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Case No. MNV-W-19-01
Order No. 34491
Contact: Adam Rush
Office: [phone]
adam. rush(it;.puc. idaho.gov
Public workshop, hearing will be held Jan. 8 on Morning View request to increase water rates
BOISE (.lan. 3,2020) - State regulators with the ldaho Public Utilities Commission will hold a public
workshop and hearing on Jan. 8 in Rigby regarding a request from the Morning View Water Company to
increase its rates and charges for water service.
ln June of 2019, Morning View applied to the commission to increase rates. The company said the
increase was needed because of decreased water usage during the summer months, an inadequate rate
of return established in the company's previous rate case and unanticipated expenses such as water
testing and pipeline repairs.
The public workshop and hearing will be Wednesday, Jan. 8, in the upstairs meeting room (annex) at the
Jefferson County Courthouse in Rigby, 210 Courthouse Way, Suite 240. The public workshop starts at
5:30 p.m. Morning View customers and others interested in the proposed rate changes will have the
opportunity to ask commission staff about Morning View's application to increase rates and what staff
recommends. Representatives from Morning View also will be available.
The public hearing starts at 7:00 p.m. Commissioners with the PUC will take testimony from those
wishing to submit verbal comments.
Written comments are due Wednesday, Jan. 8. Comments should contain Case No. MNV-W-19-01 and
this text: "ln the Matter of Morning View Water Company's Application for Authority to lncrease its
Rates and Charges for Water Service in ldaho." Comments can be mailed to: Commission Secretary,
ldaho Public Utilities Commission, P.O. Box 83720, Boise, lD 83720-0074. The commission's address for
express mail is: 11331 W. Chinden Boulevard, Building 8, Suite 201-A, Boise, lD 83714. Comments also
should be mailed to Nolan Gneiting, Morning View Water Company, P.O. Box 598, Rigby, lD 83442, or e-
mailed to [e-mail]. Comments also can be e-mailed to the ldaho Public Utilities
Commission. Please visit www.puc.idaho.gov and click on the "Consumers" tab, then click on the "Utility
Case Comment or Question Form" and complete the comment form using case number MNV-W-19-01.
For additional information on Morning View's application, please visit www.puc.idaho.gov and click on
the Open Cases link underneath the Water heading. Scroll down to MNV-W-19-01.