20250722Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER HARDIE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: JEFFREY LOLL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: JULY 2212025
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF HOMECRAFT HOMES, LLC'S FORMAL
COMPLAINT AGAINST VEOLIA WATER IDAHO, INC.; CASE NO.
VEO-W-25-02.
On June 13, 2025, Homecraft Homes, LLC ("Homecraft") filed a formal complaint
("Complaint") with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission") against Veolia
Water Idaho, Inc. ("Company") concerning the number of meters required under the
Company's tariffs to service accessory dwelling units ("ADUs") attached to main homes by
an unenclosed roof.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Counsel for Commission Staff ("Staff') reviewed the Complaint. Based on that
review, it does not appear that Homecraft is represented by a licensed attorney as required by
Commission Rule of Procedure 43. Rule 43 provides that in a quasi-judicial proceeding
before the Commission, such as a formal complaint, "[a] partnership or corporation shall be
represented by a licensed attorney." Homecraft is a limited liability company and is therefore
required to have legal representation to maintain its Complaint.
Accordingly, Staff recommends the Commission conditionally dismiss the Complaint
and provide Homecraft with fourteen (14) days to retain counsel and file a Notice of
Representation. The Notice of Representation should also indicate whether Homecraft wishes
to file an amended Complaint with the assistance of counsel.
DECISION MEMORANDUM 1

COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to conditionally dismiss the Complaint and provide
Homecraft with fourteen (14) days to retain counsel and file a Notice of Representation?
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Jeffrey Loll
Deputy Attorney General
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