20250123Comment_1.pdf

From: John Goedde
To: secretary
Subject: Syringa Water Company-SWI-W-24-02
Date: Thursday,January 23,2025 12:44:07 PM
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caution and verify legitimacy of the sender before replying.Verify links and attachments BEFORE
you click or open, even if you recognize and/or trust the sender. Contact your agency service
desk with any concerns.
Please find two attached rate schedules Syringa Water shared with water users listing water
rates for 2024. There must have been some thought given to their adequacy when they were
provided. Please note that the tier rates were used for each tier of usage rather than applying
the highest tier rate for all usage over 20,000 gallons. After Syringa Water submitted their
paperwork to the IPUC, they started using the IPUC submitted rates in June. I can think of no
justifiable reason for this change. It seems to be a vindictive response to the IPUC
investigation.
In SWI-W-24-01, the commission listed items that were to be corrected. To date, the only
thing we know that has been done deals with pumps. A concern dealing with billing
statements has not been corrected. There is no indication of the dates the meters are read. At
the workshop,your staff indicated a six day window was allowed for meter reading. With the
current water rates, the impact of such a range is significant as has been pointed out in other
submitted comments.
Finally, and most concerning is storage capacity. In the engineer's report in 2022, it was noted
that a 73,000 gallon deficiency existed. In the light of the California fires, the consequences of
inadequate storage capacity was evident. While plans have been made to fix this, it seems like,
after two years, the process should be farther along. An exacerbating circumstance is the
continued expansion of the user base.
Understand that the subdivision developer of the largest portion of the user base is also the
owner of the water system. The most recent lot sold for$1,200,000 which included a water
right. While this sale was a resale, it indicates what the developer might realize from the sale
of a lot still owned by them. It doesn't take many seven figure sales to recoup the cost of the
infrastructure. Of note; without the water, the property would be worth very little.

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SYRINGA WATER COMPANY
PO BOX 3064
COEUR DALENE, ID 83816
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As sent out with last months bill, we have added a copy of the new rate changes. Please remember we will
be reading meters again in May. The May bill will have your standard May fees ($60.00)plus costs for
usag�throughout the previous late fail and winter months. Your meter reading will be provided on the
bottom line of your invoice, as usual.
Tier Gallons used ` Rates/fees
Standard fee $60.00
1 st tier 1-20,000 gallons used $2.50/thousand gallons
2nd tier 20,001 - 40,000 gallons used $4.00/thousand gallons
3rd tier 40,001 - 80,000 gallons used $6.00/thousand gallons
4th tier 80,001 - 120,000 gallons used $12.00/thousand gallons
5th tier 120,001+ gallons used $14.00/thousand gallons
If you feel your contact information,billing address, or email information is not accurate in our system
please email any corrections to us.
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PO Box 3064
Coeur d'Alene,ID 83816 This m o n th balance $60.00
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Please note the new phone number now available for customer service messages and the new rates for the
2024 year as stated in your recent mailer.
Tier Gallons used Rates/fees
Standard fee $60.00
1st tier 1-20,000 gallons used $2.50/thousand gallons
2nd tier 20,001 - 40,000 gallons used $4.00/thousand gallons
3rd tier 40,001 - 80,000 gallons used $6.00/thousand gallons
4th tier 80,001 •- 120,000 gallons used $12.00/thousand gallons
5th tier 120,001+ gallons used $14.00/thousand gallons
If you feel your contact information, billing address, or email information is not accurate in our system
please email any corrections to:
[e-mail].
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PO Box 3064
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816 This month balance $60.00
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208-704-2041 C Customer Total Balance $60.00