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 ×€€In€Order€No.œ26077,›€issued€œon€June›30,€1995,Ð   	 @   Ðthe€Commission€concluded€that€Packsaddle€is€a€public€œutility€pursuant€to€Title€61€of€the€Idaho€Code.›€ÏFollowing€an€evidentiary€œhearing€conducted€on€September€6,€1995,›€the€Commission€grantedÏPacksaddle€a€Certificate€of€Public€Convenience€and€Necessity€No.320€œto€operate€as€a€public€utility.ÏOn›€January€8,€1996,€œÔ# †  X\7  X  X X\7Ú  # ÔÔ ‡  X\7  X  X X\7 Ôthe€Commission€issued€Order€No.€26296,€establishing›€œrates€for€Packsaddle.›€€œÐ   	 à0#   Ðà    F àà    4 àOn›€January24,€1996,€Robert€L.€Young,€Sr.€(Young),€previously€an€intervenor€in€œthis›Ïcase,€filed€a€Petition€for€œReconsideration€of€Order€No.€26296.›€€On€January26,€1996,€Don€Lingle€andÏSusan€Patla€(Lingle/Patla),€representing€themselves€as€full„time€customers€of€Packsaddle,€also€filedÏa€œjoint€Petition›€for€Reconsideration€of€Order€No.€26296€and€requested€a€stay€of€the€rates€establishedÏin€that€Order.€€On€January30,€1996,€Packsaddle€filed€a€response€to€Youngððs€Petition.€€PacksaddleÏdid€not€file€a€response€to€œthe€Lingle/Patla›€Petition.€€This€Order€grants€both€Petitions€forÏReconsideration€by€rehearing,€but€denies€the€request€for€stay€of€the€established€œrates.›ÌÓ3   ° , X ° Ê ö	 ¸—X° F 4 3 ÓÔ# †  X\7  X  X X\7S  # ÔÔ ‡  X\7  X  X X\7 ÔòòœÌà@    ¢
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 ì àFINDINGS€OF€FACT€AND€CONCLUSIONS€OF€LAWˆÌóóÔ# †  X\7  X  X X\7ë  # ÔÔ ‡  X\7  X  X X\7 Ôà    Ê àòòIdaho€Codeóó€ðð€61„626€and€Commission€Rules€331„340›€œdescribe›€the€procedures€forÐ   	 ð&@"7   ÐReconsideration€of€Commission€Orders.€€They€state€that€any€corporation,€public€utility,€or€interestedÐ   	 X(¨#9   Ðperson€shall€have€the€right€to€file€a€petition€for€reconsideration€within€21€days€from€the€date€of€theÏOrder.€€Petitions€for€Reconsideration€must€set€forth€the€grounds€why€the€petitioners€contend€theÏOrder€is€unreasonable,€unlawful,€erroneous,€or€not€in€conformity€with€the€œlaw.€›€The€petition€mustÏgive€a€statement€of€the€nature€and€quantity€of€evidence€or€argument€the€petitioner€will€offer€ifÏreconsideration€is€granted.€€The€petitioner€must€also€state€œwhether›€œreconsideration€is€requested›€byÏevidentiary€hearing,€written€brief,€comments€or€interrogatories.€€œRule›€332€states€that€grounds€forÏreconsideration€or€issues€of€€reconsideration€that€are€not€supported€by€specific€explanation€may€beÏdismissed.Ìà    Ê àœRule›€333€and€òòIdaho€Code€óóðð€61„626€œfurther€states›€that€filing€a€petition€does€not€excuseÐ   	 ð@   Ðany€person€from€complying€with€the€original€order,€nor€does€it€stay€the€enforcement€of€the€rates.€ÏThe€Commission€may€stay€the€effectiveness€of€any€œorder›€by€a€subsequent€œorder›€if€asked€for€in€theÏpetition€for€reconsideration.€€Ô# †  X\7  X  X X\7p  # ÔÔ ‡  X\7  X  X X\7 ÔÐ   	 (x   ÐœÌÔ% €    Ôà    Ê àòòà@    ÀÀ ì àòòA.€Petitions€for€ReconsiderationóóÔ# †  X\7  X  X X\7Ù  # ÔóóÔ ‡  X\7  X  X X\7 ÔˆÐ   	 øH   Ð›à    Ê àœÔ# †  X\7  X  X X\7‰  # ÔÔ ‡  X\7  X  X X\7 ÔWe›€find€that€both€Young€and€Lingle/Patla€have€filed€timely€petitions€forÐ   	 `°   Ðreconsideration.