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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20070910FLS to Staff 1-18.pdfFALLS WATER ;;;;""d,2,;~i~,""J:.B:;':L7""X,2:;'!;"","GE,1!1i,,'\'E'i.1fi..,,",1;';;1i,,,,J! COM P ANY' E \ 1770 Sabin Dr, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83406-6747 Tel.: (208~~~O Ml 9: 10 Website: www.faliswater.com Fax: (208) 522-4099 U T! L ~gg~f:Jdix~~1 \fis i C September 7, 2007 Idaho Public Utilities Commission ATTN: Commission Secretary O. Box 82720-0074 Boise, Idaho 83720 FLS-w-o7- Subject: Response to first production request Dear Commission Secretary: Enclosed are an original and seven copies of the response to the first production request together with supporting exhibits. An extra copy is also enclosed. Please date stamp and return this extra copy to the company for our records. Also enclosed is a computer disc containing three excel files in electronic media to aid the Commission Staff in its review of this response. Sincerely, K. Scott Bruce Manager ::-:i !::~::::::~~~ f""" ,-., ,,,... ' 'f? ) - f'oo..;J -..J ("') rr! . """ :b- -"",, K. Scott Bruce Falls Water Company, Inc. 1770 Sabin Dr Idaho Falls, ID 83406 Tel. (208) 522-1300 Fax (208) 522-4099 E-mail: scott1(gjfallswater.com Representative for Falls Water Co., Inc. Ft E C ;:: : 'vi inni 0ro I ,-;.ii,J f ':;::.1' i '-'9: ! 0 UTILi , ' BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CASE NO. FLS-O7- IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF FALLS WATER COMPANY FOR AN ORDER AUTHORIZING INCREASES IN THE COMPANY' RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO FIRST PRODUCTION REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION STAFF TO FALLS WATER COMPANY Falls Water Company hereby submits the following responses to the first production request of the commission staff. The records are held by Falls Water Company in their main office located at 1770 Sabin Dr, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83406. Scott Bruce is the contact person for the records and can be reached at (208) 522-1300. Scott Bruce, Manager, will be the witness who can sponsor answers at hearing for the responses to the production requests unless noted differently in the response. Response to ReQuest No. Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. In 2003, a study of Falls Water Co., Inc.'s water system was started. The study was funded in part by a grant from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. In the study, section 6., page 67, a list of system deficiencies was listed. Included in the list were the following items: . " Many subdivisions are served from a single pipeline with no loop, thus putting many customers at risk of water supply interruption if the lone main breaks. This is most severe on the fare east side along Crowley Road and far north side near Rocky Mountain Middle School." . " Due to the strung out nature of the system, many dead end lines exist. Some do not have hydrants at the ends for flushing." The projects being completed are being done to correct the above conditions. The projects are as follows: Connection of water main dead end on Crowley Road to water main on Lincoln Road A 12" water main exists on Lincoln Road running east/west and a 12" unconnected water main exists on Crowley Road running north/south. The connection will loop the 12" line on Crowley Road with the 12" line on Lincoln Road. This will provide additional volume into Division 4 of the Crimson Valley subdivision and will allow for an additional loop off ofthe Lincoln Road main to reach Caribou Meadows subdivision and the Cloverdale subdivision. These areas have suffered from reduced volume flows in the past and customer complaints of low pressure. The project consists of installing a 12" tee in the Lincoln Road line at the intersection of Lincoln and Crowley Roads. Then install, to the south, a 12" gate valve and 247.5 linear feet of 12" water line to connect to the existing 12" water line on Crowley Road. Connection of water main dead end on Hitt Road to water main on Lincoln Road A 12" water main exists on Lincoln Road running east/west and a 10" unconnected water main exits on Hitt Road running north/south. The connection will loop the 12" line on Lincoln Road with the 10" line on Hitt Road. This will provide a loop and additional volume into Lincoln Industrial Park and Trellis Square commercial parks and to the Smith RV dealership. This will give the needed supply redundancy in this area of the system by eliminating dead end lines on Hitt Road. The project consists of installing a 12" tee in the Lincoln Road water line at the intersection of Lincoln and Hitt Roads. Then install, to the south, a 10" gate valve and 562 linear feet of 10" water line to connect to the existing 10" water line on Hitt Road. Connection of water main on North Ammon Road to dead end water main on 1850 North An unconnected 6" water main exists on 1850 North running east/west and a 10" water main exits on North Ammon Road running north/south. The connection will loop the 6" line on 1850 North with the 10" line on Ammon Road. This will provide a loop between Walton Street and North Ammon Road and delete the dead end line on 1850 North. Dead end lines are a source of water quality problems in any system and the elimination of the dead end will help reduce the future potential of water