20260914Notice_of_Application_Order_No_37164.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
September 14,2026
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF MEADOWS WATER, ) CASE NO. MWL-W-26-01
LLC'S APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY )
TO INCREASE RATES AND CHARGES FOR ) NOTICE OF APPLICATION
WATER SERVICE )
NOTICE OF INTERVENTION
DEADLINE
ORDER NO. 37164
On August 28, 2026, Meadows Water, LLC ("Company") applied to the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission ("Commission") requesting authority to increase its rates and charges for
water service ("Application").
The Commission now issues this Notice of Application and sets deadlines by which
interested persons may intervene.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Company provides water service to 215
customers in the Meadows at West Mountain subdivision,Valley County,Idaho.Application at 1.
The Commission granted the Company a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity on May
8, 2025. Order No. 36595.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company requests a 10% increase in rates.Id.
at 2.The Company states that the increase would be an increase of$15,929.29 over the rate revenue
for the 2025 test year. Id. The Company states that the unrequested cost recovery reflects a
deliberate decision to minimize the impact of the rate increase on customers. Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company's test-year operating expenses
include several adjustments to the amounts reflected in its books. Id. The Company states that
during the test year, the Company incurred $140,157.40 in repair expenses resulting from two
separate,unplanned system failures.Id.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company states that it also excluded bad debt
expenses from its revenue requirement. Id. at 2-3. The bad debt expenses represent a write-off
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required under a settlement agreement between the Company and its Homeowners Association.
Id. at 3.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that based on its overall revenue requirement, the
Company proposes a residential monthly rate of$62.76 and an HOA Common Area monthly rate
of$550.53 for the months of May through September.
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 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
absolute or relative differences among and between existing classes or rate groupings of customers.
Id.
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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 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 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.
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 persons are designated as the
Company's representatives in this matter:
Reid Olsen
CPA for Meadows Water, LLC
132 SW 51h Ave., Ste. 100
Meridian, ID 83642
reidogolsencpa.com
ORDER
IT IS HERBY 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,
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under Rules 71-73, IDAPA 31.01.01.071-073, no later than 21 days after the service date of this
Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that,after the Notice of Parties has issued, Commission Staff
shall confer with the parties regarding a procedural schedule for this matter including,if necessary,
a hearing in this matter.
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.
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this 14th day of
September, 2026.
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Monica Bm Sanchez
Commission Secretary
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