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 âà    4 àœStaffððs›€analysis€indicates€that€it€is€unlikely€the€Company€will€collect€its€estimated€costÏof€$1,000€per€month€since€only€13€customers€are€currently€connected€to€the€system.€€It€is€œalsoÏunlikely›€the€full€52€customers€used€to€develop€the€budget€will€be€connected€within€the€first€year.ÏHowever,€Staff€indicates€the€Company€considers€this€shortfall€to€be€part€of€the€cost€of€theÏsubdivision€development€and€is€willing€to€absorb€this€cost€initially.€€We€find€that€the€estimatedÏrevenue€requirement€of€$1,000€per€month€is€reasonable.Ìà    4 àStaff€believes€the€estimated€monthly€water€testing€expenses€of€$250€are€reasonable€givenÏthe€need€to€œconduct›€initial€œDivision€of€Environmental€Quality€(DEQ)›€testing€on€the€wells,€but€areÏtoo€high€if€œviewed€as›€a€normal€operating€expense€œover€the€long„term.›€€Bitterroot€has€two€wells€whichÏwill€supply€water€to€the€52€customers.€€The€first€well€has€been€fully€tested€and€approved€by€œñ ñthe›€ññ›œDEQ.›ÏThis€first€well€is€providing€the€source€of€water€for€the€current€connections.€€Normal€testing€expensesÏon€this€well€should€be€œapproximately€$12€per€month.€€The€second€well€has€not€yet€been€approvedÏby€DEQ.€€The€initial€tests€on€this€well€could€easily€exceed€$2,200€with€continuing€monthly€tests€ofÏ$12.ñ ñ€ññññ€€ññStaff€believes€that€the€cost€will€be€lower€in€the€future€as€the€initial€testing€of€the€second€wellÏshould€be€a€one€time€occurrence€with€less€expensive€DEQ€fees€thereafter.€€We€find€that€the€aboveÏrecommended€water€testing€expense€is€reasonable€given€the€initial€testing€needed€for€the€secondÏwell.€€Ìà    4 àStaff€explains€that€the€electricity€cost€of€$100€per€month€is€simply€an€estimate€based€onÏpast€bills.€€The€past€electric€bills€reflect€water€consumption€for€flushing€new€lines€as€well€as€serviceÏto€existing€customers.€€The€flushing€activity€will€be€reduced€considerably€but,€on€the€other€hand,€newÏcustomers€will€be€connected€adding€to€the€demands€on€the€pump.€€We€find€Staffððs€estimate€forÏelectricity€costs€to€be€fair€and€reasonable.Ìà    4 àThe€meter€reading€expense€estimate€of€$100€for€a€base€of€52€customers€computes€to€aÏcost€of€less€than€$2€per€meter.€€Given€the€size€of€the€lots€in€the€subdivision€and€the€distance€betweenÏmeters,€Staff€does€not€believe€an€estimate€of€five€meter€readings€per€hour€is€unreasonable.€€UsingÏthis€assumption,€the€$100€works€out€to€an€hourly€cost€of€$9.61.€€Staff€believes€this€is€a€fair€estimate.€Ïâ
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 âñ ñ€ññWe€agree€and€adopt€Staffððs€recommendation.Ð   	 ,`'8   Ð€à    4 àThe€maintenance€expense€of€$50€is€an€estimate€of€what€may€be€experienced€in€the€futureÐ   	 °      Ðâ
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 âgiven€the€lack€of€any€historical€data.€€Based€upon€its€experience€in€reviewing€other€small€waterÏcompanies,€Staff€believes€that€the€$50€maintenance€fee€to€cover€the€monthly€cost€of€routineÏoperation€and€maintenance€of€the€system€is€reasonable.€€We€find€that€the€estimated€maintenanceÏexpense€to€be€fair,€just€and€reasonable.Ìà    4 àThe€monthly€management€expense/sinking€fund€of€$500€is€an€estimate€of€the€Company.€ÏAgain,€there€is€no€experience€with€this€Company€upon€which€to€base€this€estimate.