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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230804News Release.pdf1 Case No. KHW-W-23-01 Order No. 35871 Contact: Adam Rush Office: (208) 334-0339 E-mail: adam.rush@puc.idaho.gov NEWS RELEASE: Public workshop scheduled on proposed water rate increase. BOISE (Aug. 4, 2023) – Idaho Public Utilities Commission staff will hold an online public workshop in mid-August to share information on an application from Kootenai Heights Water System to increase the rates it charges for water service. The utility is proposing to increase the residential flat rate it charges customers from $38.50 per month to $57.65 per month. At the workshop, commission staff will present an overview of the utility’s application and answer questions. The workshop will be Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, 6:30 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time. To participate over the phone, please call 1-415-655-0001 and enter meeting number 2633 940 2402 when prompted. To participate online, please visit idahogov.webex.com and enter meeting number 2633 940 2402 (no spaces between numbers). Then, click on the green “Join” button. At the next window, please enter this password: TuesdayWorkshop. Next, please click on the green “Join Webinar” button. At the next window, please enter your name and e-mail address, and then click on the “Next” button. Then click on the green “Join Webinar” button. Written comments on the utility’s application are being accepted until Sept. 20, 2023. Comments are required to be filed through the commission’s website or by e-mail unless computer access is not available. If using the commission’s website, please visit puc.idaho.gov and click on the “Case Comment Form” link on the upper left side of the page. Please use case number KHW-W- 23-01 when filling out the form. Those submitting comments using e-mail are required to send them to the commission secretary and Kootenai Heights Water at the e-mail addresses listed below. If computer access is not available, comments can be mailed to the commission and the utility at these addresses: For the commission: Commission Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0074 2 secretary@puc.idaho.gov Street address for express mail: 11331 W. Chinden Blvd. Building 8, Suite 201-A Boise, ID 83714 For Kootenai Heights Water System: Water Systems Mgt., Inc. Jeff Cowley Bob Hansen 67 Wild Horse Trail Sandpoint, ID 83864 wsmibob@aol.com jeff.cowley@usa.com For additional information on the application, please visit: puc.idaho.gov/case/Details/7017.