quality problems. The project consists of installing a 10" tee in the North Ammon Road water line at the intersection of 1850 North and Ammon Roads. Then install, to the west, a 6" gate valve and 213.8 linear feet of 6" water line to connect to the existing 6" water line on 1850 North. Connect dead ends on Walton Street A 317.8 linear feet section of 6" water line is to be installed on Walton Street to connect two dead end sections of 6" water line. This will delete two dead ends from the system and eliminate potential future water quality problems. The project requires a fire hydrant be installed per Bonneville County engineers. Two 6" gate valves, one on the fire hydrant line and the other on the 6" line at the intersection of Walton Street and 1850 North, will also be installed. Response to Reauest No. Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager, and Tony Wise, Operations Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce and/or Tony Wise. As of August 27, 2007, there are 287 unmetered connections. Installation of 126 meters will be completed by October 31 2007. The remaining 161 unmetered connections will be installed by July 31 2008. The installation of the 161 meters will begin in the early spring of 2008, approximately mid to late March and will be installed by our servicemen and in conjunction with contract labor to help with the installation of 89 meter barrels as part of the project. (Also see "WP meter conversion" work paper included on the electronic disc submitted together with the Company s application) Response to Reauest No. Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. Many of the day to day activities and processes of the company have changed over the past three to four years. As development and total connections have increased the company has found it necessary to refine its office procedures and policies to assure that it is protecting itself from liability issues and is providing better customer service. The reasons for hiring another administrative employee are: 1. To work with developers and see that Falls Water Co., Inc.'s interests and standards are met during the planning stages of new additions to the company s service area. To assist in preparing company financial reports and meet reporting needs of the owners. To prepare long term and short term project planning to assist Falls Water Co., Inc. in asset management. To assist in water right acquisition and management. To oversee updates of Falls Water Co., Inc. system base map in AutoCAD for new developments and asset upgrades and additions. To assist in upkeep of inventory of company s water mains, fire hydrants, main line valves, and other assets acquired or upgraded by the company. To assist in upkeep of company s certificate of public convenience and necessity. To assist in day to day bookkeeping and accounting. To assist in scheduling of water samples and record maintenance. Currently many of these items are not being done as effectively as possible due to lack of man hours available with the current office staff. Response to Reauest No. Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. The pay rates for Falls Water Co., Inc.'s employees are generally below pay rates for employees in similar occupations according to the latest available information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2006, data. Table 1 shows the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics information from May 2006 and adjustments for prior year inflation on the income for the years 2007 and 2008 (2007 inflation rate, which is the rate affecting 2008 median income, is the average of the available monthly data for January through July 2007). The last column in the table shows Falls Water Co., Inc.'s highest paid employee income for that category. The only categories that have employee incomes higher than the Bureau of Labor Statistics median income (when adjusted for inflation for 2007 and 2008) are the Office Clerk and the top paid System Operator. The amount of earnings in excess of the Bureau s adjusted median income level is $804.14 for the Office Clerk and $119.55 for the System Operator. The payroll increase numbers are quite reasonable when consideration is given to the fact that most of the employees are paid below the median income level for their occupation, generally by several thousand dollars per year. The company s board of directors will be meeting in September 2007 to review the proposed payroll increase. The preliminary review by the board members indicated that they would be approving the proposed payroll increase. FALLS WATER CO" INC, US Labor Department Average Median Incomes Adjusted for inflation, Information taken from Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2006 2008 Proposed 2007 Median 2008 Median Payroll for Falls May 2006 Income Adj for Income Adj for Water Co., Inc. Median Income rior r Inflation rior r Inflatior ees Prior Yr Avg Annual Inflation 0324 0251 Managers General (BLS #11-1021)680,678.43 276,$ 60 389. Admin Service (BLS #11-3011)000.684.032,216. Office Clerk (BLS #43-9061)710.$ 24 478.092,896. Bookkeeping (BLS #43-3031)590,516.257.207, Service System Operators (BLS #51-8031)770.928.855,975.41 *** * 2007 Average inflation rate for January through July 2007 ** Field Operations Manager is $51 216,60 and Admin Service Manager is $47 250. *** Salar shown is the to aid s stem 0 erator in the com an (Table 1) Response to Reauest No. Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. The current office space rented by Falls Water Co., Inc. consists of a reception area, three offices office equipment room/break room/storage room, a bathroom which also houses a rack of shelves for office and bathroom supplies. Currently, the office spaces are used by the General Manager Bookkeeper, and System Operations Manager. The General Office Clerk uses the reception area. The current office space is full. It lacks a conference room for office meetings or meetings with contractors and developers. It, also, lacks sufficient space to store water system maps and has inadequate parking for the employees and customers. The addition of another administrative employee will exceed the capacity of the current office space. The new office space will provide an additional office for a new employee, a room for maps, a conference room, a dedicated break room, and a room for file storage and office equipment. It will also provide adequate parking spaces for the employees and customers. The space rented will also have an area for storing company equipment and inventory which meets well head protection rules. Response to Reauest No. Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. Idaho Administrative code 58.01.08.512.02 states: 512.FACILITY AND DESIGN STANDARDS - WELL LOT. A well lot shall be provided for wells constructed after November 1, 1977. The well lot shall be owned in fee simple by the supplier of water or controlled by lease or easement with a term of not less than the useful life of the well and be large enough to provide a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet between the well and the nearest property line. (3- 30-07) 01.Use of Chemicals on the Well Lot. No pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers shall be applied to a well lot without prior approval from the Department. (3-30-07) Storal!:e of Hazardous Materials on the Well Lot. No pesticides. herbicides. fertilizers. portable containers of petroleum products. or other materials known to be toxic or hazardous shall be stored on a well lot. except that: (3-30-07) a. An internal combustion engine to drive either a generator for emergency standby power or a pump to provide fire flows. and an associated fuel tank. may be placed on the well lot. (5-03) b. A propane or natural gas powered generator is preferable to reduce risk of fuel spillage. (5-03) c. Ifa diesel or gasoline-fueled engine is used. the fuel tank and connecting piping must be approved by the Underwriter s Laboratory. Inc.. double-walled. meet the requirements of the local fire jurisdiction. and include both spill prevention and overfill protection features. The tank must be above ground and may be contained within the structural base of the generator unit. A licensed water system operator shall be present during filling of the tank following a period of usage. or during periodic extraction and replacement of outdated fuel. (4-05) 02. 03. d. Should the internal combustion engine be located within the pump house. the floor of the pump house shall be constructed so as to contain all petroleum drips and spills so that they will not be able to reach the floor drain(s). Engine exhaust shall be directly discharged outside the pump house. (3-30-07) e. A spill containment structure shall surround all fuel tanks and be sized to contain at least one hundred ten percent 010%) of the fuel tank volume. The Department may require additional containment capacity settings where accumulation of snow. ice. or rain water could be expected to diminish the usable capacity of the structure. (4-05) Location of Hydrants. Hydrants of the frost free type shall be placed in the buried piping system at a minimum of five (5) feet away from the well casing to prevent drain water from accumulating and/or compromising the grout seal surrounding the well casing. Current maintenance facilities for the company are found at the well house/shop located on the well sites of wells 2, 4, and 6. Per the above rule no hazardous materials should be stored on a well site. The company has been informed by DEQ personnel when sanitary surveys are being done that the maintenance or storage of vehicles or equipment with internal combustion engines are prohibited under the above rule. Due to the potential contamination risk posed by the petroleum products used in these vehicles. Response to Reauest No. Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. The response to request number 6 is the company s justification to have another facility that is not located on a well site to store all hazardous materials. The current storage sites will continue to function as storage for non-hazardous inventory materials. It should be noted that the new office/maintenance facility is a single building that will accommodate both the office space and the maintenance shop. Having both functions at the same location will result in improved communication and efficiency between the two. Response to Reauest No. Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. The work papers for the testing expense (See "WP Testing" work paper included on the electronic disc submitted together with the Company s application) shows that the $8 099.69 annual expense is the weighted average of all tests taken over the waiver periods for all tests. Some tests for IOC, VOC SOC must be taken once in a three year period. Some tests like nitrates, lead and copper, and disinfection by products must be taken annually. Coliform tests must be taken monthly. Tests for nitrite and radiological contaminates must be taken once every nine years. The test year of 2006 shows actual testing cost expenses. The more expensive tests like the SOC and radiological tests were not scheduled to be taken in 2006. The actual expense in 2006 is, therefore, lower than the weighted average of all tests because not all of the different test types were taken in 2006. One item that the company can work on is test schedules that will try to equalize the expense from year to year. Another factor in the adjusted expense is the company s new Well #9 which will be completed and operational by approximately the end of December 2007 or in January 2008. The test year of 2006 would not have actual expenses for a well that was only in the planning stages at the time. The annualized weighted average of the new well's tests is $1 116.00. Response to Reauest No. Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. The maintenance person was hired in August 2006. The employee s wage, including employer taxes and expenses, included in the labor costs is $35 873.66. Between 2003 and 2006, the number of connections has grown 59.6%. The growth is not complete. Currently, fourteen active developments are building homes. Three other developments are in the planning stages and/or installing infrastructure. The high volume of new infrastructure being installed has presented challenges to the company. It was found that without inspections by the company, many contractors installing the water mains and services would cut corners with respect to the quality of bedding for the pipelines, when thrust blocks were being poured, pipes and joints were not being wrapped in protective plastic coverings, and work inside the meter barrels was not to Falls Water Co., Inc.'s standards (ie. Insulator pads not installed, meter support bars not installed or installed at wrong height, and pipe heights in the barrel were different enough to cause issues when meters were installed). Existing manpower was not able to keep up with the normal customer service and system maintenance and also provide sufficient time for proper inspection of new assets. With the increase in new assets, it was determined that some routine maintenance items such as hydrant flushing, street valve exercising, and other such maintenance should take a higher priority than in the past. In the past, flushing of hydrants occurred only after a customer complaint of water quality, although, a few known trouble spots were being flushed twice a year. The main reason for the maintenance not being completed was a lack of manpower. The field operations manager, a salaried position, in the past has put in many weeks of 50 to 60 hours. The hiring of the new maintenance worker has helped reduce the additional hours that the field operations manager has had to work. The continued growth of the system will continue to require more manpower to satisfactorily meet the customers' needs. The ability to do more of the routine maintenance has presented the opportunity to re-evaluate how the system is being operated. The company continues to evolve and look for ways to utilize its assets effectively. Programs to account for the company s lost water are becoming more important. Especially in light of Idaho s water right issues and tightening water supply. To implement such programs takes additional manpower. Response to Reauest No. 10 Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. All employees in the field perform customer service work. They are not assigned just one or two types of work to perform. All of the field employees become trained in all aspects of operating the water system. The list of responsibilities includes: 1. Turning water on/off and taking meter readings for customers moving in/out of the system 2. Installing new meters in new construction 3. Replacing meters that become inaccurate or malfunction 4. Setting meter barrel ring and lid assemblies to grade in new construction areas 5. Locating water mains for digline locates 6. Taking daily well flow meter readings 7. Monitoring disinfection equipment and testing the system s chlorine residual 8. Maintain inventory levels of sodium chloride 9. Taking mandatory water samples 10. Monitoring contractors' installation of new water mains and services 11. Final inspections of new development assets before final acceptance by Falls Water Co. Inc. 12. Assisting customers who express concerns about high water use by checking for leaks and testing meter accuracy, 13. Investigate customer complaints about water quality, 14. Investigate customer complaints of low pressure 15. Thaw out frozen lines in meter barrels during the winter 16. Complete work orders that originate with the meter reader (ie. Grass over the meter lid meter lids that are above/below grade, locate meters where yard grades have been altered, and install radio read equipment in inaccessible meter locations), 17. Repair water main and service line leaks 18. Repair/replace malfunctioning fire hydrants and street valves 19. Maintain well houses (ie. Clean well houses, maintain valves, check valves, flow