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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
Schedule of provision for doubtful accounts charged to expense and accounts written off, net of recoveries | The table below presents Registrant’s provision for doubtful accounts charged to expense and accounts written off, net of recoveries. Provisions included in 2024, 2023 and 2022 for AWR and GSWC are as follows:
|  | AWR
|  | December 31,
(dollars in thousands) |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 3,590 |  |  | $ | 4,440 |  |  | $ | 3,569 |
Provision charged (1) |  | 1,717 |  |  | 932 |  |  | 2,842 |
Accounts written off, net of recoveries (2) |  | (1,629) |  |  | (1,782) |  |  | (1,971) |
Balance at end of year |  | $ | 3,678 |  |  | $ | 3,590 |  |  | $ | 4,440 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable-customer |  | $ | 3,568 |  |  | $ | 3,537 |  |  | $ | 4,387 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts related to other accounts receivable |  | 110 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 53 |
Total allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 3,678 |  |  | $ | 3,590 |  |  | $ | 4,440 |
(1) The 2022 balance includes amounts in excess of GSWC’s and BVES’s respective revenue requirements incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. These incremental amounts were recorded as regulatory assets in the COVID-19 memorandum accounts. (2) Reflects consideration of government relief funds received in 2024 and 2022 from the state of California for unpaid water and electric utility bills incurred during the pandemic. In 2024, a total of $3.5 million was received for unpaid water bills. Additionally, in 2022, $9.5 million and $0.5 million was received for unpaid water and electric utility bills, respectively.
|  | GSWC
|  | December 31,
(dollars in thousands) |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 3,447 |  |  | $ | 4,196 |  |  | $ | 3,221 |
Provision charged (3) |  | 1,366 |  |  | 754 |  |  | 2,501 |
Accounts written off, net of recoveries (4) |  | (1,335) |  |  | (1,503) |  |  | (1,526) |
Balance at end of year |  | $ | 3,478 |  |  | $ | 3,447 |  |  | $ | 4,196 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts related to accounts receivable-customer |  | $ | 3,368 |  |  | $ | 3,394 |  |  | $ | 4,143 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts related to other accounts receivable |  | 110 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 53 |
Total allowance for doubtful accounts |  | $ | 3,478 |  |  | $ | 3,447 |  |  | $ | 4,196 |
(3) The 2022 balance includes amounts in excess of GSWC’s revenue requirement incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. This incremental amount was recorded as a regulatory asset in the COVID-19 memorandum account. (4) Reflects consideration of government relief funds received in 2024 and 2022 from the state of California for unpaid water utility bills incurred during the pandemic. A total of $3.5 million was received in 2024 and $9.5 million was received in 2022 for unpaid water utility bills.

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