€€Packsaddleððs€response€to€Youngððs€petition€was€timely€œfiled.€›€As€the€rules€specify,Ïany€interested€party€may€file€a€petition€for€reconsideration,€we€find€that€as€water€users€of€PacksaddleÏboth€Young€and€Lingle/Patla€are€interested€parties€and€have€proper€standing€for€reconsideration.€€Ìà    Ê àœAlthough€both€Petitions€are€€broadly€worded,€we€find€that€they€adequately€describeÏthose€portions€of€Order€No.€26296€that€the€Petitioners€believe€should€be€reconsidered€and€generallyÏindicate€the€type€of€evidence€that€would€be€offered€on€rehearing.€€We€find,€consequently,€that€theyÏsatisfy€the€requirements€of€Rules€331„340€and€hereby€grant€reconsideration€of€those€issues€outlinedÏabove.Ô# †  X\7  X  X X\7ï  # ÔÔ ‡  X\7  X  X X\7 ÔÐ   	  #ð,   ÐÔ# †  X\7  X  X X\7Y  # ÔÔ ‡  X\7  X  X X\7 Ôà    Ê àIn€its€response€to€Youngððs€Petition,€Packsaddle€contends€that€Young€is€attempting€toÐ   	 %X .   Ðsupplement€the€record€stipulated€to€by€the€parties€at€the€September€6,€1995€hearing€and€that€theÏissues€he€raises€are€without€foundation€and€should€not€be€addressed€unless€the€Commission€ð ðallowsÏthe€record€to€be€reopened.ðð€€Ô# †  X\7  X  X X\7°  # ÔResponse€at€p.€1.€€Having€found€that€there€is€good€cause€to€reconsiderÐ   	 @)$4   Ðâ
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 ¸—X° , X ° Ê ö	 ¸—X< Óà    4 àYoung€and€Lingle/Patla€raise€numerous€issues€asserting€that€the€Commissionððs€FindingsÏof€Fact€and€Conclusions€of€Law€contained€in€Order€No.26296€are€erroneous€and€contrary€to€law.ÏEssentially,€the€Lingle/Patla€Petition€makes€general€assertions€that€the€rates€established€forÏPacksaddle€are€too€high€in€comparison€to€other€water€utilities.€The€Young€Petition€is€somewhat€moreÏspecific€in€its€objection€to€certain€expense€and€capital€investment€items€that€were€included€inÏPacksaddleððs€rates.€€We€hereby€grant€reconsideration€on€the€following€issues.€€All€other€issues€raisedÏin€the€two€Petitions,€either€directly€or€indirectly,€are€hereby€denied€reconsideration.ÌÌÓ    € î€  Óòò1.€Rehabilitation€of€Well€No.1€in€Rate€Base.óó€€Ð   	 À   Ðà    4 àIn€Order€No.€€26296,€we€found€that€the€rehabilitation€of€Well€No.1,€including€the€newÏpump€in€that€well,€the€replacement€of€the€pressure€tank,€and€the€replacement€of€the€pressure€pump,Ïare€replacement€items€which€constitute€capital€investment€properly€included€in€the€Companyððs€rateÏbase.€€òòIdóó.€at€5.€€Young€requests€reconsideration€on€this€finding€alleging€that€the€replacement€of€thisÐ   	 `°   Ðequipment€was€ð ðincurred€when€an€improperly€drilled€well€collapsed€and€caused€the€motors€andÏpumps€to€burn€out.ðð€òòYoung€Affidavit€at€óó2.Ô ‡  X\7  X  X X\7 Ô€€He€contends,€therefore,€that€this€item€was€improperlyÐ   	 0€    Ðincluded€in€rate€base.Ì€Ìòò2.€Operating€Expense.óó€€Ð   	 h¸&   Ðà    4 àIn€Order€No.26296,€we€included€reasonable€compensation€for€labor€costs€to€maintainÏthe€system€and€a€reasonable€mileage€allowance€for€the€use€of€private€vehicles€to€perform€waterÏsystem€business€as€part€of€the€operating€costs€in€the€revenue€requirement.