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Regulatory Matters: (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Regulated Operations [Abstract]

Schedule of regulatory assets, less regulatory liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets for continuing operations

Regulatory assets, less regulatory liabilities, included in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:

(dollars in thousands)						March 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
GSWC
Water Revenue Adjustment Mechanism and Modified Cost Balancing Account						$	16,580					$	13,741
Costs deferred for future recovery on Aerojet case						6,544						6,751
Pensions and other post-retirement obligations (Note 8)						64,693						65,576
COVID-19 memorandum accounts						5,140						4,119
Excess deferred income taxes						(73,926)						(74,185)
Flow-through taxes, net						(9,013)						(9,722)
Other regulatory assets						10,739						10,670
Various refunds to customers						(4,527)						(4,577)
Total GSWC						$	16,230					$	12,373
BVESI
Derivative unrealized (gain) loss (Note 5)						(1,224)						1,537
Other regulatory assets						3,257						2,629
Total AWR						$	18,263					$	16,539

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