meters, test backup power generation equipment, and perform preventative maintenance on pumps), 20. Exercise and flush fire hydrants 21. Exercise street valves 22. Upgrade substandard assets (ie. Old meter barrels, broken meter lids/rings, and outdated meters ), 23. Maintaining parts inventory on service trucks and main inventory, 24. Maintenance of fleet vehicles 25. Read meters each month As the system grows and the company looks at programs to reduce lost water, better asset management, and other such programs, the need for additional field service workers becomes necessary. If growth remains modest at 150 to 250 new connections per year, it would not be unlikely to see the need for another service worker in two to four years. Before hiring the last service man , the work orders could back up for a week or more. Currently, the company is able to keep up with work orders. Unless the work to be done is found to be more involved than first expected, the work orders are generally completed in one to three days from the date of creation. Exceptions to this are the work orders generated to install meters in the unmetered areas of the system, because all work orders are created at the same time and it may take two to four months to complete all of the work orders. Currently, work orders are generated only if the work pertains to a specific customer account. If assets, not associated with a customer account, are fixed or replaced, no work order is currently being created in the computer system. Many of the cyclical duties of the field crew are not tracked by work order. Enclosed with the response is a CD with data files 2005 Work Order Log and 2006 Work Orders. The file contains information about the work orders from 2005 and 2006. Currently, the completed work order is filed in the customers' account file and no copy is filed in a single work order file. It would require substantial labor to go through 3 250 plus file folders to gather and copy all of the work orders. In 2006 alone, there were approximately 1 900 work orders created. I hope that the included files will provide sufficient information for your purposes. Response to Reauest No. 11 Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. The monthly summer meter reading period ends with the October monthly reading. For November through April, the company will bill the minimum base charge each month. The minimum charge includes 12 000 gallons of use. Each month, during the time the meters are not read, the company adjusts the computer billing system s rate for the metered residential customers to correctly bill customers who move out of their homes during the winter months. The adjustment is made to include an additional 12 000 each month as follows: Total Gallons Total Gallons Billing System included in includes in Minimum Base Calculating Charge on a Minimum Charge Month monthly Basis by Month November 000 000 December 000 000 January 000 36,000 February 000 000 March 000 000 April 000 000 In this manner, the customers moving out of the system are given the maximum gallons possible, which are included in the minimum monthly charge and billed for only the thousands of gallons which exceed the number of months since the October reading multiplied by 12 000. For example, the customer moves out in December with usage of 30 000 gallons. The gallons billed under the minimum charge for the current billing cycle will be 12 000 gallons, and the commodity gallons will reflect the deduction of 24 000 gallons (2 months x 12 000 gallons) from the 30 000 gallons of use and 6 000 gallons will be billed at the commodity rate. So under current rates the billing would be $14.41 ($11. minimum charge plus $2.88 (6 x $0.48 = $2.88) for 6 000 gallons of commodity use above the maximum number of gallons included in the minimum charges for the two months since the October meter reading. In April, when the meter reading is taken, approximately 5% of the customers will have exceeded the maximum usage of 72 000 gallons for which the minimum charges were billed. The accounts that exceed the 72 000 gallons are checked for possible leaks and serious leaks are brought to the customer attention. Response to Reauest No. 12 Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. See excel file Request No 12 Response on CD included in packet. Response to Reauest No. 13 Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. Falls Water Co., Inc. Amount of Unaccounted for Water and Associated Lost Revenues for years ending 2004 through 2006 2004 2005 2006 Total Annual Production of Water 789 561 382 928 591 145 023 735,474 Total Annual Accounted Water Sales - Metered 450 391 000 498 402 000 698 322 000 Accounted for Water that Flows to Waste to Regulate System Pressure 397 900 459 800 7,437 600 Total Accounted for Water 458 788 900 499 861 800 705,759 600 Total Unaccounted for Water 330 772,482 428,729 345 317 975 874 Percent of Annual Production attributed to Unaccounted for Water 42%46%31% Est. Annual Water Use by Flat Rate Customers (30 000 Gal/Month/Customer)212 250 000 213 150 000 185 160 000 Estimated Unaccounted for Water after adiustinq for Flat Rate Customer Use 118 522 482 215 579 345 132 815 874 Estimated Percent of Annual Production attributed to Unaccounted for Water 15%23%13% Response to Reauest No. 14 Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. Currently the