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Regulatory Rate Filings (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Jun. 28, 2016 USD ($) $ / Ccf | Jun. 10, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 09, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Jan. 05, 2015 USD ($)
Regulatory Liabilities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Rate Filings, Requested Rate Increase, Year One |  |  |  |  |  | $ 34,928
Regulatory Rate Filings, Requested Rate Increase as Percentage of Total Revenue at Time of Request, Year One |  |  |  |  |  | 12.22%
Regulatory Rate Filings, Requested Rate Increase, Year Two |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,954
Regulatory Rate Filings, Proposed Rate Increase, Percent of Authorized Revenue, Year Two |  |  |  |  |  | 3.11%
Regulatory Rate Filings, Requested Rate Increase, Year Three |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17,567
Regulatory Rate Filings, Requested Rate Increase, Percent of Authorized Revenue, Year Three |  |  |  |  |  | 5.36%
Public Utilities, Approved Rate Increase, Percentage |  |  | 8.60% |  |  |
Regulatory Balancing and Memorandum Accounts, Net Under-Collected, Approved |  |  | $ 3,776 |  |  |
Requested Regulatory Surcharge | $ 8,767 |  |  |  |  |
Balancing and Memorandum Account Previously Recorded | 524 |  |  |  |  |
Requested Regulatory Surcharge, Gross | $ 9,291 |  |  |  |  |
Requested Regulatory Surcharge, Per CCF | $ / Ccf | 0.1832 |  |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase, Amount |  | $ 21,439 |  |  |  |
Public Utilities, Requested Rate Increase, Percentage |  | 6.72% |  |  |  |
Water Reduction Target Goal, Percentage |  |  |  | 20.00% | 30.00% |

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