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2626 Eldorado Boise, Idaho 83704
Telephone [phone]
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 Case No. CAP-07-
Attn: Commission Secretary
January 9, 2007
Subject: Application for Approval of Customer Refunds.
Dear Commission:
During the course of Capitol Water Corporations recent Rate Case No. CAP-06-, an
error in the Company s computer billing system was discovered. During the period from
December 1 , 2003 through September 1 , 2006, the company s metered customers were
incorrectly billed. The total over billing for this nearly three year period was
approximately $65 000.00. With this filing, the Company proposes a program to refund
to customers the overcharges as follows.
1. There are 99 customers currently connected to the water system to whom the
Company owes a refund of$lOO.OO or less. The Company proposes to make an
immediate credit to each ofthese customers' accounts for the amount of overcharge due
them. The total amount of these credits equal $3 584.97.
2. There are 18 former customers no longer taking service from the company to whom
the Company owes refunds totaling $2 269.30. The Company proposes to exercise due
diligence to locate these customers and issue them refund checks. In the event the
customers cannot be located within one year, the Company proposes to transfer to the
Company s surcharge account funds equal the amount of these refunds due.
3. There are 13 former customers who were in arrears on their accounts with the
Company at the time they ceased to be customers. The total amount of these accounts in
arrears total $138.40. The Company proposes to reduce any refunds due these customers
by the amount oftheir past due accounts. The $2 269.30 identified in Number 2 above
has been reduced by this amount.
4. Finally, the Company owes refunds to 112 customers in amounts greater than $100
each that in the aggregate total $58 937.26. The Company proposes to refund the
overcharges to these customers through billing credits each month over a thirty six month
period. The total credits will be calculated as an amortization of the refund principal due
together with interest at the Commission s approved rate for customer deposits of5%.
The montWy billing credits will reduce the company s revenues by $1 767.51 each month
for the next 36 months.
The Company would like to make immediate refunds to all of its customers but cash flow
restraints make such a program impossible for the Company to accommodate. Had the
billing error been discovered at an earlier date, the total overcharges would have been
much less, the Company would have recorded less revenue and would have seen the need
to file a rate case application with the Commission at an earlier date.
Attached to this request is a schedule showing each customer account and the refunds
due. Customer names and meter numbers have been omitted in the interest of privacy.
Also included for the Commission Staffs review is a computer disc with a file in Excel
format that provides the meter number detail omitted on the printed schedule.
The Company requests that the Commission proceed with this application under modified
procedure and approve the refund proposal.
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Refund Due Customers
Check or
T alai One TIme Credit to Credit to Amortize accumulated
2004 2005 2006 Refund Crecflt to Surcharge Bad Debt Refund Amount
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12.10..23.23.423.
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10.13.2421 13.471.
9..15.24.24.496.
3..20.123 25.25.521.
12..13.2523 25.546.
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1..12.11.26..26.598.
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14.12.27..27..651..
16.10.21.27.679.
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16..6..31.31..827.
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5..14.13.33..33..892.
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1921 18.37..14.23.$ 1 031.
23.15.38.38.$ 1,069.
3925 3925 3925 $ 1 108.
16.1128 11..39..39.$ 1 148.
100 26.13.39.39.$ 1 181.
101 19.20.39.35.$ 1 227.
102 11.14.14.40..40..$ 1 268.
103 20.14.41.41.$ 1,310.
104 20.23.43.43..$ 1 ,353.
Capitol Water Corp.
Refund Due Customers
Check or
T alai One TIme Credit to Credit to Amortize accumulated
2004 2005 2006 Refund Crecflt to Surcharge Bad Debt Refund Amount
Overcharge Due Customer At:D.Collectable 3 7--- ~ 5'%
105 13.22 12.18..44..44.$ 1 397.
106 11..18..17.41.26 4126 $ 1 444.
107 2..27.18.41..41..$ 1 492.
108 39.48.48.$ 1 541.
109 24.24.4929 4929 $ 1 590.
110 52.52.52.$ 1 643.
111 23.29..52.52.$ 1 696..
112 18..26.53.2321 3O.$ 1 7SO.
113 SO.54.54.$ 1 804.
114 1024 21..22..54.54.$ 1 859.
115 54.0..54.54..$ 1 913.
116 45.15.60..60.$ 1 974.