€€The€CommissionÏin€past€Orders€has€discussed€the€use€of€a€management€fee€in€lieu€of€a€rate€of€return€to€recognize€theÏresponsibility€of€the€owners.€€The€proposed€sinking€fund€is€a€discretionary€item.€The€CommissionÏhas€approved€a€management€fee€similar€to€the€one€proposed€for€Bitterroot€in€Order€No.€22880€(CaseÏNo.BNR„W„89„1)€issued€in€December€1989€for€Brian€Water€Company.€€Staff€believes€there€is€meritÏin€the€concept,€particularly€if€in€the€future€the€water€system€were€to€be€transferred€to€theÏhomeowners.€€Although€there€is€no€historical€basis€upon€which€to€measure€this€particular€expenseÏitem,€Staff€believes€the€level€of€costs€to€a€customer€is€reasonable€given€its€experience€with€otherÏwater€utilities.€€We€find€Staffððs€estimate€for€the€management€expense€to€be€fair,€just€and€reasonableÏand€adopt€Staffððs€recommendation.ÌÌòòB.€€Rate€Design€óóÐ   	 ˜è"   Ðà    4 àThe€developer€will€install€all€facilities€necessary€to€serve€customers€as€the€subdivisionÏis€developed.€These€facilities€will€include€main€line€connections,€meter€bases,€meters€and€stopÏvalves.€€Bitterroot€has€been€charging€a€connection€fee€of€$750€to€recover€the€cost€of€customerÏconnections€to€the€main€lines.€€The€connection€fees€are€being€refunded€to€the€development€company,ÏDenali›€Vandals,€Inc.,€which€is€owned€in€common€with€the€water€company.€€œAccording€to€Staff,€this›Ïconnection€fee€is€comparable€œto›€fees€charged€by€other€water€œcompanies.ñ ñ€ññññ€€ññStaff›€recommends€approvalÏof€this€connection€fee€œand›€the€refund€to€the€development€œcompany.ñ ñ›ññ€€We›€find€the€above€recommendedÏfees€to€be€fair,€just€and€reasonable.Ìà    4 àStaff€has€recommended€that€Bitterroot€begin€reading€its€œcustomerððs›€meters€immediatelyÏand€establish€an€accounting€system€for€the€Company€to€track€its€operating€expenses.€€Staff€alsoÏrecommends€that€an€audit€be€conducted€after€one€year€for€the€purpose€of€designing€metered€rates.€ÏStaff€and€the€Company€have€agreed€that€œfor€the€interim,€a›€flat€rate€of€$20€per€month€is€reasonable.€Ð   	 x-È(:   ÐThe€Company€has€agreed€to€begin€reading€meters€in€order€to€accumulate€the€data€necessary€to€designÏa€metered€rate€structure.€€We€find€the€rate€of€$20€per€month€to€be€œfair,€justñ ñ€ññ›€and€reasonable.ÌòòÔ&  8 ÔÌC.€€Customer€Relations,€Rules€œñ +ññ%ñof€Procedureñ%ññ+ññ,ñand€Regulationsñ,ññ %ñ›and€Regulationsñ%ñóóñ +ñ›ñ+ñÐ   	 è8   Ðà    4 àÔ'  8€/   ÔThe€Commissionððs€Rules€of€Procedure,›€œIDAPA€31.01.01€òòet€seq.,óó€and›€Customer€œRelationsñ$ñÐ   	 P
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   Ðprescribe€the€terms€and€conditions€œunder€which€regulated€utilities€must€provide›€service.€€The€rulesÏspecify€that€the€utility€is€required€to€adopt€the€policies€and€practice€œmandated€by€the€Commission,Ïincluding›€deposits,€disconnections,€and€billings€in€accordance€with€Commission€standards.€€TheÏutility€is€also€required€to€file€its€proposed€rate€schedules,€line€extension€policies€and€general€serviceÏprovisions€with€the€Commission€for€its€approval.€€An€annual€report€containing€financial€œstatements›Ïof€the€utility€must€be€filed€with€the€Commission.€€Bitterroot,€as€a€regulated€utility,€must€comply€withÏall€Commission€rules€and€regulations€on€customer€relations.ÌÌÔ&  Ð Ôà@    Ú
