20241126Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: DAYN HARDIE
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: NOVEMBER 26, 2024
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF ASPEN CREEK WATER COMPANY'S
APPLICATION TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES FOR
WATER SERVICE IN THE STATE OF IDAHO; CASE NO. ASP-W-24-03.
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 also seeks to increase several non-recurring charges
for several new connection options. The Company included Exhibits 1-4 to support its Application
and requested that new rates become effective May 1, 2025.
On September 13, 2024, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and set a 21-day
intervention deadline. Order No. 36324. No one intervened.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Commission establish a March 6, 2025, public comment deadline
and a March 27, 2025, Company reply deadline, schedule a virtual customer workshop for
February 26, 2025, and schedule a customer hearing before the record closes.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to establish a March 6, 2025, public comment deadline and a
March 27, 2025, Company reply deadline, schedule a virtual customer workshop for February 26,
2025, and schedule a customer hearing before the record closes?
Dayn Hardie
Deputy Attorney General
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