117 24..19.20.64.64..$ 2 039.
118 36.29.66.66.$ 2,105.
119 39.29.69..69.$ 2,175.
120 39..29.69.69..$ 2,244.
121 17..2024 36.73.73.$ 2 318.
122 1..46.29..18.78.$ 2 397..
123 14.63.78.78..$ 2 475.
124 31.23.24.80.80..2,555.18
125 12.39.29..81.81.$ 2.637..
126 81..81.81.$ 2 719.
127 35.19..28.83.83.$ 2 802.
128 33.29.21.84.84..$ 2 887.
129 42.42.93.93.$ 2 980.
130 12..44 46.34.94.94..$ 3 074..
131 49.28.16.94.94..$ 3 169.
132 40..33.21.95.9525 $ 3 264.
133 46.51.97.91.$ 3 362..
134 39.35.23.98..98..$ 3 460.
135 38.30.30.99.99.$ 3,560.
136 39..37.23..99..99..$ 3,659.
137 37.29.32..99.99.$ 3,759.
138 60..35..11.108.($3.24) $ 3 867.
139 38.41.29.11027 ($3.30) $ 3,977.
140 47.46..17..112.($3.37) $ 4 090.
141 3721 35..40.112.($3.38) $ 4 203.
142 46.19.52.118..83.3522 $ 4 321.
143 39.41.45..126.($3.79) $ 4 448.
144 38..47.44.131.($3.94) $ 4 579.
145 62..56 41.30.134.($4.03) $ 4 714.
146 49..50.36.136.($4.10) $ 4.851.
147 49.32.57..139..($4.18) $ 4 990.
148 47.48.46.141.($4.26) $ 5 132.
149 58.36.47.143.($4.29) $ 5,275.
150 57.SO.36.144..($4.33) $ 5,419.
151 37.5720 53.147.($4.42) $ 5 567.21
152 64.39.43.147.($4.43) $ 5,715.
153 6121 48.38.148..($4.44) $ 5 863.
154 101..45.148.($4.45) $ 6.011..
155 37.64.46.148..($4.45) $ 6,159..
156 52.55.43.1SO.($4.52) $ 6 310..
Capitol Water Corp.
Refund Due Customers
Check or
Total One TIme Credit to Credit to Amortize accumulated
2004 2005 2006 Refund Credit to Surcharge Bad Debt Refund Amount
Overcharge Due Customer Aa:t CoIIecIabIe 3 YCdII ~ 5%
157 $47.104.152.47.($3.14) S 6,463.
158 $63.45.45.154..($4.63) $ 6 617..
159 62..53.39.155.($4.66) S 6,773.
160 $83.72.156..($4.69) $ 6,929.
161 60.53.44.151.($4.73) $ 1,081.
162 89.44..24.158.($4.76) $ 7,246.
163 67.39..51.158.($4.77) $ 7 405.
164 92.68.160.($4.80) $ 7 565.
165 75.55.29.160..($4.81) $ 1 725.
166 60..52.48.161..($4.83) $ 7 886.
167 60..56.45.163.($4.90) $ 8 050.
168 60..62..43..166.($4.99) S 8,217.
169 65.54.SO.171.($5.13) S 8,388.
170 5328 53..68..114.($5.24) $ 8 562.
171 12..46 57.44.114.($5.24) $ 8,137.
172 83.54.38.176..12..$ 146.16.$ 8 914.
173 11..51.49.119.16.$ 162.$ 9,093.
174 97.51.42.192..($5.77) $ 9,285..
175 7726 43.72.193.($5.81) $ 9,479.
176 77..6821 48.194..($5.82) $ 9,613..
177 45..54.98.19829 ($5.94) S 9 87221
178 93..63.43.201.($6.02) $ 10,073.
179 91..70.42.204.10.$ 19428 S 10,277.
180 61.87.62..212.($6.37) $10.490.
181 65.86.63.215.($6.47) $10,705.
182 78.80.68..227.($6.83) $ 10 933..
183 106.72.56.235.($7.05) $11 169.
184 19.103.57.239.($7.17) $11 408.
185 67..124.71..262.93 ($7.88) $11 671.23
186 106.92..68.267..($8.01) $11,938.
187 94.84.87.267.($8.02) $12 206.
188 111..95..65.271..($8.12) S 12,417.
189 100.86.87.274.($8.22) $12 751.
