20081202notice_of_application_bcs.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
December 2, 2008
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF BAR CIRCLE S" WATER COMPANY
TO AMEND ITS CERTIFICATE OF
CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
CASE NO. BCS-O8-
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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on November 21, 2008, Bar Circle "S" Water
Company (Bar Circle "Company) filed an Application with the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission (Commission) requesting authority to amend its Certificate of Convenience and
Necessity No. 296 to include a new subdivision, Double T Estates in Kootenai County, Idaho.
Idaho Code ~ 61-526; IDAPA 31.01.01.112.
Bar Circle "S" Water Company provides water service to the Bar Circle "S" Ranch
subdivision located on the Rathdrum Prairie in Kootenai County, Idaho approximately seven
miles north of the City of Coeur d' Alene. The Company currently serves approximately 156
residential customers and one commercial customer. Residential customers are typically located
on five-acre lots.
An application and plat map for a new subdivision, Double T Estates, has been filed
with Kootenai County for approval. The final plat has not yet been approved but approval is
expected soon and construction should begin in the next few months. The new subdivision is
located on approximately 237 acres in a portion of the West Yz of Section 14, Township 52
North, Range 4 West of the Boise Meridian (WYz S14, T52N, R4W, BM) in Kootenai County,
Idaho. This subdivision is located approximately 1 300 lineal feet from the existing Bar Circle
S" service area at the Ohio Match Road and Ramsey Road intersection. A vicinity map is
attached to the Company s Application and shows the location of the existing service area and
the proposed new subdivision. Also attached is a copy of the proposed plat map of the new
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subdivision. A final approved plat map complete with detail of the location of all water system
installations will be provided to the Commission when completed.
Bar Circle "S" recently commissioned a hydraulic engineering study of its water
system by Toothman-Orton Engineering. The new subdivision will contain 47 five-acre
residential home sites. The hydraulic modeling study performed by the consulting engineers
determined there is adequate capacity on the Company s existing system to serve this new
subdivision without the need for construction of additional source of supply or reservoir
facilities.
Construction costs of the water distribution system including mains, valves, fire
hydrants, customer service line taps, meter boxes, meter bases and the line extension required to
interconnect to the existing water system will be paid by the subdivision developer and
contributed to Bar Circle "S" Water Company. The only cost to be borne by the Company will
be the cost of meters at the time a property is developed and service is requested. Addition of
this service area to the existing system will have no adverse effect on the Company s existing
customers.
The Company is not aware of any other water company in the vicinity of the new
subdivision that would be willing and able to provide service to the area being developed.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission has reviewed the filings of
record in Case No. BCS-08-0l. The Commission has preliminarily determined that the public
interest regarding the Company s Application to expand its certificated area of service to include
the Double T Estate Subdivision in Kootenai County, Idaho may not require a hearing to
consider the issues presented and that issues raised by the Application may be processed under
Modified Procedure , by written submission rather than by hearing. Reference Commission
Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.201-204.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Commission may not hold a hearing on
the issues presented in this proceeding unless it receives written protests or comments opposing
the use of Modified Procedure and stating why Modified Procedure should not be used.
Reference IDAPA 31.01.01.203.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the deadline for filing written comments or
protests with respect to the Application and the Commission s use of Modified Procedure in
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Case No. BCS-08-0l is Thursday, January 15, 2009. Persons desiring a hearing must
specifically request a hearing in their written protest or comments.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that if no written comments or protests are
received within the deadline, the Commission will consider the matter on its merits and enter its
Order without a formal hearing. If comments or protests are filed within the deadline, the
Commission will consider them and in its discretion may set the matter for hearing or may
decide the matter and issue its Order based on the written positions before it. Reference IDAP
31.01.01.204.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that written comments concerning Case No. BCS-
W -08-01 should be mailed to the Commission and the Company at the addresses reflected
below.
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0074
Robert N. Turnipseed
Bar Circle "S" Water Company
PO Box 1870
Hayden, ID 83835
E-mail: avondalecon~verizon.net
Street Address for Express Mail:
472 W. Washington Street
Boise, ID 83702-5918
Robert E. Smith
2209 N. Bryson Road
Boise, ID 83713
E-mail: utilitygroup~yahoo.com
All comments should contain the case caption and case number shown on the first page of this
document.Persons desiring to submit comments via e-mail may do so by accessing the
Commission s home page located at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click the "Comments and Questions
icon, and complete the comment form, using the case number as it appears on the front of this
document. These comments must also be sent to the Applicant at the e-mail addresses listed
above.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Application in Case No. BCS-08-
may be viewed at www.puc.idaho.gov by clicking on "File Room" and "Water Cases " or can be
viewed during regular business hours at the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, 472 West
Washington Street, Boise, Idaho and at the Company s office located at 2953 North Government
Way, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho.
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DATED at Boise, Idaho this Jl\day of December 2008.
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