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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230801Decision Memo.pdfDECISION MEMORANDUM 1 DECISION MEMORANDUM TO: COMMISSIONER ANDERSON COMMISSIONER HAMMOND COMMISSIONER LODGE COMMISSION SECRETARY COMMISSION STAFF LEGAL FROM: CLAIRE SHARP DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL DATE: AUGUST 1, 2023 SUBJECT: IN THE MATTER OF FALLS WATER CO., INC.’S APPLICATION FOR THE AUTHORITY TO INCREASE ITS RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICE IN THE STATE OF IDAHO; CASE NO. FLS-W-23-01. On May 12, 2023, Falls Water Co., Inc., (“Company”) applied to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (“Commission”) for authorization to raise the rates it charges for water service. The Company requests an approximate 44.3% increase in revenue collected and a 7.71% rate of return. The Company requested a July 1, 2023, effective date. On June 5, 2023, the Commission issued a Notice of Application, Notice of Intervention Deadline, and suspended the Company’s proposed effective date for 30 days plus five months pursuant to Idaho Code § 61-622. Order No. 35806. No one intervened. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff informally conferred with the Company and recommends the Commission issue a Notice of a Customer Workshop for August 16, 2023, and a Notice of Modified Procedure establishing deadlines of October 12, 2023, for public comments and November 2, 2023, for the Company’s reply. COMMISSION DECISION Does the Commission wish to schedule a Customer Workshop for August 16, 2023, and issue a Notice of Modified Procedure establishing deadlines of October 12, 2023, for public comments and November 2, 2023, for the Company’s reply? _____________________________ Claire Sharp Deputy Attorney General I:\Legal\WATER\FLS-W-23-01\memos\FLSW2301_dec2_cs.doc