20230502Notice_of_Suspension_of_Proposed_Effective_Date_Order_No_35766.pdf

NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
ORDER NO. 35766 1
Office of the Secretary
Service Date
May 2, 2023
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF ALGOMA WATER’S
APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO
INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES FOR
WATER SERVICE IN THE STATE OF
IDAHO
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CASE NO. AWS-W-23-01

NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF
PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE

ORDER NO. 35766

On March 7, 2023, Algoma Water System dba Algoma Water (“Company” or “Algoma”)
applied to change rates for its residential and commercial customers.1 Application at 1. The
Company proposes to increase rates for residential customers to $54.00 per month and increase
rates for commercial customers to $89.00 per month. Id. The Company’s Application includes its
rate calculation and several exhibits. The Company did not request an effective date in its
Application. In a filing made on April 7, 2023, the Company requested a June 1, 2023, effective
date. This request was not considered by the Commission at its April 10, 2023, Decision Meeting.
At the Commission’s April 25, 2023, Decision Meeting, the Commission considered
Staff’s recommendation to suspend the Company’s effective date for 30 days and five months,
consistent with Idaho Code § 61-622(4).
With this Order the Commission issues a Notice of Suspension of the Proposed Effective
Date.
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
The Company filed its Application on March 7, 2023. On April 7, 2023, the Company
proposed a June 1, 2023, effective date. The Commission finds that Algoma’s proposed effective
date does not provide adequate time for Commission Staff and interested persons to evaluate the
Company’s proposal. Pursuant to Idaho Code § 61-622, the Commission suspends the proposed
changes for thirty (30) days and five (5) months or until the Commission enters an order accepting,
rejecting, or modifying the proposed rate increases.

1 The Company’s Application was not entered into the Commission’s case management system until April 6, 2023.
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF PROPOSED EFFECTIVE DATE
ORDER NO. 35766 2

ORDER
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the June 1, 2023, effective date that Algoma proposes for
its rate increases is suspended for thirty (30) days plus five (5) months or until the Commission
enters an earlier order accepting, rejecting, or modifying the proposed rate increases.
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 2nd day of
May 2023.

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ERIC ANDERSON, PRESIDENT

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JOHN R. HAMMOND JR., COMMISSIONER

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EDWARD LODGE, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

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Jan Noriyuki
Commission Secretary

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