20060407Decision memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:CO MMISSI 0 NER KJELLAND ER
CO MMISSI 0 NER SMITH
CO MMISSI 0 NER HANSEN
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
FROM:SCOTT WOODBURY
DATE:APRIL 5, 2006
SUBJECT:CASE NO. FLS-05-1 (Falls Water)
GENERAL RATE CASE
On November 4, 2005 , Falls Water Company, Inc. (Falls Water; Company) filed a
general rate case with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Commission).
On November 28, 2005, the Commission issued Notices of Application and
Intervention Deadline in Case No. FLS-05-1. The deadline for filing interventions was
Friday, December 23 2005. No party requested intervention.
On January 25 , 2006 Commission Staff conducted a public workshop for Falls
Water customers in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The public workshop offered the public and customers of
Falls Water an opportunity to meet with Commission Staff, ask questions and receive
information regarding Falls Water s Application.
On March 15 , 2006, a public hearing was held in Idaho Falls to obtain public
testimony. In addition to the public workshop and hearing, the Commission also provided an
opportunity to submit written comments. Comments were filed by Commission Staff and
customers of Falls Water. The Company was provided until March 24 to file reply comments.
The Company filed reply (rebuttal) comments and filed a correction to its comments on March
29.
COMMISSION DECISION
Falls Water has requested an increase in rates and charges. The decision record
before the Commission includes the filed comments of Commission Staff, a related
memorandum dated March 14 correcting a computational error, the rebuttal comments of Falls
DECISION MEMORANDUM
Water filed March 24 and a related correction filed March 29 2006. Filed also for Commission
consideration and part of the record in this case are written comments of customers and a
transcript of the March 15, 2006 public hearing.
Scott D. Woodbury
blslM:FLS-O5-sw2
DECISION MEMORANDUM