20080619Complaint.pdf

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Floating Feather Partners, LLC
10028 W. Cayuse Ln.Boise, Idaho 83714 19 Ar,c1 8: 16
Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: r;chfelixa~leone.net
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June 13,2008
Ms. Jean Jewel
Commission Secretar
Idaho Public Utilties Commission
POBox 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0074
FAX: [phone]
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Re: Floating Feather MHP, Connection to an Existing Water System
Dear Ms. Jewel:
I would like to fie a complaint with the Commission regarding our ability to connect the
Floating Feather Mobile Home Park (FFMHP) to Eagle Water Company's system (the
certificated supplier), and inform the commission ofthe emergencysituationatthe
FFMHP (uranium contamination in the :well providing drinking water to 74 homes). I
would like to request an expedited process totransferFFMHPinto United Water
Company's certification area to allow the most expedient connection to a safe water
sOurce for the tenants of the Park.
Background
I represent the Floating Feather Parers, LLC (buyers), who have the FFMHP under a
purchase contract with the Floating Feather Renta Co (sellers). We plan to close escrow
and complete our purchase of the park on June 30th, 2008. We are working on gaining
access to muncipal water with the full knowledge, support, and cooperation of the
sellers.
Floating Feather Mobile Home Park is under a DEQ consent order, dated October 10,
2007, due to uranium containation in the well. Floating Feather Rental Co. began
investigating containation mitigation options under the direction of the DEQ including
POU fitration. After entering into a purchase contract with Floating Feather Parers,
LLC, both entities continued investigation. It became apparent for a varety of reasons,
the most effective and effcient solution to the contamination problem, and the long term
provision of safe drinking water to the FFMHP residents, is connection to a municipal
water source. In Febru, we began discussions with waterproviders including Eagle
Water Co., United Water Co., and the City of Eagle. The City of Eagle and United Water
Co., while having infrastructue informed us that Eagle Water Co. is the certificated
provider. Eagle Water Co., worked with us to engineer a connection, but could not
proceed do to the moratorium on new connections resulting from their own Consent
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Order, placed upon them by the DEQ. Since Febru, we have waited while Eagle
Water worked though various scenarios/plans to satisfy the DEQ's requirements. Plans
have included acquisition by the city of Eagle and combination with their water system,
application for new well driling permits, pumping station construction, and interconnect
agreements with the City of Eagle and/or Garden City. Plans were updated it seems
weekly, and for the past four month's, we were always "a couple of weeks a way" from
permission.
I don't pretend to know all of the requirements or complexities necessary for the Eagle
Water Co. to address their system deficiencies. I do know that four months later, the
Company while apparently working very hard, is no closer to providing water to the park.
In the meantime, the residents, many of whom are lower income, have no viable option
but to continue to use and drink the contaminated water from the well. As no one knows
the exact levels of uranium that constitutes a health hazard, but every one knows that
uranum is dangerous, the residents are confused and afaid. They want (and deserve) a
committed plan to provide safe water. We are extremely frstrated that we cannot
provide such a commitment or a plan.
Request
United Water Co., like Eagle Water Co., has a water pipe on Horseshoe Bend Rd, directly
adjacent to the FFMHP. While they haven't discussed engineering a solution for us,
since we are not in their certificated area, they did indicate they have capacity adjacent to
the park. It is our belief that they represent the most expedient path to safe drinking
water for our tenants. We respectfully request an expedited process to recertify the
FFMHP into United Water Co.'s area, and allow immediate connection. I have informed
Ms. Tiffany Floyd of the DEQ of my intent to make this request. She indicated the DEQ
is in support. Please advise us of the next steps and of any information requirements you
may have.
Sincerely,
Rich Felix
Managing Member, Floating Feather Parters, LLC (Buyers)
cc: Dave Wagers, Floating Feather Renta Co. (Sellers)
Eileen Scott, Mgr., Floating Feather Mobile Home Park
Guy Hendrcksen, Floating Feather Parners, LLC
Gary Brown, Floating Feather Parers, LLC
Tom Houlihan, Floating Feather Parers, LLC
Tiffany Floyd, Idaho Deparment of Environmental Quality
Randy Lobb, Idaho Public Utilties Commission