€€òòId.óó€at€6.€€Young€andÐ   	  #ð,   ÐLingle/Patla€maintain€that€annual€operating€expenses€are€excessive€based€on€the€number€ofÏcustomers€(27)€and€the€quality€of€the€system.€€òòYoung€Affidavit€at€óó3.€€òòLingle/Patla€Petition€aóót€2.Ð   	 p&À!0   ÐÌòò3.€Rate€Design.óó€€Ð   	 @)$4   Ðà    4 àThe€Commission€adopted€Staffððs€rate€design€of€calculating€the€27€customers€connectedÏto€the€water€system€for€part„time€or€seasonal€customers.€€The€10€seasonal€customers€were€equatedÐ   	 ,`'8   Ðto€7.5€full„time€customers€to€equal€a€total€of€24.5€full„time€customers€in€its€rate€design€calculation.€ÏOrder€No.26296€at€7.€€Young€alleges€there€is€an€error€in€the€calculation€of€full„time€and€seasonalÏcustomers€in€the€rate€design.€€òòYoung€Affidavit€aóót€3.Ð   	 €Ð   ÐòòÌÔ&  8 Ô4.€Estimated€Expense€vs.€Actual€Expense.óó€€Ð   	 P
    Ðà    4 àIn€calculating€Packsaddleððs€operating€expense,€Order€No.26296€adopted€Staffððs€estimateÏÔ'  8P
‹$   Ôof€anticipated€expenses€which€did€not€represent€actual€expense€incurred€by€Packsaddle.€€òòIdóó.€€at€6.€Ð   	  p   ÐThe€Order€states€ð ðThe€amount€seems€high€to€us€considering€the€number€of€customers€and€quality€ofÏthe€system.€€It€is,€however,€the€only€information€available€for€our€use€in€this€record.ðð€€òòIdóó.€Ð   	 ð@   ÐLingle/Patla€assert€the€rates€should€be€based€upon€actual€expense€rather€than€estimated€expense€and€Ïstate€that€they€will€submit€evidence€to€supplement€the€record.€€òòLingle/Patla€Petition€at€1.óóÐ   	 À   ÐÓ   î€  €  ÓÔ# †  X¼X  X  X X¼X™  # ÔòòÌà@    óó ì àòòB.›€Other€Issues€œRaised›€by€PetitionersóóˆÐ   	 à   Ðóóòò1.€Rates€of€Other€Utility€CompaniesóóÐ   	 øH   Ðà    4 àBoth€petitioners€raised€several€issues€that€will€not€be€considered€on€œrehearing.€BothÏpetitions€raise€the€issue€of€rates€for€other€utility€companies€to€compare€them€to€Packsaddle€rates.ÏSurveying›€what€other€utility€companies€charge€for€rates€is€not€useful€in€determining€rates€and€rateÏbase€for€œPacksaddle.€€A€utilityððs€rates€are›€derived€from€the€unique€facts€particular€to€œit€usingÏestablished€rules€and€ratemaking€procedures.€€òòSeeóó€e.g.,€Commission€Rules€for€Small€WaterÐ   	  P$   ÐCompany,€IDAPA€31.36.01.€›€œWe›€deny€rehearing€on€this€œissue.›€€œÌ›Ìœòò2.›€Return€on€equityóóÐ   	 8"ˆ*   Ðà    4 àBoth€œPetitioners›€raised€the€issue€of€the€appropriate€return€on€equity€used€in€CommissionÏOrder€No.26296.€€In€œrate€cases€involving€larger›€œutilities,›€the€cost€of€capital€issue€œcan€consume›Ïvoluminous€pages€of€testimony€based€on€the€opinions€of€experts€in€this€field.€€Corporations€whoÏtrade€stock€publicly€in€the€financial€marketplace€œlend›€themselves€to€detailed€analysis€using€numerousÏanalytical€tolls€and€data€bases.€€The€œCommission,›€in€œselecting€an€appropriate€rate€of€return€for€aÏâ
