20241213Notice_of_Application_Order_No_36420.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
December 13,2024
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION ) CASE NO. VEO-W-24-01
OF VEOLIA WATER IDAHO,INC. FOR A )
GENERAL RATE CASE ) NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF
PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
NOTICE OF
INTERVENTION DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 36420
On November 22, 2024, Veolia Water Idaho, Inc., ("Company") filed an application
("Application") with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission("Commission") requesting an Order
approving revisions to the Company's schedules of rates and charges for water service in the State
of Idaho, to become effective on or after December 23, 2024.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Company proposes to increase rates by
$11,158,946, an overall average increase of 19.84% over the Company's rates as approved by the
Commission in 2022. Application at 2. The Company proposes a two-phase rate plan, with 70%
of the requested increase to be effective December 23, 2024, and the remaining 30% of the
requested increase to be effective on December 23, 2025. Id. at 3. The Company represents that
the expected rate of return under the revised rates and charges will be 7.47%.Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company represents that it seeks additional
revenues to recover increased operating expenses and costs associated with plant additions, and to
produce a fair rate of return,thereby enabling it to continue to provide adequate and reliable service
to its customers. Id. The Company proposes to implement the requested increase in revenue by a
uniform percentage increase to all rate elements, except for private fire rates, which would see no
increase. Id. at 4.
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 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, may be 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 party is just, fair, and reasonable. IDAPA 31.01.01.124.01.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all of the Company's retail rates and charges,
including those of special contract customers, may be at issue, and every component of every
existing and proposed rate and charge may be 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 party 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.Id.
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.
Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the tariffs,practices,rules and regulations, service,
instrumentalities, equipment, facilities,classifications, and customer relations of the utility may be
at issue, and the Commission may address any of them in its order.Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission has jurisdiction over the
Company, its filing, and the issues pertaining to this case pursuant to 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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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company filed its Application on November
22, 2024, proposing a December 23, 2024, effective date. The Commission finds that the
Company's proposed effective date does not provide adequate time for Commission Staff
("Staff'), and interested persons, to evaluate the Company's proposal. Pursuant to Idaho Code §
61-622, the Commission suspends the proposed changes for thirty (30) days and five (5) months
or until the Commission enters an order accepting, rejecting, or modifying the proposed rate
increases.
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
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
pursuant to this Commission's Rules of Procedure 71-73,IDAPA 31.01.01.072-073. Persons who
wish to intervene as a party must file a Petition to Intervene no later than twenty-one (21)
days after the date of service of this Order. Persons desiring to present their views without
parties' rights of participation do not have to intervene and may present their comments without
prior notification to the Commission or the parties.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission Secretary shall issue a Notice of
Parties after the deadline for intervention has passed. The Notice of Parties shall assign exhibit
numbers to each party in this proceeding.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that once the Notice of Parties is issued, Staff will
informally confer with the parties to discuss a schedule to process this case and other issues as may
be raised by the parties.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the following persons are designated as the
Company's representatives in this matter:
Preston N. Carter David Njuguna
Morgan D. Goodin Director-Regulatory Business
Megann E. Meier Veolia Water M&S (Paramus), Inc.
Givens Pursley LLP 601 W. Bannock St. 461 From Road, Suite 400
Boise, ID 83702 Paramus,NJ 07052
Telephone: [phone] david.njugunakveolia.com
prestoncarter(d),givenspursley.com
morgan og odin(a2givenspursle,
mem(,givenspursley.com
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ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company's proposed effective date of December 23,
2024, for its rate increases is suspended for thirty (30) days plus five (5) months or until the
Commission enters an earlier order accepting,rejecting, or modifying the proposed rate increases.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that persons desiring to intervene in this case for the purpose
of obtaining parties' rights of participation must file a Petition to Intervene with the Commission,
under Rules 71-73, IDAPA 31.01.01.071-073, no later than twenty-one (21) days after the service
date of this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, after the Secretary issues a Notice of Parties, Staff will
informally confer with the parties to discuss the appropriate scheduling of this case.
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
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
December 2024.
ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT
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