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Service Date
March 30,2026
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF CAPITOL WATER ) CASE NO. CAP-W-25-02
CORPORATION'S APPLICATION FOR )
AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES ) ORDER NO. 36980
AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE IN )
THE STATE OF IDAHO )
On August 14, 2025, Capitol Water Corporation, ("Company") filed an application
("Application")with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission("Commission")requesting authority
to increase rates and charges for water service in the State of Idaho.
On February 26, 2026, the Commission issued Order No. 36948, authorizing a 4.4%
increase to the Company's base tariff rates for water service based on an $859,867 revenue
requirement. The Commission directed the Company to submit tariffs in compliance with the rates
and charges approved in Order No. 36948 within 30 days of the Order.
On March 4, 2026, the Company filed tariffs reflecting the rates approved in Order No.
36948. At the Commission's Decision Meeting on March 17, 2026, Commission Staff presented a
Decision Memo indicating that it had reviewed the compliance filing and verified that the updated
tariffs were consistent with Order No. 36948.
The Commission now issues this Order approving the updated tariffs contained in the
Company's compliance filing.
COMMISSION FINDINGS AND DECISION
The Commission has jurisdiction over the Company's Application and the issues in this
case under Title 61 of the Idaho Code including Idaho Code §§ 61-301 through 303. The
Commission is empowered to investigate rates, charges,rules,regulations,practices, and contracts
of all public utilities and to determine whether they are just, reasonable, preferential,
discriminatory, or in violation of any provisions of law, and to fix the same by order.Idaho Code
§§ 61-501 through 503.
Having reviewed the record and the Company's compliance filing, the Commission finds
that the Company has complied with Order No. 36948.
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ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Company's compliance filing is accepted. The
Company's tariffs and schedules filed on March 4, 2026, are approved as filed, with an effective
date of February 26, 2026.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21) days of the service date upon this Order regarding any
matter decided in this Order. Within seven (7) days after any person has petitioned for
reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for reconsideration.Idaho Code § 61-626.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho, this 30th day of
March 2026.
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