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 ì àòòFINDING€OF€FACT€AND€CONCLUSIONS€OF€LAWóóˆÐ   	 `°   Ðà    4 àThe€CÔ'  Ð`u3   Ôommission€finds€that€Bitterroot€is€a€public€utility€pursuant€to€òòIdaho€Codeóó€ðððð61„125Ð   	 È   Ðand€61„129.€€òòIdaho€Codeóó€ðððð61„301€and€61„307€require€that€the€Commission€establish€just€andÐ   	 0€    Ðreasonable€rates€for€each€utility.€€œThe€Commissionððs›€Rules€for€Small€Water€Companies,€IDAPAÏœ31.36.01,›€generally€state€that€capital€investment€in€plant€will€be€excluded€from€rate€base.€€Rule€œñ &ñ3ñ&ññ'ñ1ñ'ñ0ñ (ñ1ñ(ññ)ñ3ñ)ñ,›Ïð ðPresumption€of€Contributed€œCapitalñ.ñ,ñ.ñððñ /ñ,ñ/ñ›€œñ 0ñsets€theñ0ññ1ñestablishedñ1ñ›€a€presumption€that€capital€investment€in€the€waterÏsystem€is€contributed€capital.€€Ìà    4 àWe€find€that€because€Bitterroot€is€a€new€company,€established€by€the€developer€of€theÏsubdivision,€it€has€no€rate€base€at€this€time€under€the€presumption€of€contributed€capital.€€We€furtherÏfind€that€the€estimated€operating€expenses€including€the€electricity€cost€of€$100€per€month,€waterÏtesting€fees€of€$250€for€two€wells,€meter€reading€costs€of€$100,€maintenance€expense€of€$50€and€aÏmanagement€fee€of€$500€are€reasonable.€We€further€find€that€the€resulting€estimate€of€revenueÏrequirement€of€$1,000€per€month€to€be€œfairñ *ñ,ñ*ñ›€and€reasonable.€€We€find€that€the€rates€as€set€forth€aboveÏare€designed€to€recover€the€revenue€requirement€established€and€are€fair,€just,€reasonable€andÏnondiscriminatory.€€€We€find€that€the€$750€new€service€connection€fee€is€comparable€with€similarÏfees€charged€by€other€water€companies€and€is€reasonable.€Ð   	 x-È(:   Ðà    4 àWe€find€that€because€this€system€is€new€and€there€are€no€customer€use€data€for€theÏpurpose€of€designing€a€metered€rate€structure,€that€the€Company€should€begin€reading€the€metersÏimmediately€and€an€audit€should€be€conducted€after€one€year€for€the€purpose€of€designing€meteredÏrates.€ÌÌà@    & ì àòòO€R€D€E€RóóˆÐ   	 ¸
   Ðà    4 àIT€IS€HEREBY€ORDERED€that€Bitterroot€file€tariffs€of€rates€and€charges€in€complianceÏwith€the€terms€of€this€œOrder€no€later€than€30€days€from€the€service€date€of€this€Order.›€€These€ratesÏare€effective€œfor€service€provided€commencing€three›€working€days€after€the€new€œtariffs›€œare›€receivedÏby€the€Commission.Ìà    4 àIT€IS€FURTHER€ORDERED€that€Bitterroot€file€tariffs€that€incorporate€the€CommissionððsÏRules€and€Regulations€as€required€by€law€and€in€compliance€with€this€Order.ÌÓr  [ °    X ° 4 `	 ¸  h À  p È   x Ð  (# €% Ø' 0* ˆ, à. 81 3 è5 @8 ˜: ð< H?  A° 4 r Óà    4 àIT€IS€FURTHER€ORDERED€that€an€audit€should€be€œconductñ-ñedñ-ñ›€after€one€year€of€the€dateÏof€this€œOrder›€for€the€purpose€of€designing€metered€rates.€€Ìà    4 àTHIS€IS€A€FINAL€ORDER.€€Any€person€interested€in€this€Order€(or€in€issues€finallyÏdecided€by€this€Order)€or€in€interlocutory€Orders€previously€issued€in€this€Case€No.€€GNR„W„95„2Ïmay€petition€for€reconsideration€within€twenty„one€(21)€days€of€the€service€date€of€this€Order€withÏregard€to€any€matter€decided€in€this€Order€or€in€interlocutory€Orders€previously€issued€in€this€CaseÏNo.€€GNR„W„95„2.€€Within€seven€(7)€days€after€any€person€has€petitioned€for€reconsideration,€anyÏâ
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