20260115Comments.pdf

RECEIVED
January 15, 2026
IDAHO PUBLIC
JAYME B. SULLIVAN UTILITIES COMMISSION
BOISE CITY ATTORNEY
MARY R. GRANT (ISB No. 8744)
Deputy City Attorney
BOISE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
150 N. Capitol Blvd.
P.O. Box 500
Boise, ID 83701-0500
Telephone: [phone]
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Email: BoiseCityAttomey(ic,cityofboise.org
mr rg ant&cityofboise.org
Attorney for Intervenor
BEFORE THE
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF CAPITOL WATER Case No. CAP-W-25-02
CORPORATION'S APPLICATION FOR COMMENTS OF THE CITY
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND OF BOISE CITY
CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE IN THE
STATE OF IDAHO
COMES NOW, the city of Boise City ("City") and submits these formal comments on
the application submitted by Capitol Water Corporation ("Capitol Water") for an increase of
customer rates for water service by 6.004%,pursuant to Rule 203 of the Commission's Rules of
Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.203, and pursuant to the Notice of Modified Procedure, Order No.
36837, issued by the Commission on November 6, 2025. The City states as follows:
SUMMARY
The City has a direct interest in understanding the impact of a rate increase, and any
additional conditions thereto, on citizens of Boise who are served by Capitol Water. The City
appreciates Capitol Water's continued investment in capital improvement and recognizes the
importance of maintaining reliable water service. In particular, the City acknowledges Capitol
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Water's installation of additional pumping equipment and power generation equipment to
maintain efficient well operations and assurance of adequate pressurization during outages.
Having reviewed the information available in this case, the City generally supports
Commission Staff s recommendations. As with the Commission Staff, the City remains
concerned about the deficiencies in Capitol Water's record-keeping. The City appreciates seeking
corrections when applicable rules,tariffs and regulations are not adhered to,even if unintentional,
and understands that any occurrence in this case had little effect on the outcome. The City requests
that these issues be addressed in any final order.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The City supports the approval of Commission Staff s recommendations for a rate of
return of 10.08% and a rate increase of 4.4%, for the reasons stated in the Comments of
Commission Staff. In addition to ordering Capitol Water to file an action plan to address its
record-keeping within 90 days of the final order,the City requests that the Commission review
that plan as to whether it is adequate to remedy the current deficiencies and subsequently
approve the action plan. If any revisions to the action plan should occur, the Commission
should retain the ability to do so. Finally, the review of rules, regulations, tariffs, etc. with
Capitol Water by Commission staff will be beneficial for both Capitol Water and its customers.
It may be prudent to require periodic reporting from Capitol Water of its records for the next
two years (or other time frame as determined reasonable by the Commission) to ensure it is
complying with its action plan and adhering to the applicable rules and regulations.
Dated this 15th day of January 2026. jjiz�
Mary R. Grant
Deputy City Attorney
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have on this 15th day of January 2026 served the foregoing
documents on all parties of record as follows:
Monica Barrios-Sanchez ❑ U.S. Mail
Commission Secretary ❑ Personal Delivery
Idaho Public Utilities Commission ❑ Facsimile
11331 W. Chinden Blvd., Ste. 201-A 0 Electronic
Boise, ID 83714 ❑ Other:
secretgakpuc.idaho._og_v
H. Robert Price, President ❑ U.S. Mail
Kathy Stockton, Consultant ❑ Personal Delivery
Capitol Water Corporation ❑ Facsimile
2626 Eldorado St. 0 Electronic
Boise, ID 83704-5926 ❑ Other:
infogcapitolwatercorp.c om
waterconsultantklsggmail.com
Jeff Loll ❑ U.S. Mail
Deputy Attorney General ❑ Personal Delivery
Idaho Public Utilities Commission ❑ Facsimile
11331 W Chinden Blvd, Bldg. No. 8, Ste 201-A 0 Electronic
Boise, ID 83714 ❑ Other:
efj f.loll(&,puc.idaho.gov
Michelle Steel,
Paralegal
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