20230612Comments_4.pdf

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The following comment was submited via PUCWeb:

Name: Ronald Grover
Submission Time: Jun 9 2023 2:57PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 3091 N 41 st E
Idaho Falls, ID 83401

Name of U�lity Company: Falls Water

Case ID: FLS-W-23-01

Comment: "I'm wri�ng to oppose the proposed rate increase by Falls Water. I understand that costs go
up, but 37-55% increase is excessive and unreasonable. Our lane was recently connected to Falls Water.
We expected our rates to go up some, as we would more have meters, instead of our community well. I
don't know that we would have voted to give up the water rights for our well, had this large of an
increase been presented. We are all for being careful with our water and think a higher rate for overuse
can be jus�fied and perhaps a much lesser increase in the base rate. Please reconsider this proposal."
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The following comment was submited via PUCWeb:

Name: Guillaume Giudicelli
Submission Time: Jun 9 2023 8:15PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 2516 E lincoln road
Idaho Falls, ID 83401

Name of U�lity Company: Idaho Falls Water Co.

Case ID: FLS-W-23-01

Comment: "To whom it may concern,

Out of the 19,000 gallons my current monthly bill of roughly $25 allows me to use, according to the
documents I receive every month, I only use around 1,000 every month.

Given that I only use around 5% of what my subscrip�on allows, I view extremely nega�vely a 40%
increase in the bill. If the fees are to increase at such an indecent rate, I would request that at least a
more reasonable low water volume op�on should be offered, with a constant or reduced fee, to spare
the increase for those with a moderate water usage.

In any case, 40% increase is around 32% higher than infla�on. This is sorely unjus�fied and very
surprising. This request for a price hike raises ques�ons. The current fee was already paying for
maintenance of our infrastructure, and part of the infrastructure is always aging, this is nothing new. This
demand likely means that maintenance needs have been neglected for years, with a budget 40% or so
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too low. I believe the Idaho Public U�li�es Commission should request an evalua�on of our water
infrastructure in Idaho Falls to understand whether the requested price hike is genuine or �ed to years of
neglect of the infrastructure.

Best regards,"
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The following comment was submited via PUCWeb:

Name: Robert McPherson
Submission Time: Jun 10 2023 4:18PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 11347 Augusta Drive
Idaho Falls, ID 83404

Name of U�lity Company: Falls Water

Case ID: FLS-W-23-01

Comment: "I believe the Falls Water rate increase is based on things that customers do not have a
responsibility to pay for. Why should we, as customers, have to pay for their office building and land
($924,000), water rights ($738,450), distribu�on projects ($630,871), and office furniture ($264,974)?
This needs to be looked into closely to protect customers dependent on their water delivery service.
Local government is the only one with enough power to do this. Thank you. Bob McPherson"
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The following comment was submited via PUCWeb:

Name: Spencer McKerigan
Submission Time: Jun 11 2023 10:05PM
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]
Address: 2255 Gladys Dr.
Idaho Falls, ID 83401

Name of U�lity Company: Falls Water Co.

Case ID: FLS-W-23-01

Comment: "I have lived at this loca�on since 2016 and Falls Water Co. has been raising rates every year. I
understand the need for more infrastructure. I don't think the rate increase of 47.3% is jus�fied. The
county needs to make adjustments for the influx of people moving to the area. The real estate
developments are driving up prices on homes and u�li�es. They should be responsible for providing
funds for infrastructure before they add addi�onal subdivisions in the surrounding areas. The roads are
over congested, water and sewer are strained, next will be the power infrastructure that will need
upgraded. "
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