company does not track or record customer complaints. The complaints or concerns which customers have e-mailed directly to the manager have been kept in the managers e-mail folders. The company deals with each customer concern or complaint as it is received and works to resolve the issue in a fair and equitable manner. Response to Reauest No. 15 Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. See attached exhibit 1. Response to Reauest No. 16 Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. See attached exhibit 2. Response to Reauest No. 17 Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. See attached exhibits 3 and 4. Response to Reauest No. 18 Response prepared by Scott Bruce, Manager. Witness at hearing will be Scott Bruce. See attached exhibit 5. Dated at Idaho Falls, Idaho, this th day of September 2007. Respectfully submitted FALLS WATER COMPANY, INc. )! f?w~ K. Scott Bruce, Manager r:y~;b /f :i ZI FALLS ~~~~~ 1770 Sabin Dr Idaho Falls, ID 83406 ()uali !Y~OnTa Phone: ~08) 522- 1300Fax: ~08) 522- 4099 Web site: www.fallswater.com SHAUN & LACEE JUDY 844 S MAURINE DR IDAHO FALLS ID 83401 Statement Date 08/29/07 Account Number 1936, Due Date 09/15/07 Service Address:844 S MAURINE DR METER READING DETAIL Meter Readings & Usages are shown in Thousands of Gallons PREVIOUS CURRENT TOTAL DATE READING DATE READING USAGE 07/13/07 6717 08/15/07 6813 Previous Balance Payments Misc Adjustments Current Charges: WATER 134.42 51, CR - Denotes a credit to your account. If CR appears to the right of the total of TOTAL AMOUNT DUE and AMOUNT DUE, you have a credit balance and owe nothing at this time.Total Amount Due:186. .1ft FALLS WATER ~. COMPANY 1770 Sabin Dr Idaho Falls , ID 83406 Please detach and return lower portion with payment. If you wish to pay by Credit Card, please fill out the information below, Otherwise, do not forget to write your account number on the check or money order you return for payment. Thank You, ACCOUNT NO 1936. DUE DATE 09/15/07 AMOUNT DUE 186. AMOUNT PAID SHAUN & LACEE JUDY 844 S MAURINE DR IDAHO FALLS ID 83401 D , rn~ IJJ ITIJ Signature for Credit Card Signature Panel Number (Last 3 digits on back of Card) Customer Billing Address 1844 S MAURINE DR Service Address City State ZIP ExA/b 1+ l' 100ft 1770 SABIN DR. IDAHO FALLS, ID 83406 Ouali~On Phone # (208) 522-1300 Fax # (208) 522-4099 Visit our web site at www.faliswater.com FALLS WATER COMPANY NOTICE OF INTENT TO TERMINATE SERVICES ROD PUCKETT 1021 SAMMON RD IDAHO FALLS 10 83401 ACCT # 1.0556.4 DATE: 08/29/2007 FINAL DATE: 09/15/2007 BALANCE DUE $ 131. SERVICE ADDRESS: 1021 SAMMON RD You are hereby notified that you are delinquent in the payment of charges for Water Service provided by FALLS WATER COMPANY, INC. The balance of your account according to our records, is indicated above. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, if this balance is not paid , or a payment arrangement is not made by the Final Date shown above , then YOUR WATER SERVICE WILL BE DISCONNECTED after the Final Date. To avoid termination you must contact FALLS WATER COMPANY before the final date to make a payment arrangement or to pay in full. Please call on weekdays between 9:00am and 5:00pm and ask for our water collection department. Termination may be delayed by: 1. Providing a physicians certificate to the existence of a Medical Emergency. 2. Filing a complaint regarding the proposed termination with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, PO Box 83720, Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 (Phone 800-432-0369). Service will not be terminated prior to resolution of a filed complaint. Termination of service in no way relieves you of your obligation to pay for all services prior to termination. Should service be terminated , a charge for restoration of service ($20.00 during office hours, $40.00 other times) must be paid plus the account balance prior to restoration of service. FALLS WATER COMPANY will , one-time, assist you by making payment arrangements not requiring immediate payment in full , if you contact us prior to the final date to arrange such a payment plan. Remember, your water will be turned off after the Final Date unless you act before the Final Date. FALLS WATER COMPANY, INC. t.x FALLS WATER COMPANY, INC. 1770 Sabin Drive Ammon , ID 83406 (208) 522-1300 FINAL WATER SHUT OFF NOTICE Date: 08/29/2007 Final Date: 09/15/2007 Name: MERRILL FULLMER Service Address: 755 N AUBURN AVE Account #: 3,1109, Account Balance $209.41 You were recently notified that you are delinquent in the payment of charges for Water Service provided by FALLS WATER COMPANY, INC, The balance of your account according to our records, is indicated above, In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, if this balance is not paid, or a payment arrangement is not made by 5:00 p,m. on the final date, then YOUR WATER WILL BE DISCONNECTED THE DAY AFTER THE FINAL DATE INDICATED ABOVE, Termination may be delayed by: 1, Providing a physicians certificate to the existence of a Medical Emergency, 2, Filing a complaint regarding the proposed termination with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, PO Box 83720 Boise , Idaho 83720-0074 (Phone 800-432-0369), Service will not be terminated prior to resolution of a filed complaint. Termination of service in no way relieves you of your obligation to pay for all