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Regulatory Matters: (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Regulated Operations [Abstract] |
Schedule of regulatory assets, less regulatory liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets for continuing operations | If the CPUC determined that a portion of GSWC’s assets were not recoverable in customer rates, GSWC would be required to determine if it had suffered an asset impairment that would require a write-down in the assets’ valuation. Regulatory assets, less regulatory liabilities, included in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
(dollars in thousands) |  | June 30, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
GSWC |  |  |  |
Water Revenue Adjustment Mechanism, net of Modified Cost Balancing Account |  | $ | 38,003 |  |  | $ | 42,574 |
Base Revenue Requirement Adjustment Mechanism |  | 8,265 |  |  | 6,833 |
Costs deferred for future recovery on Aerojet case |  | 15,577 |  |  | 16,030 |
Pensions and other post-retirement obligations (Note 7) |  | 55,836 |  |  | 56,894 |
Flow-through taxes, net (Note 6) |  | 15,340 |  |  | 16,415 |
General rate case memorandum accounts |  | 17,239 |  |  | 4,495 |
Other regulatory assets |  | 40,393 |  |  | 40,332 |
Various refunds to customers |  | (5,760 | ) |  | (7,558 | )
Total |  | $ | 184,893 |  |  | $ | 176,015 |

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