190 114.92.70..216.1SO.($3.78) $13 028..
191 102..37 96.84.282..64 ($8.47) $13,310.
192 105..72..32 107.284.($8.54) $13,595..
193 121..10023 68.290.($8.70) $13 886.
194 128.8329 83.295..($8.84) $14 18124
195 112.102.82.297.($8.91) $14 418.
196 110..94..108.312.($9.38) $14 791.
197 96..113.110.319..($9.59) $15 111.
198 118.117.85.322.($9.65) $ 15,433.
199 124.125.74.23 324.($9.72) $ 15,757.
200 144.91.98.334.($10.03) $16 092.
201 141.116..79.337.($10.11) $16,429.
202 114..120..106.341..($10.23) $16 771.
203 14427 127.76.34825 ($10.44) $17,119.
204 131..129.101.362.($10.87) $17 482.
205 115.112.136.364.($10.91) $ 17 846.
206 146.12921 89.365.25 ($10.95) $18.211.
207 32.246.93.372.($11.16) $18,583.
208 146.126.100..313.($11.20) $ 18,957.
Capilol Water Corp.
Refund Due Customers
Check: or
Total One Time Credit to Credit to Amortize accumulated
2004 2005 2006 Refund Credit to Surcharge Bad Debt Refund Amount
Overcharge Due Customer N:d Collectable 3 Y'-' - 5%
209 146.134.100.381.($11.42) S 19,338.
210 141.12921 112..383.($11.49) $19 722.
211 148.121.119.395.15..($11.36) $20,111.
212 165.144.95.405..($12.14) $20,522.
213 165.151.93.410.($12.30) $ 20,932.
214 155..125..133.413.($12.40) $21 346.
215 174.108.132.415.($12.47) $21 762.
216 15827 159..100..418..($12.53) $22 180.
217 190.137.95.423.($12.70) $22 604.
218 146.149.128.424..($12.72) $ 23 028.
219 129..165.134.430.($12.89) $ 23,458.
220 208.224.433.($12.98) $ 23 891.
221 159.159.116.435.($13.05) $24 327.
222 184..166.10421 455.($13.64) $24.782.
223 161.163.132.463.($13.88) $25,245.
224 115.173.128..477.($14.30) $25.722.
225 179..185.144.509..($15.28) $ 26,232.
226 215.137..161.51423 ($15.41) $26 146.
227 162.215.138.516.($15.49) $ 27 263.
228 199.173.14623 518.($15.55) $27 782.
229 177.156.192.526.($15.77) $28 308.
230 188..175..169..534.($16.01) $28,842.
231 225.196.139.561.($16.83) $29,404.
232 189.166..21221 568.($17.02) $ 29,972.
233 205.228.15723 591.($17.74) $30,564.
234 20527 201.186.593..($17.79) $31 157.
235 181.238.174.595.($17.83) $ 31 752.
236 245.223.147.616..($18.49) $ 32 369.
237 227.26 173.254.655.($19.65) $33,025.
238 231.253.176.661..($19.83) $ 33 687.
239 249.223.193.666.$ 666.$ 34 353.
240 274..17922 234.68821 ($20.63) $ 35,041.
241 272.225.219.117.($21 .49) $ 35 758.
242 305.303.264.873..($26.18) $ 36 632.
243 31524 289.316.92123 ($27.61) $37 553.
244 425.35925 246..$ 1,031..$ 664.($11.82) $ 38 584.
245 378.357.366.$ 1 101.($33.02) $ 39,686.
246 36224 357.422.$ 1 142..($34.24) $40 828.
247 550.377.347.$ 1,274.($38.21) $42,103.
248 679..50127 509..$ 1 690.($50.67) $ 43,794.
249 637.575.549.$ 1,762..48 ($52.82) $ 45 556.
250 611.619..697.$ 1 928.($57.79) $47 485.
251 775.629.666.$ 2 071.($62.08) $49 556.
252 865.827.604.$ 2,297..($68.86) $ 51 854.
253 $ 1 636.$ 1 343.118.$ 4 099.($122.87) $ 55,953.
254 $ 3.281.$ 2 857.2.83126 $ 8 976.($269.02) $ 64 929.
$ 23 215.$21 946.$ 19,767.$64,929.$ 3,584.269.$ 138.$ (1 767.51)