HomeMy WebLinkAbout20070914Decision memo.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
COMMISSIONER SMITH
COMMISSIONER REDFORD
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
FROM:DON HOWELL
DATE:SEPTEMBER 14, 2007
SUBJECT:PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR FALLS WATER COMPANY'S RATE
CASE, CASE NO. FLS-07-
On July 27 2007, Falls Water Company filed a general rate case Application seeking
authority to increase its metered rates an average of 46.2%. Falls Water serves approximately
200 customers near Ammon and Idaho Falls. Because the Company is in the process of
installing meters for its current flat-rate customers, the Company is not requesting any increase
in its flat rate service under Schedule R-2. The Company anticipates that it will have converted
all of its existing flat-rate customers to metered service by mid-2008.
In Order No. 30404, the Commission issued a Notice of Application and suspended
the proposed rates for a period of 30 days plus 5 months. The Commission also set a deadline
for intervention of August 28, 2007. No persons petitioned for intervention. On September 4
2007, the Commission Secretary issued the Notice of Parties consisting of the Company and the
Staff.
Pursuant to the Commission s direction, the Staff and the Company reached
agreement on how the case should be processed and on a proposed schedule. The parties
recommend that the rate case be processed under Modified Procedure with the Commission
holding a public hearing in Idaho Falls. The proposed schedule (with a range of dates) is set out
below:
Action Date
November 12-2007
November 19-2007
Staff public workshop in Idaho Falls
Staff comments due
DECISION MEMORANDUM
Falls Water reply comments due
Public hearing in Idaho Falls
Final Order issue date
December 7, 2007
December 18 or 19, 2007
January 2, 2008
COMMISSION DECISION
Given the lack of intervenors and the parties' agreement , does the Commission wish
to process this matter under Modified Procedure with a public hearing?
Does the Commission adopt the schedule proposed by the Staff and the Company?
Anything else?
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DECISION MEMORANDUM
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Don Howell