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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | Allowance for Doubtful Accounts The table below presents Registrant’s provision for doubtful accounts charged to expense and accounts written off, net of recoveries. Provisions included in 2017, 2016, and 2015 for AWR and GSWC are as follows:
|  | AWR
|  | December 31,
(dollars in thousands) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 764 |  |  | $ | 944 |  |  | $ | 892 |
Provision charged to expense |  | 989 |  |  | 619 |  |  | 870 |
Accounts written off, net of recoveries |  | (712 | ) |  | (799 | ) |  | (818 | )
Balance at end of year |  | $ | 1,041 |  |  | $ | 764 |  |  | $ | 944 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable-customer |  | $ | 806 |  |  | $ | 702 |  |  | $ | 790 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts related to other accounts receivable |  | 235 |  |  | 62 |  |  | 154 |
Total allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 1,041 |  |  | $ | 764 |  |  | $ | 944 |
|  | GSWC
|  | December 31,
(dollars in thousands) |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 761 |  |  | $ | 919 |  |  | $ | 892 |
Provision charged to expense |  | 816 |  |  | 627 |  |  | 845 |
Accounts written off, net of recoveries |  | (712 | ) |  | (785 | ) |  | (818 | )
Balance at end of year |  | $ | 865 |  |  | $ | 761 |  |  | $ | 919 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable-customer |  | $ | 806 |  |  | $ | 702 |  |  | $ | 790 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts related to other accounts receivable |  | 59 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 129 |
Total allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 865 |  |  | $ | 761 |  |  | $ | 919 |

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