20081126final_order_no_30690.pdf

Office of the Secretary
Service Date
November 26, 2008
BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
OF CAPITOL WATER CORPORATION TO
CANCEL THE SURCHARGES CURRENTLY
IN EFFECT IN THE STATE OF IDAHO ORDER NO. 30690
CASE NO. CAP-08-
On November 17, 2008, Capitol Water Corporation (Capitol Water; Company) filed
an Application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Commission) requesting
authorization to cancel the Commission-approved surcharges that are currently in effect for
Schedule 1 non-metered and Schedule 2 metered customers. Capitol Water provides water
service to approximately 2 560 residential and 150 commercial customers in the City of Boise
west bench area.
The Commission in Case No. CAP-02-, Order No. 29035, authorized Capitol
Water to incur $507 000 indebtedness to make certain capital improvements and repairs to the
Company s system and authorized a surcharge to pay the carrying cost of the debt ($3.
residential flat-rate surcharge and a metered commercial surcharge of 23.60%). By Order No.
29401 in Case No. CAP-03-1 the Commission increased the level of the surcharge upward by
$.45/month for flat rate customers and by 3.5 percentage points for metered customers.
The Company believes that it has now collected enough through the surcharges to
retire the underlying debt. The Company requests Commission approval to cease billing the
surcharges to customers effective with the December 2008 billings. The Company proposes to
submit a final reconciliation of the surcharge collections and disbursements when all final costs
are known.
Commission Findings
The Commission has reviewed the filings of record in Case No. CAP-08-01 and
the above-referenced Orders approving surcharges for Capitol Water. The Company requests
authority to terminate the Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 surcharges for an effective date of
December 1 2008. The Company contends that it has collected enough through the surcharge to
satisfy the loans and retire the debt. The Commission is informed that Staff has reviewed the
Company s books and recommends that the Company s Application be approved. The
ORDER NO. 30690
Commission finds it reasonable to approve the Company s Application without further notice or
procedure.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has jurisdiction over Capitol Water
Corporation, a water utility, and its Application in this case pursuant to the jurisdiction granted
under Title 61 of the Idaho Code and the Commission s Rules of Procedure IDAPA
31.01.01.000 et seq.
ORDER
In consideration of the foregoing and as more particularly described above, IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED and the Commission does hereby cancel the Capitol Water tariff Schedule
1 and Schedule 2 surcharges that are currently in effect for an effective date of December 1
2008. For purpose of clarification, the Commission expects that the surcharge will have been
applied to the November usage of all Capitol Water s metered and unmetered customers.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED and Capitol Water Corporation is directed to submit a
final reconciliation of the surcharge collections and disbursements when all final costs are
known.
THIS IS A FINAL ORDER. Any person interested in this Order may petition for
reconsideration within twenty-one (21) days of the service date of this Order. Within seven (7)
days after any person has petitioned for reconsideration, any other person may cross-petition for
reconsideration. See Idaho Code ~ 61-626.
ORDER NO. 30690
DONE by Order of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission at Boise, Idaho this t,
day of November 2008.
MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER
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JIM KEMPTON SIONER
ATTEST:
bls/O:CAP-08-
ORDER NO. 30690