HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230801_FLSW2301_cs.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1
DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER HAMMOND
COMMISSIONER LODGE
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM: CLAIRE SHARP
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
DATE: AUGUST 1, 2023
SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF FALLS WATER CO., INC.’S APPLICATION FOR
THE AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES FOR
WATER SERVICE IN THE STATE OF IDAHO; CASE NO. FLS-W-23-01.
On May 12, 2023, Falls Water Co., Inc., (“Company”) applied to the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission (“Commission”) for authorization to raise the rates it charges for water
service. The Company requests an approximate 44.3% increase in revenue collected and a 7.71%
rate of return. The Company requested a July 1, 2023, effective date.
On June 5, 2023, the Commission issued a Notice of Application, Notice of Intervention
Deadline, and suspended the Company’s proposed effective date for 30 days plus five months
pursuant to Idaho Code § 61-622. Order No. 35806. No one intervened.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff informally conferred with the Company and recommends the Commission issue a
Notice of a Customer Workshop for August 16, 2023, and a Notice of Modified Procedure
establishing deadlines of October 12, 2023, for public comments and November 2, 2023, for the
Company’s reply.
COMMISSION DECISION
Does the Commission wish to schedule a Customer Workshop for August 16, 2023, and
issue a Notice of Modified Procedure establishing deadlines of October 12, 2023, for public
comments and November 2, 2023, for the Company’s reply?
_____________________________
Claire Sharp
Deputy Attorney General
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