20090910notice_of_public_workshop_order_no_30897.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
September 10 2009
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF BAR CIRCLE S" WATER COMPANY
INC. FOR AN ORDER AUTHORIZING AN
INCREASE IN THE COMPANY'S RATES
AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE IN
THE STATE OF IDAHO
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC WORKSHOP
CASE NO. BCS-09-
ORDER NO. 30897
On June 19, 2009, Bar Circle "S" Water Company, Inc. (Bar Circle "; Company)
filed an Application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Commission) for authority to
increase the water rates it charges its customers by approximately 119%. The Company also
requests changes in certain non-recurring charges.
Bar Circle "S" is a water utility that provides water service to approximately 160
residential and commercial customers on the Rathdrum Prairie approximately 15 miles northwest
of Coeur d' Alene in Kootenai County, Idaho. Certificate of Convenience and Necessity No. 296.
The Company s principal office and place of business is located at 2953 North Government
Way, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho.
On July 15, 2009, the Commission issued a Notice of Application in Case No. BCS-
09-02 and suspended the Company s proposed August 1 2009, effective date.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a public workshop has been scheduled for
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2009, AT 7:00 P.M. AT RATHDRUM CITY HALL,
8047 WEST MAIN STREET, RATHDRUM, IDAHO The purpose of this public workshop
will be for Commission Staff to dispense information concerning the Company s Application
and to obtain input from the public prior to filing its comments or testimony in this case. The
Company s customers and any other interested members of the public are encouraged to attend.
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that all workshops in this matter will be held in
facilities meeting the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Persons needing the help of a sign language interpreter or other assistance in order to participate
in or to understand testimony and argument at a public hearing may ask the Commission to
provide a sign language interpreter or other assistance at the hearing. The request for assistance
NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP
ORDER NO. 30897
must be received at least five (5) working days before the hearing by contacting the Commission
Secretary at:
IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
PO BOX 83720
BOISE, IDAHO 83720-0074
[phone] (Telephone)
[phone] (FAX)
Mail: secretary~puc.idaho.gov
YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that the Company s Application in Case No.
BCS-09-02 and supporting exhibits may be viewed on-line at www.puc.idaho.gov by clicking
on "File Room" and then "Water Cases" or can be viewed during regular business hours at the
Commission offices, 472 West Washington Street, Boise, Idaho or at the Company s principal
office and place of business located at 2953 North Government Way, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
ORDER
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this /0"""
day of September 2009.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOP
ORDER NO. 30897