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BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED SALE OF THE ALGOMA WATER SYSTEM.
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CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND
NECESSITY NO. 396

IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the public convenience and necessity requires the Neu family, Christopher and Kate Neu and Larry and Colleen Neu dba Algoma Water Company (or a name of their choosing), their successors and assigns to hold, construct, or otherwise acquire, to maintain and to operate a water system and water supply to that certain territory in Bonner County, Idaho described as the Algoma Addition; South 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 16, Township 56 North, Range 2 West, Boise Meridian located in Bonner County, Idaho, as recorded in the Bonner County Recorder Office. This certificate is for such purpose to own, hold, construct or otherwise acquire and to maintain and operate within said territories water wells, reservoirs, tanks, towers, stand pipes, collectors, settling basins, galleries and other works and structures, and also to lay, take up, repair, renew, extend, alter, maintain and operate water mains, pipes, conduits, aqueducts, hydrants and other appliances, equipment and facilities in, upon, over, under, along, through and across all streets, avenues, alleys, streams, highways, roads and other public places in said territory as the same now exists or may hereafter be extended, laid out or established, and to exercise the rights and privileges granted, or to which may hereafter be granted the Neus, their successors or assigns, by any franchise conferred by the state of Idaho or any political subdivision thereof.
This Certificate is predicated upon and issued pursuant to Order No. 29013 of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission dated May ___, 2002 to which reference is hereby made.

DATED at Boise, Idaho, this day of May 2002.

PAUL KJELLANDER, PRESIDENT

MARSHA H. SMITH, COMMISSIONER

DENNIS S. HANSEN, COMMISSIONER

ATTEST:

Jean D. Jewell
Commission Secretary

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