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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022
Regulated Operations [Abstract] |
Schedule of regulatory assets and liabilities | Regulatory assets and liabilities were comprised of the following as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:
| Recovery Period |  | June 30, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
Regulatory Assets |  |  |  |  |
Pension and retiree group health | Indefinitely |  | $ | 17,278 |  |  | $ | 17,607 |
Property-related temporary differences (tax benefits flowed through to customers) | Indefinitely |  | 130,565 |  |  | 130,565 |
Other accrued benefits | Indefinitely |  | 24,656 |  |  | 23,280 |
Net WRAM and MCBA long-term accounts receivable | 1 - 2 years |  | 37,581 |  |  | 29,789 |
Asset retirement obligations, net | Indefinitely |  | 24,005 |  |  | 22,935 |
Interim rates memorandum account (IRMA) long-term accounts receivable | 1 - 3 years |  | 7,212 |  |  | 9,032 |
Tank coating | 10 years |  | 14,986 |  |  | 13,680 |
Recoverable property losses | Various |  | 3,489 |  |  | 3,843 |
PCBA | 1 year |  | 20,040 |  |  | 21,500 |
Other components of net periodic benefit cost | Indefinitely |  | 623 |  |  | 3,342 |
General district balancing account receivable | 1 year |  | 358 |  |  | 568 |
Customer assistance program (CAP) and Rate support fund (RSF) accounts receivable | 1 year |  | 3,262 |  |  | 5,991 |
Other regulatory assets | Various |  | 3,570 |  |  | 3,560 |
Total Regulatory Assets |  |  | $ | 287,625 |  |  | $ | 285,692 |
Regulatory Liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Future tax benefits due to customers |  |  | $ | 134,378 |  |  | $ | 135,027 |
Retiree group health |  |  | 27,294 |  |  | 27,294 |
HCBA |  |  | 12,713 |  |  | 9,687 |
CEBA |  |  | 7,684 |  |  | 7,206 |
Net WRAM and MCBA long-term payable |  |  | 479 |  |  | 143 |
Other regulatory liabilities |  |  | 1,039 |  |  | 1,071 |
Total Regulatory Liabilities |  |  | $ | 183,587 |  |  | $ | 180,428 |

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