20241008Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: TRAVIS CULBERTSON—COMMISSION STAFF
ADAM TRIPLETT—DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: OCTOBER 8,2024
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF VP INC.'S APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE
OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY AND TO INCREASE ITS
RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE IN THE STATE OF
IDAHO; CASE NO. VPI-W-24-01.
On January 11, 2024, VP Inc. ("VP" or "Company") applied for a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity ("CPCN") to provide water service near Sandpoint, Idaho
("Application"). The Commission directed VP to apply after finding it was a water corporation
subject to the Commission's regulation as a public utility in Case No. GNR-W-17-01. See Order
No. 35998 at 4.
On February 20, 2024, VP amended its Application to include a request to increase its
monthly rate for water service.
On September 3, 2024, the Commission issued Order No. 36313, granting the Company a
CPCN to operate as a water utility within the State of Idaho, and to provide water services within
the Hidden Lakesl subdivision near Sandpoint, Idaho; further ordering the Company to revise its
existing billing statement and rate schedules, and submit a Tariff in compliance with the rates and
charges set forth and approved no later than 30 days from the service date of Order No. 36313.
On September 16, 2024, the Company submitted a revised billing statement and a Tariff in
compliance with the rates and charges set forth in Order No. 36313.
1 Order No.36313 describes the service area being within Hidden Springs subdivision,when in fact it is Hidden Lakes
subdivision. Application at 1.
DECISION MEMORANDUM 1 OCTOBER 8, 2024

STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Commission approve the Tariff submitted by the Company on
September 16, 2024, as filed, with an effective date of September 3, 2024, consistent with Order
No. 36313.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to approve the Tariff submitted by the Company, as filed,with
an effective date of September 3, 2024, consistent with Order No. 36313?
Travis Culbertson
Auditor 3
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DECISION MEMORANDUM 2 OCTOBER 8, 2024