services prior to termination, Should services be terminated, a charge for restoration of service ($20,00 during office hours, $40,00 other times) must be paid plus the account balance prior to restoration of services, FALLS WATER COMPANY will, one time, assist you by making payment arrangements not requiring immediate payment in full, if you contact us prior to the final date to arrange such a payment plan. Remember, your water will be turned off the day after the final date unless you act before 5:00 p,m, on the final date, :')/-1 --h (flli--t FALLS WATER COMPANY, INC, 1770 Sabin Drive Ammon , ID 83406 (208) 522-1300 FINAL WATER SHUT OFF NOTICE Date: 08/29/2007 Final Date: 09/15/2007 Name: JOEL GROVER Service Address: 191 N CONTOR AVE Account #: 98.0035.4 Account Balance $ 137, You were recently notified that you are delinquent in the payment of charges for Water Service provided by FALLS WATER COMPANY, INC, The balance of your account according to our records, is indicated above, In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission , if this balance is not paid, or a payment arrangement is not made by 5:00 p,m, on the final date, then YOUR WATER WILL BE DISCONNECTED THE DAY AFTER THE FINAL DATE INDICATED ABOVE, Termination may be delayed by: 1, Providing a physicians certificate to the existence of a Medical Emergency, 2, Filing a complaint regarding the proposed termination with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, PO Box 83720 Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 (Phone 800-432-0369), Service will not be terminated prior to resolution of a filed complaint. Termination of service in no way relieves you of your obligation to pay for all services prior to termination, Should services be terminated, a charge for restoration of service ($20,00 during office hours, $40,00 other times) must be paid plus the account balance prior to restoration of services, FALLS WATER COMPANY will, one time, assist you by making payment arrangements not requiring immediate payment in full, if you contact us prior to the final date to arrange such a payment plan. Remember, your water will be turned off the day after the final date unless you act before 5:00 p,m, on the final date. p-y h:b/.f'-l FALLS WATER COMPANY , INC. 1770 Sabin Drive Ammon , 10 83406 (208) 522-1300 FINAL WATER SHUT OFF NOTICE Date: 08/29/2007 Shut-off Date: 11/12/2007 Name: ROD PUCKETT Service Address: 1021 SAMMON RD Account #: 1.0556.4 Account Balance $ 131. You were recently notified that you are delinquent in the payment of charges for Water Service provided by FALLS WATER COMPANY, INC. The balance of your account, according to our records, is indicated above. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission , YOUR WATER SERVICE HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED. Termination of service in no way relieves you of your obligation to pay for all services prior to termination. You will be required to pay your delinquent balance in full prior to restoration of your water service. A charge for restoration of service following termination of service ($20.00 during office hours $40.00 other times) will be due prior to restoration of your water service. Please contact Falls Water if you have any question regarding this termination of service or the requirement for restoration of service. Fr';tJd~IU FALLS WATER COMPANY, INC. 1770 Sabin Drive Ammon , 10 83406 (208) 522-1300 FINAL WATER SHUT OFF NOTICE Date: 08/29/2007 Shut-off Date: 11/12/2007 Name: CHRIS STONEHOCKER Service Address: 3847 E LORNA AVE Account #: 10.2929. Account Balance $ 102. You were recently notified that you are delinquen1 in the payment of charges for Water Service provided by FALLS WATER COMPANY, INC. The balance of your account, according to our records , is indicated above. In accordance with the rules and regulations of th Idaho Public Utilities Commission, YOUR WATEF SERVICE HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED. Termination of service in no way relieves you of your obligation to pay for all services prior to termination. You will be required to pay your delinquent balance in full prior to restoration of your water service. A charge for restoration of service following termination of service ($20.00 during office hours $40.00 other times) will be due prior to restoratior of your water service. Please contact Falls Water if you have any question regarding this termination of service or the requirement for restoration of service. 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WA T E R S O U R C E Yo u r w a t e r i s s u p p l i e d t h r o u g h a n e t w o r k o f se v e r a l i n t e r - c o n n e c t e d d e e p w e l l s t h r o u g h o u t th e s e r v i c e a r e a . T h e co m p u t e r c o n t r o l l e d pu m p s a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n s y s t e m a u t o m a t i c a l l y de l i v e r w a t e r t o m e e t t h e f l u c t u a t i n g d e m a n d . Th e w a t e r i s t e s t e d f r e q u e n t l y b y t h e s t a t e he a l t h d e p a r t m e n t a n d b y a n in d e p e n d e n t la b o r a t o r y t o b e s u r e t h a t i t m e e t s a l l s t a t e a n d fe d e r a l w a t e r q u a l i t y s t a n d a r d s . T h e w a t e r i s no r m a l l y c h l o r i n a t e d . Fa l l s W a t e r Co m p a n y op e r a t e s co m p l i a n c e w i t h a n