne Kovarik, PLLC
612 W. Main Ave., Suite 207 Spokane, WA 99201 [e-mail]
Chan Karupiah
CDS Stoneridge Utilities, LLC P.O. Box 298 364 Stoneridge Road Blanchard, ID 83804
[e-mail]
[e-mail] Randolph Lee Garrison:
Randolph Garrison, Pro Se
76 Bellflower Ct. Blanchard, ID 83804 [e-mail]
SPOA: Norman Semanko Patrick Ngalamulume
Parsons Behle & Latimer 800 W. Main St., Ste. 1300
Boise, ID 83702
[e-mail] [e-mail] SRCCOA:

Brady Espeland Ramsden, Marfice, Ealy & De Smet, LLP 700 Northwest Blvd. P.O. Box 1336
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83816-1336
[e-mail] Additional information on CDS Stoneridge’s application is available at puc.idaho.gov/case/Details/7277.