20060511Decision memo.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:CO MMISSI 0 NER KJELLAND ER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER HANSEN
COMMISSION SECRETARY
LEGAL
WORKING FILE
FROM:HARRY HALL
DATE:MAY 11, 2006
RE:FALLS WATER GENERAL RATE CASE
CASE NO. FLS-05-
On November 4 2005 , Falls Water Company, Inc. (Falls Water; Company) filed a general
rate case with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Commission) authority to increase its revenue
requirement by $258 363 (48.2%). On November 28 2005 , the Commission issued Notices of
Application and Intervention Deadline in Case No. FLS- W -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 infonnation
regarding Falls Water s Application.
On March 15 , 2006, a public hearing was held in Idaho Falls to obtain public testimony.
addition to the public workshop and hearing, the Commission also provided an opportunity to
submit written comments. Comments were filed by Commission Staff and by customers of Falls
Water. The Company was provided until March 24, 2006 to file reply comments. The Company
filed reply (rebuttal) comments and filed a correction to its comments on March 29 2006.
On April 27, 2006, the Commission issued Order No. 30027 approving a revenue
requirement of $684 604, an increase of 14.39% in authorized annual revenues for Falls Water
Company, Inc. In that Order the Commission also approved a $15 Field Collection Charge in lieu
oftenninating service for non-payment.
DECISION MEMORANDUM - 1 -MAY 11 2006
Falls Water Company has submitted tariffs in response to that Order, which are attached and
include:
Schedule R-, Residential Metered service for all metered residential customers
Schedule R- 2, Residential Flat Rate
Schedule R-, Residential Multi-Family Metered Service
Schedule RC-, Metered Commercial Service
Schedule No. M, Non Recurring Charges
Staff finds that the tariffs submitted are in compliance with Order No. 30027 and
recommends that the tariffs be approved as submitted.
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DECISION MEMORANDUM - 2 -MAY 11 2006
lrariffNo. 1
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FALLS WATER COMPANY, INC.
SCHEDULE NO. R-1
RESIDENTIAL METERED SERVICE
RATE:$11.53 PER BILLING CYCLE MINIMUM CHARGE $0.48
PER THOUSAND GALLONS ADDITIONAL FOR ALL
WATER USED IN EXCESS OF 12.000 GALLONS PER
BilLING CYCLE.
AVAJLABLE TO ALL RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS EXCEPT THOSE
QUALIFYING FOR RATE SCHEDULE R-
Issued: April 28, 2006 Effective: April 1, 2006
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Tariff No. 2
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FALLS WATER COMPANY, INC.
SCHEDULE NO. R-2
RESIDENTIAL FLAT RATE SERVICE
RATE:$20.17 PER MONTH
AVAILABLE TO ALL RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WITHOUT METERS
LOCATED IN THE SW114 OF SECTION 14. T. 2 N., R. 38 E.
BONNEVilLE COUNTY; IDAHO (MOBILE HOME ESTATES
SUBDIVlSION. MONTE ViSTA ESTATES; AND FIRST STREET MOBILE
PARK). Planned metering of this area will move customers to the
Schedule No. R.1 Residential Metered tariff as meters are installed for the
homes.
Issued: April 28,2006 Effective: April!) 2006
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FAllS WATER COMPANY. INC.
SCHEDULE NO. R-3
RESIDENTIAL MUL TI-FAMll Y
RATE:$11.53 PER BILLING CYCLE MINIMUM CHARGE $0.
PER THOUSAND GALLONS ADDITIONAL FOR AlL
WATER USED IN EXCESS OF 12.000 GALLONS PER
BilLING CYCLE.
METERS ARE READ YEAR ROUND.
AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTIAL DUPLEXES, FOUR-PlEXES. AND
APARTMENT BUILDINGS WHERE INDMDUAL UNITS IN A BUilDING
ARE NOT METERED SEPERATElY OR UVING UNITS CANNOT BE
SOLD SEPERATEl Y. RATES WILL BE BASED ON A PER BUILDING
METERED BASIS.
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Issued: April 28, 2006 Effective: April 1, 2006
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FALLS WATER COMPANY, INC.
SCHEDULE NO. C-
METERED COMMERCIAL SERVICE READ YEAR--ROUND
RATE:$11.53 PER BILLING CYCLE MINIMUM CHARGE $0.48
PER THOUSAND GALLONS ADDITIONAL FOR ALL
WATER USED IN EXCESS OF 12,000 GALLONS PER
BILLING CYCLE.
AVAILABLE TO ALL NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS.
Issued: AprU 28, 2006 Effective: April!, 2006
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FALLS WATER COMPANY. INC.
Original Sheet No.
SCHEDULE NO. M
NON-RECURRING CHARGES:
RE-CONNECT FEES:
During office hours
Afteroffice hours
$ 20.
$ 40.
FIELD COLLECTION FEE:
Fee assessed when a personal visit is made by a Company
representative in order to terminate servfcefor non-payment of the
account and the customer at such time makes a partial or full
payment on the bill.
Field Collection Fee $ 15.
HOOKUP CHARGES:
%" Meter
1" Meter
1 Yz" Meter
2" Meter
$500 .
$600.
$825.
$900.
The Company shall follow the "Rules and Regulations of the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission Governing Customer Relations of Natural Gas, Electric and Water Public
Utilities Under the Jurisdiction of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
Issued: April 28~ 2006 Effective: Aprill~ 2006
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