d i s r e g u l a t e d b y t h e I d a h o De p a r t m e n t o f H e a l t h a n d W e l f a r e a n d t h e Id a h o P u b l i c U t i l i t i e s C o m m i s s i o n ( I P U C ) . Y o u ma y co n t a c t t h e Id a h o Pu b l i c Ut i l i t i e s Co m m i s s i o n b y ca l l i n g t h e i r to l l l i n e a t 80 0 - 4 3 2 - 03 6 9 , TH E M E T E R C O V E R Ou r m e t e r r e a d e r s a n d s e r v i c e pe r s o n n e l mu s t h a v e a c c e s s t o t h e w a t e r m e t e r o r c u r b st o p v a l v e l o c a t e d i n y o u r l a w n , P l e a s e d o n o t to c o v e r t h e m e t e r w i t h l a n d s c a p i n g o r o t h e r ob s t a c l e s , I f y o u f e n c e y o u r y a r d b e s u r e t o le a v e t h e m e t e r o n t h e o u t s i d e o f t h e f e n c e , Yo u c a n i d e n t i f y t h e c o v e r a s a r o u n d c a s t i r o n li d n e a r w h e r e t h e wa t e r l i n e e n t e r s y o u r pr o p e r t y . SP R I N K L I N G Fa l l s W a t e r d o e s no t h a v e es t a b l i s h e d wa t e r i n g d a y s , b u t w e u r g e y o u n o t t o w a s t e wa t e r . A n o z z l e o r s p r i n k l e r m u s t a l w a y s b e us e d w h e n w a t e r i n g y o u r la w n . U s e o f a n op e n h o s e " c a n re s u l t i n t e r m i n a t i o n o f se r v i c e , WA T E R R A T E S Th e I P U C ap p r o v e d r a t e f o r me t e r e d re s i d e n t i a l , m e t e r e d m u l t i - fa m i l y r e s i d e n t i a l an d m e t e r e d c o m m e r c i a l r a t e s a r e $ 1 1 , mi n i m u m c h a r g e f o r t h e f i r s t 1 2 00 0 g a l l o n s pl u s 4 8 ~ p e r t h o u s a n d g a l l o n s f o r w a t e r u s e d ov e r 1 2 00 0 i n a b i l l i n g c y c l e o r p o r t i o n o f a bi l l i n g c y c l e . Th e m e t e r e d c u s t o m e r b i l l s a r e c a l c u l a t e d on w a t e r u s e b e t w e e n m e t e r r e a d i n g s a n d a r e du e b y t h e 1 5 th o f t h e f o l l o w i n g m o n t h , T h e mi n i m u m m o n t h l y c h a r g e i n c l u d e s a 3 5 ~ p e r mo n t h I d a h o D r i n k i n g W a t e r F e e w h i c h w e pa s s o n t o t h e I d a h o D e p a r t m e n t o f H e a l t h & We l f a r e D i v i s i o n o f E n v i r o n m e n t . Th e I P U C a p p r o v e d m o n t h l y r a t e f o r f l a t - r a t e re s i d e n t i a l i s $ 2 0 , 17 . T h e c h a r g e is f o r t h e ca l e n d a r m o n t h i n w h i c h t h e b i l l i s p r i n t e d a n d pa y m e n t i s d u e b y t h e 1 5 th o f t h e f o l l o w i n g mo n t h Th e o n e - ti m e H o o k - u p F e e fo r n e w l y co n s t r u c t e d h o m e s i s $ 5 0 0 f o r a % " m e t e r $6 0 0 f o r a 1 " m e t e r , $ 8 2 5 f o r a 1 % " m e t e r an d $ 9 0 0 f o r a 2 " m e t e r . TE R M I N A T I O N R U L E S Yo u r w a t e r s e r v i c e c a n b e d i s c o n n e c t e d fo r ( 1 ) n o n - pa y m e n t o f d e l i n q u e n t b i l l s , ( 2 ) fa i l u r e t o a b i d e b y t h e t e r m s o f a pa y m e n t ar r a n g e m e n t , ( 3 ) f r a u d u l e n t o r u n a u t h o r i z e d us e o f s e r v i c e , o r ( 4 ) v i o l a t i o n o f u t i l i t y r u l e s , No t i c e o f p r o p o s e d t e r m i n a t i o n w i l l b e s e n t at l e a s t o n e we e k p r i o r t o t h e pr o p o s e d te r m i n a t i o n d a t e . A n o t h e r n o t i c e w i l l b e g i v e n 24 - ho u r s b e f o r e t h e p r o p o s e d te r m i n a t i o n da t e . I f m o r e th a n f i v e d a y s e l a p s e a f t e r t h e pr o p o s e d t e r m i n a t i o n d a t e b e f o r e t h e a c t u a l te r m i n a t i o n d a t e , t h e n a n a d d i t i o n a l 2 4 - ho u r no t i c e w i l l b e a t t e m p t e d , Te r m i n a t i o n o f s e r v i c e c a n b e s t o p p e d o r de l a y e d b y c o r r e c t i n g t h e d e l i n q u e n c y , m a k i n g re a s o n a b l e p a y m e n t a r r a n g e m e n t s , c e r t i f y i n g th a t a m e d i c a l e m e r g e n c y e x i s t s , o r f i l i n g a co m p l a i n t w i t h t h e I d a h o Pu b l i c Ut i l i t i e s Co m m i s s i o n . Cu s t o m e r s h a v i n g d i f f i c u l t y p a y i n g t h e i r wa t e r b i l l s h o u l d co n t a c t u s t o ma k e pa y m e n t ar r a n g e m e n t s . Fo l l o w i n g a pa y m e n t p l a n w i l l pr e v e n t te r m i n a t i o n o f se r v i c e o n d e l i n q u e n t a c c o u n t s , BE F O R E Y O U D I G Id a h o L a w r e q u i r e s t h a t y o u c a l l D i g L i n e ut i l i t y l o c a t i n g s e r v i c e p r i o r t o a n y e x c a v a t i n g in a n e a s e m e n t o r di g g i n g d e e p e r t h a n 1 8 in c h e s a n y w h e r e o n o r o f f o f y o u r pr o p e r t y . Ca l l 1 - 80 0 - 34 2 - 15 8 5 th r e e d a y s be f o r e di g g i n g . \1 ' 1 IM P O R T A N T RE M I N D E R S 1. B e s u r e t o k e e p a p e n c i l - s i z e d s t r e a m o f wa t e r r u n n i n g d u r i n g s e v e r e c o l d w e a t h e r t o pr e v e n t c o s t l y a n d i n c o n v e n i e n t f r e e z e - u p s , Yo u w i l l b e re s p o n s i b l e f o r re p a i r i n g a n y fr e e z e - u p b e y o n d t h e m e t e r . ;. . 2. M a k e s u r e y o u k n o w w h e r e t h e m a i n wa t e r s h u t o f f v a l v e i n y o u r h o u s e i s l o c a t e d i n ca s e y o u h a v e a " pl u m b i n g e m e r g e n c y QU E S T I O N S ? Pl e a s e g i v e u s a c a l l , '" t