20241230Comment_1.pdf

The following comment was submitted via PUCWeb:
Name: Robert Ferrell
Submission Time: Dec 27 2024 5:20PM
Email: rdoublefPaol.com
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 1913 S Scharelant Ln
Coeur d' Alene, ID 83814
Name of Utility Company:Syringa Water Co.
Case ID: SWI-W-24-02
Comment: "On 4/2/2024 a Case Comment was submitted by the HOA's on behalf of customers living in
Syringa Heights Addition 5-9 and Syringa Grove for Case No.SWI-W-24-01 that raised issues concerning
the rates of Syringa Water Co.The Commission directed that a separate rate case should be opened
(SWI-W-24-02). Our HOA's assumed that the issues raised in the 4/2/2024 document would rollover to
Case No. SWI-W-24-02, because they involved rates. We have recently been informed by IPUC personnel
that is not the procedure and that we must resubmit a case comment on Case No.SWI-W-24-02 that
includes the 4/2/2024 document if we wish those issues to be considered in the rate case,which we do.
It may appear that some issues raised in the 4/2/2024 document do not pertain to the rates, such as but
not limited to; System Deficiencies and Contributed Capital. However,that is not our belief.We believe
all issues incorporated in the 4/2/2024 documents are pertinent and do effect rates, either directly or
indirectly, and should be considered in the rate case.
Of particular concern is the cost of correcting pump and storage deficiencies by SWC that have existed
for many years.The cost of correcting these deficiencies should have been borne by SWC years ago as
Contributed Capital when commissioning the system.That these cost will be allowed by IPUC now in
calculating the total operating cost to be recovered by SWC in the volumetric tiered usage charge would
not be per IPUC Regulation as per our interpretations of such. We have been led to believe by verbal
statements from IPUC personnel that this cost may be allowed, such as increasing the pump size,as well
as other cost, unstated at that time.
Therefore, please give consideration to all issues raised in the 4/2/2024 document. We have been unable
to cut and paste the 4/2/2024 document into this Case Comment but assume the above statements will
suffice for IPUC to pullup that document(found in Case No. SWI-W-24-01) and incorporate it into the
rate case currently under investigation. If this is not acceptable to IPUC, please advise what we should
do."
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