19971121.docx

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER HANSEN
COMMISSIONER NELSON
COMMISSIONER SMITH
MYRNA WALTERS
TONYA CLARK
DON HOWELL
STEPHANIE MILLER
DAVE SCHUNKE
RANDY LOBB
BOB SMITH
DAVID SCOTT
WORKING FILE
FROM:SCOTT WOODBURY
DATE:NOVEMBER 21, 1997
RE:CASE NO. GNR-W-97-2
CERTIFICATE APPLICATION—HIDDEN SPRINGS
MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE WITH CASE NO. UWI-W-97-3
On November 10, 1997, Hidden Springs Water Co., LLC (Hidden Springs) filed an Application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Commission) requesting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to serve the proposed Hidden Springs community in Ada County, Idaho.  The community will consist of approximately 915 residential units, a limited amount of commercial developments (approximately 100,000 square feet), and public facilities including a school, community center, park, playing fields and fire station.
The Commission is apprised that United Water Idaho Inc. has a pending Certificate Application before the Commission to serve the same area.  Reference UWI-W-97-3.  Hidden Springs requests that the two cases be consolidated.  
Based on conversations with United Water and Hidden Springs, Staff recommends that the Motion to Consolidate be granted, that the Application of Hidden Springs and Order of Consolidation be noticed, an intervention deadline be set and that a prehearing conference be scheduled to establish further procedure.  
Commission Decision
Re: Motion to Consolidate?
Re: Notices of Application, intervention deadline and prehearing conference?

Scott Woodbury
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