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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Regulated utility plant, at cost    
Water $ 1,363,074,000awr_UtilitiesWaterPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 1,307,509,000awr_UtilitiesWaterPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Electric 81,636,000awr_UtilitiesElectricPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 79,360,000awr_UtilitiesElectricPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Total 1,444,710,000awr_UtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 1,386,869,000awr_UtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Non-regulated utility property, at cost 10,706,000awr_NonUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 9,090,000awr_NonUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Total utility plant, at cost 1,455,416,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 1,395,959,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Less — accumulated depreciation (500,239,000)us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation (471,665,000)us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
Utility plant before construction work in progress 955,177,000awr_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentBeforeConstructionWorkInProgress 924,294,000awr_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentBeforeConstructionWorkInProgress
Construction work in progress 48,343,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross 57,183,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
Net utility plant 1,003,520,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 981,477,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other Property and Investments    
Goodwill 1,116,000us-gaap_Goodwill 1,116,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Other property and investments 17,536,000awr_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndInvestmentsOtherNet 15,806,000awr_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndInvestmentsOtherNet
Total other property and investments 18,652,000awr_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndInvestmentsOtherAndGoodwillNet 16,922,000awr_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndInvestmentsOtherAndGoodwillNet
Current Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 75,988,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 38,226,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Accounts receivable-customers, less allowance for doubtful accounts 18,814,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 23,829,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Unbilled revenue 21,422,000us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent 18,552,000us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
Receivable from U.S. government, less allowance for doubtful accounts 6,709,000awr_AccountsReceivableFromUSGovernmentNetCurrent 7,106,000awr_AccountsReceivableFromUSGovernmentNetCurrent
Other accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts 4,843,000us-gaap_AccountsAndOtherReceivablesNetCurrent 4,914,000us-gaap_AccountsAndOtherReceivablesNetCurrent
Income taxes receivable 20,993,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable 9,214,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesReceivable
Materials and supplies 3,588,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsAndSupplies 4,558,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsAndSupplies
Regulatory assets — current 12,379,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent 27,676,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
Prepayments and other current assets 2,745,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent 2,481,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts 34,535,000us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedWithinOneYear 45,508,000us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedWithinOneYear
Deferred income taxes — current 7,435,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent 9,553,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
Total current assets 209,451,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 191,617,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Regulatory and Other Assets    
Regulatory assets 118,829,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent 95,005,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts 12,228,000us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedAfterOneYear 7,823,000us-gaap_CostsInExcessOfBillingsOnUncompletedContractsOrProgramsExpectedToBeCollectedAfterOneYear
Unbilled receivable 3,513,000awr_ReceivableFromUSGovernmentNetNonCurrent 3,104,000awr_ReceivableFromUSGovernmentNetNonCurrent
Deferred income taxes 0us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent 8,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent
Other 12,105,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 14,227,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total regulatory and other assets 146,675,000awr_RegulatoryAndOtherAssets 120,167,000awr_RegulatoryAndOtherAssets
Total Assets 1,378,298,000us-gaap_Assets 1,310,183,000us-gaap_Assets
Capitalization    
Common shareholder’s equity 506,801,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity 492,404,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Long-term debt 325,798,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 326,079,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Total capitalization 832,599,000us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity 818,483,000us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity
Current Liabilities    
Long-term debt — current 292,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent 6,298,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
Accounts payable 41,855,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 49,787,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Income taxes payable 638,000us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent 507,000us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent
Accrued other taxes 8,602,000us-gaap_AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent 9,802,000us-gaap_AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent
Accrued other taxes 10,519,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent 10,801,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
Accrued employee expenses 3,549,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 3,897,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Accrued interest 3,339,000awr_AccumulatedUnrealizedLossOnEnergyContracts 0awr_AccumulatedUnrealizedLossOnEnergyContracts
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts 11,736,000us-gaap_BillingsInExcessOfCostCurrent 6,852,000us-gaap_BillingsInExcessOfCostCurrent
Unrealized loss on purchased power contracts 18,760,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 12,962,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Other 99,290,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 100,906,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Other Credits    
Other Credits 68,328,000us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesForConstruction 69,332,000us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesForConstruction
Advances for construction 116,629,000us-gaap_ContributionsInAidOfConstruction 114,916,000us-gaap_ContributionsInAidOfConstruction
Contributions in aid of construction — net 191,209,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 159,506,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes 1,699,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit 1,790,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
Unamortized investment tax credits 61,773,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent 38,726,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Accrued pension and other post-retirement benefits 6,771,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 6,524,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Other 446,409,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent 390,794,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 13 and 14) 0us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingencies 0us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingencies
Total Capitalization and Liabilities 1,378,298,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 1,310,183,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
GSWC    
