WPC V3dLzeF xs^U,F{՝FGG|*f>漇_䵦hǙש$$=Zj/}o. kd#`}:&UBz % 0< D+ 0< 0C 0<b AQ UN C= fW aY Bm z n 0!IjUNr hiw@)4iUN}\  `*Times New RomanTTX  )  o[X4` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXo    XτXXXXτXXXτ  iLXp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AX4` Xi!XX!SECONDNOTICEOFAPPLICATIONNOTICEOFMODIFIEDPROCEDURE  @    1  A  Ԅ(2$ }!h    o[X4` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXo    XτXXXXτXXXτ  'dxd Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5(2$ }!h    o[X4` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXo    XτXXXXτXXXτ  ($     (2$ }!h    o[X4` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXo    XτXXXXτXXXτ   C<< c(G Z 6Times New Roman Regular dTable_A d2nd Ntc of App/Ntc of Mod Proc  ' Hamlin,S 0 .    }  "  o[X4` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXo    XτXXXXτXXXτ  XτXXXτ}XXτ  OfficeoftheSecretary  ServiceDateMarch28,19963|P\  `*Times New RomanTTXXP\  P6QXP\  `*Times New RomanTT^\  P6QP\  `*Times New RomanTTC\  P6QP\  `*Times New RomanTT5\  P6QP(}$h    o[X4` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXo    X$1XXXX$1XXX$1(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular    WTable_A gggӀxy m(G Z 6Times New Roman Regular }!h    o[X4` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXo    XτXXXXτXXXτ  Xh  gXXτq ;+'j px `@Ex4X4Xx4Xqߛa -` 0 `E< ddtX aBEFORETHEIDAHOPUBLICUTILITIESCOMMISSION     ' %X4` X'XτXg*q  ddd Xdd Xdd X(#(#q,I ,w , +  3" B 3INTHEMATTEROFTHEAPPLICATIONOF B BITTERROOTWATERCOMPANY,INC.FORACERTIFICATEOFPUBLICCONVENIENCEANDNECESSITYANDTOSETRATES. 4*  4) B  ))))̜)) '  'CASENO.GNR-W-95-2 B SECONDNOTICEOF̀APPLICATIOǸNOTICEOFMODIFIEDPROCEDURE-#!    -! 4% ! 4 YOUAREHEREBYNOTIFIEDthatonOctober24,1995,BitterrootWaterCompany(Bitterroot;Company)filedanApplicationforaCertificateofPublicConvenienceandNecessityandtosetrates.BitterrootisasmallnewpublicutilitythatprovideswatertohomeownersintheSilverMeadowssubdivisioninKootenaiCounty,Idaho.TheSilverMeadowssubdivisionislocatedapproximately15milesnorthofCoeurdAleneand1.5mileswestofSilverwoodThemeParklocatedonUSHighway95.Bitterrootpresentlyservestwelvecustomersandestimatesapotentialof105customersasthesubdivisioncontinuestoexpand. 4 OnNovember13,1995,theCommissionissuedaNoticeofApplicationandNoticeofModifiedProcedureaddressingtheissueoftheCertificateofPublicConvenienceandNecessity.TheNoticespecificallyindicatedthatthequestionofratesforwaterservicewouldbeaddressedatalatertime.OnDecember13,1995,theCommissionissuedOrderNo.26268approvingtheCertificateofPublicConvenienceandNecessityNo.319forthisCompany.TheOrderindicatedthattheCommissionwoulddetermineratesforwaterserviceforBitterrootcustomerslaterinasubsequentOrder. 