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 âMarket€data€and€data€bases€of€comparable€companies€are€not€available€œto›€perform€a€detailed€analysis.ÏThe€Commission€must€exercise€its€œjudgment›€based€upon€its€knowledge€of€the€utility€capital€marketsÏtaking€into€consideration€the€relative€financial€risks€associated€with€the€size€and€nature€of€theÏcompany€being€œconsidered.›€œ€We€find€that€our›€decision€in€this€case€to€grant€a€12%€return€on€the€rateÏbase€of€$3,282.12€is€œreasonable.›€€We€deny€rehearing€on€this€issue.€ÌÌòò3.€Certificate€of€Public€Convenience€and€NecessityóóÐ   	 ˆØ	   Ðà    4 àYoung€also€raises€the€issue€of€whether€the€Commission€should€have€issued€a€CertificateÏof€Public€Convenience€and€œNecessity.€›€Young€alleges€that€the€Commission€failed€to€consider€otherÏalternatives€such€as€the€water€œusersðð€desire›€to€purchase€the€system.€€The€œrecord€›€œshows€that›€there€isÏno€other€utility€presently€serving€the€Packsaddle€subdivision€and€the€mere€willingness€of€anÏassociation€to€purchase€œa›€utility€does€not€negate€the€fact€that€Packsaddle€is€operating€as€a€publicÏutility€according€to€òòIdaho€Codeóó€ðð61„528.òò€œóó€We›€deny€rehearing€on€this€issue.òòÐ   	 øH   ÐÌóóòò4.€Stay€of€RatesóóÐ   	 È   Ðà    4 àLingle/Patla€œhas›€also€requested€a€stay€of€the€established€rates€in€Order€No.26296.€€TheyÏurge€us€to€reimpose€the€interim€rates€of€Order€No.€26077.€€We€deny€this€request.€€Order€No.€€26296Ïwas€based€on€the€stipulated€record€before€us.€€The€interim€rates€œestablished€in›€Order€No.œ26077,›Ïissued€œin€July›€1995,€were€temporarily€set€pending€the€evidentiary€hearing€to€establish€an€actualÏrecord€œon€which€to€set€rates.›€œThere€has€not€yet€been€substantial,€competent€evidence€formallyÏpresented€to€us€on€which€to€base€any€other€rate€than€that€now€in€effect.€€We›€have€granted€thisÏrehearing€and€will€allow€the€parties€to€submit€further€evidence.€€The€current€rates€shall€remain€inÏeffect€pending€œrehearing.Ô ‡  X¼X  X  X X¼X Ôòò›Ð   	 %X .   ÐóóÔ# †  X¼X  X  X X¼Xb5  # ÔÌòòà@    ;;! ì àNOTICE€OF€REHEARINGóóˆÐ   	 Ø'(#2   Ðà    4 àYOU€ARE€HEREBY€NOTIFIED€that€the€Commission€shall€convene€an€evidentiaryÏrehearing€in€this€matter€to€œcommence€at€òò7:00€P.M.€ON›€œAPRIL›œ18,›€1996,€œAT€THE€TETON€WESTÐ   	 ¨*ø%6   ÐMOTOR€INN,€476€MAIN€STREET,›€œDRIGGS,›€œIDAHOñ…ñ€ñ…ññ †ññ…ñAND€ñ…ññ†ññ‡ññ‡ññŒñóóñŒññ‡ñand€shall€continue€as€necessary€onÐ   	 ,`'8   Ðñ‡ññ ˆññ‡ñFridayñ‡ññˆññˆñFridayñˆññ‡ñ,€ñ‡ññ Šññ‰ñAprilñ‰ññŠññŠñAprilñŠññ‰ñ€ñ‰ññ‹ñ19,€1996€at€9:00€a.mñ‹ññŒñòòñŒññ ññ‹ñ.ñ‹ñññóó.€€›€The€Commission€shall€consolidate€the€hearing€on€the€PetitionsÐ   	 °      Ðfor€Reconsideration.Ìà    4 àYOU€ARE€FURTHER€NOTIFIED€that€once€the€Commission€grants€reconsideration,ÏòòIdaho€Codeóó€ðð61„626€requires€that€the€rehearing€be€completed€within€13€weeks€after€the€date€forÐ   	 è8   Ðfiling€Petitions€for€Reconsideration.€€Given€œthis›€requirement,€the€Commission€finds€that€the€scheduleÏset€out€below€œis€reasonable€and›€allows€the€Staff€and€other€intervenors€to€prepare€for€the€rehearing.€ÏAccordingly,€parties€wishing€to€participate€in€the€reconsideration€shall€adhere€to€the€schedule€set€outÏœbelow.›ÌÔ*w ƒ           d                   d I               w               ¸                      °(#°(#w ÔÔ,    éd d            ÔÔ,    d              ÔÔ+
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