20251231Notice_of_Application_Order_No_36896.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
December 31,2025
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF CDS STONERIDGE ) CASE NO. SWS-W-25-02
UTILITIES, LLC'S APPLICATION FOR )
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES ) NOTICE OF APPLICATION
AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE IN )
THE STATE OF IDAHO ) NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF
PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION
DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 36896
On December 1, 2025, CDS Stoneridge Utilities, LLC ("Company") applied to the Idaho
Public Utilities Commission ("Commission") requesting authorization to increase its rates and
charges for water service such that the Company would experience a 43% increase in revenues
("Application"). The Company requests an effective date of February 1, 2026.
The Commission now issues this Notice of Application,Notice of Suspension of Proposed
Effective Date, and Notice of Intervention Deadline setting a deadline for interested persons to
intervene.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Company proposes to increase revenues by
raising minimum monthly customer charges based on meter size ranging from 3/4" to 6.0".
Application at 2.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company states that copies of the customer
notification regarding the proposed increase will be inserted in each customer's bill and published
in the Bonner Daily Bee no later than December 14, 2025.Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company represents that it requires additional
revenue to address system deficiencies identified in the Department of Environmental Quality's
sanitary survey. Id. The Company further states that if it does not take steps to remedy the
deficiencies—including installation of a backup power unit at the primary wellhouse and
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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION DEADLINE
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professional cleaning of water storage tanks—utility service and system uptime could be
negatively impacted. Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company states that the Stoneridge Golf
Course, which accounted for nearly 40% of the water purchased from the Company, has
constructed its own well and no longer purchases water from the Company. Id. at 3. According to
the Company, it must adjust rates to account for the lost revenue from the golf course so that it
"can continue to service its existing obligations."Id.
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
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, are 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,both
recurring and non-recurring, including those of special contract customers, are at issue, and every
component of every existing and proposed rate and charge is 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
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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 are 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.
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company filed its Application on December 1,
2025, proposing a February 1, 2026, 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.
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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 person is designated as the
Company's representative in this matter:
Attorney for CDS Stoneridge Utilities, LLC
Jason T. Piskel
Piskel Yahne Kovarik, PLLC
612 W. Main Ave., Suite 207
Spokane, WA 99201
jpiskel(&,pyklawyers.com
ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company's proposed effective date of February 1,
2026, for its proposed 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.
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DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 3 1" day of
December 2025.
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ATTEST:
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Interim Commission Secretary
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