Regulated utility plant, at cost    
Water 1,363,074,000awr_UtilitiesWaterPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
1,307,509,000awr_UtilitiesWaterPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Electric 81,636,000awr_UtilitiesElectricPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
79,360,000awr_UtilitiesElectricPropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Total utility plant, at cost 1,444,710,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
1,386,869,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Less — accumulated depreciation (494,000,000)us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
(466,329,000)us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAccumulatedDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Utility plant before construction work in progress 950,710,000awr_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentBeforeConstructionWorkInProgress
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
920,540,000awr_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentBeforeConstructionWorkInProgress
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Construction work in progress 48,170,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
56,754,000us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Net utility plant 998,880,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
977,294,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Other Property and Investments    
Other property and investments 15,395,000awr_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndInvestmentsOtherNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
13,653,000awr_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndInvestmentsOtherNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Total other property and investments 15,395,000awr_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndInvestmentsOtherAndGoodwillNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
13,653,000awr_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndInvestmentsOtherAndGoodwillNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Current Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 44,005,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
37,875,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Accounts receivable-customers, less allowance for doubtful accounts 18,814,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
23,829,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Unbilled revenue 17,733,000us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
18,552,000us-gaap_UnbilledReceivablesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Inter-company receivable 499,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
718,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Other accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts 3,795,000us-gaap_AccountsAndOtherReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
3,570,000us-gaap_AccountsAndOtherReceivablesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Income taxes receivable from Parent 29,580,000awr_DueFromRelatedPartiesIncomeTaxesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
9,704,000awr_DueFromRelatedPartiesIncomeTaxesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Note receivable from Parent 0us-gaap_NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
500,000us-gaap_NotesReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Materials and supplies 2,791,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsAndSupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
1,859,000us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsAndSupplies
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Regulatory assets — current 12,379,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
27,676,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Prepayments and other current assets 2,507,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
2,218,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Deferred income taxes — current 6,500,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
8,573,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Total current assets 138,603,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
135,074,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Regulatory and Other Assets    
Regulatory assets 118,829,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
95,005,000us-gaap_RegulatoryAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Other accounts receivable 0awr_OtherAccountsReceivableNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
913,000awr_OtherAccountsReceivableNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Other 10,667,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
11,442,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Total regulatory and other assets 129,496,000awr_RegulatoryAndOtherAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
107,360,000awr_RegulatoryAndOtherAssets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Total Assets 1,282,374,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
1,233,381,000us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Capitalization    
Common shareholder’s equity 435,190,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
437,613,000us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Long-term debt 325,798,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
326,079,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Total capitalization 760,988,000us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
763,692,000us-gaap_CapitalizationLongtermDebtAndEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Current Liabilities    
Long-term debt — current 292,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
6,298,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Accounts payable 29,619,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
37,611,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Accrued other taxes 8,442,000us-gaap_AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
9,299,000us-gaap_AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Accrued other taxes 9,591,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
9,536,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Accrued employee expenses 3,593,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
3,897,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Accrued interest 3,339,000awr_AccumulatedUnrealizedLossOnEnergyContracts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
0awr_AccumulatedUnrealizedLossOnEnergyContracts
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Unrealized loss on purchased power contracts 18,659,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
12,880,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Other 73,535,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
79,521,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Other Credits    
Other Credits 68,328,000us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesForConstruction
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
69,332,000us-gaap_CustomerAdvancesForConstruction
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Advances for construction 116,629,000us-gaap_ContributionsInAidOfConstruction
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
114,916,000us-gaap_ContributionsInAidOfConstruction
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Contributions in aid of construction — net 192,787,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
158,994,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Deferred income taxes 1,699,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
1,790,000us-gaap_AccumulatedDeferredInvestmentTaxCredit
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Unamortized investment tax credits 61,773,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
38,726,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Accrued pension and other post-retirement benefits 6,635,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
6,410,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Other 447,851,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
390,168,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesOtherThanLongtermDebtNoncurrent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
Total Capitalization and Liabilities $ 1,282,374,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember
$ 1,233,381,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= awr_GoldenStateWaterCompanyMember