Utah PSC opens notice hearing on WaterPro culinary water rate increase; no public witnesses in transcript

The Utah Public Service Commission opened a notice public witness hearing on WaterPro Inc.’s application for a culinary water rate increase, docket number 25-2443-01, the commission’s presiding officer said.

"We are here for the notice public witness hearing in WaterPro Inc. Application for culinary water rate increase," said Mike Hammer, the commission’s designated presiding officer. He identified the proceeding by docket number and noted who was present for the parties and staff.

The hearing record as provided shows the presiding officer identifying Darren Jensen Peterson as the representative for WaterPro and noting that "Miss Schmidt" was present for the Division of Public Utilities. The presiding officer also identified the commission's paralegal, Melissa Pascal, as present.

Hammer said the notice for the hearing indicated the commission would leave the meeting open for 30 minutes to allow any members of the public to appear and offer testimony, adding that he would mute his camera and headphones and remain nearby to hear any late arrivals. The transcript ends with the commission keeping the line open for that half-hour window and brief courtesies among participants.

No motions, votes, or public comments appear in the provided transcript excerpt. The docket number and the purpose of the hearing — WaterPro’s request for a culinary water rate increase — were recorded during the opening remarks. The commission did not record any public witness testimony in the segments supplied.

The commission will continue to accept public-witness appearances during the period stated in the notice; the transcript does not record any subsequent comments or a formal vote on the application.