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Regulatory Assets and Liabilities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023
Regulated Operations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Regulatory Assets and Liabilities | Regulatory assets and liabilities were comprised of the following as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
| Recovery Period |  | June 30, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022
Regulatory Assets |  |  |  |  |
Retiree group health | Indefinite |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 171 |
Property-related temporary differences (tax benefits flowed through to customers) | Indefinite |  | 143,546 |  |  | 143,546 |
Other accrued benefits | Indefinite |  | 26,085 |  |  | 24,946 |
Net WRAM and MCBA long-term accounts receivable | Various |  | 45,034 |  |  | 41,558 |
Asset retirement obligations, net | Indefinite |  | 26,129 |  |  | 24,548 |
Interim rates memorandum account (IRMA) long-term accounts receivable | 1 - 2 years |  | 3,416 |  |  | 3,682 |
Tank coating | Various |  | 18,920 |  |  | 16,395 |
Recoverable property losses | Various |  | 2,890 |  |  | 3,144 |
PCBA | Various |  | 3,933 |  |  | 19,091 |
General district balancing account receivable | 1 year |  | 387 |  |  | 377 |
Customer assistance program (CAP) and Rate support fund (RSF) accounts receivable | 1 year |  | 3,281 |  |  | 2,965 |
Other regulatory assets | Various |  | 2,971 |  |  | 3,197 |
Total Regulatory Assets |  |  | $ | 276,592 |  |  | $ | 283,620 |
Regulatory Liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Future tax benefits due to customers |  |  | $ | 131,218 |  |  | $ | 131,155 |
Pension and retiree group health |  |  | 58,678 |  |  | 58,678 |
HCBA |  |  | 3,041 |  |  | 14,318 |
PCBA |  |  | 3,862 |  |  | — |
CEBA |  |  | 912 |  |  | 6,036 |
Net WRAM and MCBA long-term payable |  |  | 1,826 |  |  | 172 |
Other components of net periodic benefit cost |  |  | 6,040 |  |  | 2,475 |
Other regulatory liabilities |  |  | 1,394 |  |  | 845 |
Total Regulatory Liabilities |  |  | $ | 206,971 |  |  | $ | 213,679 |

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