WPC (/6ΠyKtQF4QiiY)? uhpZC歯J7_]=싿&qqRO!Y]=* Mfx p!F;,8:{jէ+oD+0@w Rj!N͸KbMLPeLMXd7ZWg(!16<1ȥ96e۝A:SS՜ 4A;=fcbJX Ƥ;^ۛ]uL^;F5GigHp:IA9a4f]]$Ʊ8R23Dl} ib~?zp-ű[<>\X0w>p'bi*# L %W 0<] 0!U B C B f n a  w@ 4/UB>UN5 h7 AQ  0D 0D 0DYY D/ BHP LaserJet 4 Plus/4M PlusHPPCL5E,,,,0 X(2$ !h    o[X4` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXo    XXXXXXXX  ($h    o[X4` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXo    XXXXXXXX\  `*Times New RomanTT d  )  o[X4` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXo    XXXXXXXX  iLXp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AX4` Xi!VXX!ORDERNO.26487 V @    1  A  Ԅ d\  `*Times New RomanTTXXP\  P6QXP\  `*Times New RomanTT^\  P6QP\  `*Times New RomanTT5\  P6QPTable_A  )  o[X4` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXo    X;XXXX;XXX;  iLXp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AX4` Xi!VXX!ORDERNO. V @    1  A  Ԅ DgggӀN| |"|x\  `*Times New RomanTT #"  XXXX7XX  OfficeoftheSecretary  ServiceDateJune11,1996(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular   X"#$%'C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1  ))' dxdP Pd !h    o[X4` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AXo    XXXXXXXX   Xh  XXa!-` 0 `E<dtX aq!;+'j px `@Ex4X4Xx4XqBEFORETHEIDAHOPUBLICUTILITIESCOMMISSION     ' %X4` X'XX*q ddd Xdd Xdd X(#(#q,I ,w , +  3 " B _3INTHEMATTEROFTHEINVESTIGATION B INTOWHETHERVALLEYVIEWSUBDIVISION,INC.ISAPUBLICUTILITYSUBJECTTOCOMMISSIONREGULATION 4*   4) B  )))))) '  'CASENO.GNR-W-96-1ORDERNO.26487-#!   _ -! 4% ! 4 OnMarch14,1994,theCommissionreceivedaPetitionrequestinganinvestigationintowhetherValleyViewSubdivisionInc.(ValleyView;Company)isoperatingasapublicutiltiysubjecttoCommissionregulation.ValleyViewoperatesaawaterandsewersystemlocatedwithinValleyViewSubdivisionlocated2mileseastofKamiah,IdahoonU.S.Highway12.ValleyViewprovideswatertoapproximately45homeownerswithinthesubdivision.Mr.JohnJasperisoneoftheorginaloriginaldevelopersofthesubdivisionandcurrentlythecontrollingofficeroftheCompany.ThePetition,signedbyapproximately35customercustomersofValleyView,claimsthattheratesaretoohigh,thatrateincreasesareexcessiveandarbitrary,andthatthereareunreasonablerestrictionsonwateruses.'4%T$4 ' 4 In1994,CommissionStaffbegananinvestigationofValleyViewtodetemineifitisapublicutilitysubjecttoCommissionregulation.MidwaythroughStaffsinvestigation,thehomeownersorganizedtoformawaterandsewerdistrictinhopesofpurchasingthewatersystemfromMr.Jasper.OnMarch14,1995,thehomeownersfiledapetitioninDistrictCourtforapprovalofawaterandsewerdistrict.OnDecember20,1995,theDistrictCourtsignedanOrderestablishingValleyViewWaterandSewerDistrict(WaterDistrict).Becausethehomeownershadtakenseriousstepstoorganizeawaterandsewerdistrict,andattherequestofboththeparties,theCommissionpostponeddesignatingthecomplaintasaformalcaseandtheStaffinterrupteditsinvestigation. 4 Todate,theCommissionhasnotbeeninformedofanypurchaseofthewatersytemsystembytheWaterDistrict.Recently,theCommissionhasreceivedphonecallsandlettersfromcustomers complainingofanadditionalrateincreaseandwaterquality.ThepresidentoftheValleyView *+z&< WaterDistrictalsoindicatedthatnegotiationstopurchasethesystemareslowingdownandthewaterdistrictwouldliketoseetheCommissionbeginregulation.  4 BythisOrderwearereopeningaformalinvestigationintowhetherValleyViewWaterSystemisapublicutilitysubjecttoCommissionregulation.UnderIdahoCode61129,theterm 8  publicutilityincludesevery watercorporation,...as[that]termisdefinedinthischapter....IdahoCode61125defines watercorporationas everycorporationorperson...owning,    controlling,operatingormanaginganywatersystemforcompensationwithinthisstate. 4 TheCommissionsinquirywillfocusonwhetherValleyViewissellingwatertothepublicforcompensationwithinthestateofIdaho.Tothatend,CommissionStaffisdirectedtoissueproductionrequests,writteninterrogatoriesorotherformsofdiscoveryaswellaspursueitsstatutoryrighttoexamineandaudittherecordsofValleyViewastheyrelateorpertaintothesaleofwater.@( ORDER    4 ITISHEREBYORDEREDthattheCommissioninitiatethisproceedingtoinvestigate whetherValleyViewisoperatingasapublicutilitysubjecttoCommissionregulation. ` & P   4 DONEbyOrderoftheIdahoPublicUtilitiesCommissionatBoise,IdahothisπdayofJune1996.!u4%/ ! u 򀀀 P   u RALPHNELSON,PRESIDENT u 򀀀 P   u MARSHAH.SMITH,COMMISSIONER u 򀀀   u DENNISS.HANSEN,COMMISSIONERATTEST:򀀀 @ MyrnaJ.WaltersCommissionSecretary'P=XXbls/Ognrw961.sh#XX=#