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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of commitments future minimum payments due | The commitments are noted in the table below.
| Water Supply Contracts*
2021 | $ | 37,911 |
2022 | 37,913 |
2023 | 37,912 |
2024 | 37,911 |
2025 | 37,910 |
Thereafter | 586,119 |
_______________________________________________________________________________ * Estimated annual contractual obligations are based on the same payment levels as 2020.
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases | Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:
| As of December 31, 2020 |  | As of December 31, 2019
Operating leases |  |  |
Other assets: Other | $ | 15,589 |  |  | $ | 14,402 |
Other accrued liabilities | $ | 1,757 |  |  | $ | 1,452 |
Other long-term liabilities | 13,868 |  |  | 12,928 |
Total operating lease liabilities | $ | 15,625 |  |  | $ | 14,380 |
Finance leases |  |  |
Depreciable plant and equipment | $ | 18,207 |  |  | $ | 18,207 |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (10,813) |  |  | (9,644) |
Net utility plant | $ | 7,394 |  |  | $ | 8,563 |
Current maturities of long-term debt, net | $ | 721 |  |  | $ | 680 |
Long-term debt, net | 4,483 |  |  | 5,205 |
Total finance lease liabilities | $ | 5,204 |  |  | $ | 5,885 |
Weighted average remaining lease term |  |  |
Operating leases | 135 months |  | 152 months
Finance leases | 64 months |  | 76 months
Weighted average discount rate |  |  |
Operating leases | 3.5 | % |  | 3.7 | %
Finance leases | 5.5 | % |  | 5.5 | %
Components of lease expense | The components of lease expense were as follows:
|  |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Operating lease cost |  |  | $ | 2,284 |  |  | $ | 1,874 |
Finance lease cost: |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of right-of-use assets |  |  | $ | 1,169 |  |  | $ | 1,210 |
Interest on lease liabilities |  |  | 306 |  |  | 347 |
Total finance lease cost |  |  | $ | 1,475 |  |  | $ | 1,557 |
Short-term lease cost |  |  | $ | 2,048 |  |  | $ | 1,700 |
Variable lease cost |  |  | 306 |  |  | 264 |
Total lease cost |  |  | $ | 6,113 |  |  | $ | 5,395 |
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases | Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
| 2020 |  | 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |  |  |
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 2,306 |  |  | $ | 1,820 |
Operating cash flows from finance leases | 306 |  |  | 347 |
Financing cash flows from finance leases | 680 |  |  | 672 |
Non-cash activities: right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: |  |  |
Operating leases | 3,100 |  |  | 2,109 |
Finance leases | — |  |  | 672 |
Maturities of lease liabilities | Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:
Year Ending December 31, | Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
2021 | $ | 2,302 |  |  | $ | 987 |
2022 | 2,012 |  |  | 987 |
2023 | 1,767 |  |  | 1,506 |
2024 | 1,631 |  |  | 940 |
2025 | 1,571 |  |  | 940 |
Thereafter | 10,947 |  |  | 705 |
Total lease payments | $ | 20,230 |  |  | $ | 6,065 |
Less imputed interest | $ | (4,605) |  |  | $ | (861) |
Total | $ | 15,625 |  |  | $ | 5,204 |
Maturities of lease liabilities | Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:
Year Ending December 31, | Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
2021 | $ | 2,302 |  |  | $ | 987 |
2022 | 2,012 |  |  | 987 |
2023 | 1,767 |  |  | 1,506 |
2024 | 1,631 |  |  | 940 |
2025 | 1,571 |  |  | 940 |
Thereafter | 10,947 |  |  | 705 |
Total lease payments | $ | 20,230 |  |  | $ | 6,065 |
Less imputed interest | $ | (4,605) |  |  | $ | (861) |
Total | $ | 15,625 |  |  | $ | 5,204 |

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