20231227CDS Press Release.pdf

Case No. SWS-23-02
Order No. 36034
Contact: Adam Rush
Office: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

NEWS RELEASE: Public comment period opens on northern Idaho water utility’s application to
increase hook-up fees.

BOISE (Dec. 27, 2023) – The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is accepting comments on an
application from CDS Stoneridge Utilities to increase hook-up fees for new customers.

The utility, which serves customers in Bonner County, said it no longer had in-house contractors
that were able to perform hook-ups for new customers.
After reviewing its costs that included third-party bids for new connections from 2021 to 2023, it
determined certain increases were needed.

CDS also said new homes in the area typically request 1-inch service meters instead of the ¾-
inch meter that had been used.

Written comments are being accepted until Feb. 15, 2024. Comments are required to be filed
through the commission’s website or by e-mail unless computer
access is not available. To comment electronically, please visit puc.idaho.gov. Click on the “Case
Comment Form” link on the upper left side of the page and complete
it using case number SWS-W-23-02. If filing by e-mail, comments are required to be submitted
to the commission secretary and CDS at the e-mail addresses listed below.
If computer access is not available, comments can be mailed to the commission and CDS at these
addresses:

For the commission:

Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
[e-mail]

Street address for express mail:

11331 W. Chinden Blvd.
Building 8, Suite 201-A
Boise, ID 83714

For CDS Stoneridge Utilities:

Teresa Zamora
Administrative Assistant
CDS Stoneridge Utilities, LLC
P.O. Box 298
Blanchard, ID 83804
[e-mail]

Additional information is available at: puc.idaho.gov/case/Details/7208.