4 YOUAREFURTHERNOTIFIEDthattheCommissionnowintendstodeterminetheratesforwaterserviceforBitterroot.IdahoCode61301and61307requirethatthe z&!7 Commissionestablishjustandreasonableratesforeachpublicutility.IdahoCode61503states '2#9 theCommissionshallhavethepower,uponahearing,toinvestigateratesorschedulesofratesand toestablishnewratesofanypublicutility. *&=  4 YOUAREFURTHERNOTIFIEDthattheCommissionisnowseekingcommentson aproposedflatrateof$20permonthanda$750newserviceconnectionfeeforBitterrootcustomers.CommissionStaffhasproposedaflatrateof$20permonth,anewserviceconnectionfeeof$750andanaudittobeconductedwithinoneyearforthepurposeofdesigningmeteredrates.AccordingtoStaff,Bitterroothasinstalledmeterstomeasuretheuseofwater,however,Bitterroothasnotmeasuredtheuseofwaterandhasnotchargedanycustomerforwaterserviceatthistime.ϜAbsentrecordsregardinguseofwaterbythecustomers,Staffclaimsthatitisdifficulttodesignameteredratestructure,thushaveproposedaflatmonthlyrate.StaffhasrecommendedtoBitterroottobeginreadingitscustomersmetersimmediatelyandestablishanaccountingsystemforthewatercompanytotrackitsoperatingexpenses.TheCommissionisseekingcommentsfrominterestedpartiesontheproposalenumeratedabove. 4 XτXXXτYOUAREFURTHERNOTIFIEDthattheCommissionhasdeterminedthatthepublic (x interestmaynotrequireaformalhearinginthismatterandwillproceedunderModifiedProcedurepursuanttoRules201through204oftheIdahoPublicUtilitiesCommissionsRulesofProcedure,IDAPA31.01.01.201through.204. 4 YOUAREFURTHERNOTIFIEDthatanypersondesiringtostateapositiononthisApplicationmayfileawrittencommentinsupportoroppositionwiththeCommissionwithintwentyone(21)daysfromthedateofthisNotice.Thecommentmustcontainastatementofreasonssupportingthecomment.Personsdesiringahearingmustspecificallyrequestahearingintheirwrittencomments.WrittencommentsconcerningthisapplicationshallbemailedtotheCommissionandtheApplicantattheaddressesreflectedbelow:W@X` %'0*,.8135@8:<H?A4 W& ` COMMISSIONSECRETARY  BITTERROOTWATERCOMPANY,INC. #, IDAHOPUBLICUTILITIESCOMMISSION  C/ONORMANL.GISSEL $- W:X%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AX%XWPOBOX83720  1424SHERMANAVE,SUITE100 % . BOISE,IDAHO837200074  COUEURDALENE,ID838144045 p&!/ StreetAddressforExpressMail:472WWASHINGTONSTBOISE,IDAHO837025983'` # ,`'5 Thesecommentsshouldcontainthecasecaptionandcasenumbershownonthefirstpageofthisdocument.6,X%XX%X6  YOUAREFURTHERNOTIFIEDthatifnowrittencommentsarereceivedwithinthetimelimitset,theCommissionwillconsiderthismatteronitsmeritsandenteritsOrderwithoutaformalhearing.Ifwrittencommentsarereceivedwithinthetimelimitset,theCommissionwillconsiderthemand,initsdiscretion,maysetthesameforformalhearing. XτXXXτ  YOUAREFURTHERNOTIFIEDthattheApplicationtogetherwithsupporting  p  workpapershavebeenfiledwiththeCommissionandareavailableforpublicinspectionduringregularbusinesshoursattheCommissionoffices.  YOUAREFURTHERNOTIFIEDthatallproceedingsinthiscasewillbeheldpursuanttotheCommissionsjurisdictionunderTitle61oftheIdahoCodeandthattheCommissionmayenteranyfinalOrderconsistentwithitsauthorityunderTitle61.  YOUAREFURTHERNOTIFIEDthatallproceedingsinthismatterwillbeconductedpursuanttotheCommissionsRulesofProcedure,IDAPA31.01.01.000etseq. H XτXX Xτ  DATEDatBoise,Idahothis  dayofMarchFebruary1996. ` fCX x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?A,X%Xf    񀀀 !   MyrnaJ.Walters  CommissionSecretary# XτXXXτX# 2X Xτ2 2bls/NGNRW952.sh H!& XτX2