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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230926Decision Memo.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1 DECISION MEMORANDUM TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON COMMISSIONER HAMMOND COMMISSIONER LODGE COMMISSION SECRETARY COMMISSION STAFF LEGAL FROM: DAYN HARDIE DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL DATE: SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF ALGOMA WATER SYSTEM’S APPLICATION TO INCREASE RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS; CASE NO. AWS-W-23-01. On March 7, 2023, Algoma Water System dba Algoma Water (“Company”) applied to change rates for its residential and commercial customers.1 The Company proposes to increase rates for residential customers to $54.00 and increase rates for commercial customers to $89.00. The Company’s Application includes its rate calculation and several exhibits. The Company did not request an effective date in its initial filing. On April 7, 2023, the Company requested a June 1, 2023, effective date. Staff recommended the Commission suspend the Company’s proposed effective date for 30 days and five months, consistent with Idaho Code § 61-622(4). On April 18, 2023, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and set an intervention deadline for interested parties. Order No. 35745. No one intervened. On May 2, 2023, the Commission issued a Notice of Suspension of Proposed Effective Date. Order No. 35766. On June 27, 2023, the Commission issued a Notice of Modified Procedure setting public comment and Company reply deadlines. Order No. 35827. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Commission schedule a virtual public workshop on October 11, 2023, to be hosted by Staff, and a customer hearing on October 18, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. 1 The Company’s Application was not entered into the Commission’s case management system until April 6, 2023. DECISION MEMORANDUM 2 COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to schedule a virtual public workshop hosted by Staff on October 11, 2023, and a customer hearing at 1:00 p.m. on October 18, 2023? Dayn Hardie Deputy Attorney General I:\Legal\WATER\AWS-W-23-01\memos\AWSW2301_dec4_dh.docx