20251105Decision Memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER HARDIE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: JEFFREY R. LOLL
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: NOVEMBER 4, 2025
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF CAPITOL WATER CORPORATION'S
APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND
CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE IN THE STATE OF IDAHO; CASE
NO. CAP-W-25-02.
On August 14, 2025, Capitol Water Corporation ("Company") applied to the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission("Commission")requesting authority to increase its base tariff rates for water
service in the State of Idaho by 6.004%, effective September 1, 2025 ("Application").
On September 3, 2025, the Commission issued a Notice of Application, a Notice of
Intervention Deadline establishing a 21-day intervention period, and Notice of Suspension
suspending the Company's proposed effective date. The Commission granted intervenor status to
the city of Boise City ("Boise City") through an order issued on October 6, 2025. On October 7,
2025, the Commission issued a Notice of Parties.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Commission Staff("Staff'), Boise City, and the Company have communicated via email
regarding a proposed procedural schedule for processing this case. Staff recommends the
Commission issue a Notice of Modified Procedure establishing a January 15, 2026, public
comment deadline, and a February 5, 2026, Company reply comment deadline. Staff also
recommends the Commission issue a Notice of Virtual Public Workshop for December 11, 2025.
Finally, Staff recommends that the Commission issue an order setting the time, date, and location
of any customer hearings as determined by the Commission.
DECISION MEMORANDUM 1

COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to issue a Notice of Modified Procedure establishing a January
15, 2026,public comment deadline, and a February 5, 2026, Company reply comment deadline; a
Notice of Virtual Public Workshop for December 11, 2025; and an order setting the time, date,
and location of any customer hearings as determined by the Commission?
Jeffrey R. Loll
Deputy Attorney General
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DECISION MEMORANDUM 2