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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt as of December 31 was as follows:
Description
Due Date
 
2018
 
2017
Senior notes, San Jose Water Company:
 
 
 
 
 
   Series A 8.58%
2022
 
$
20,000

 
20,000

   Series B 7.37%
2024
 
30,000

 
30,000

   Series C 9.45%
2020
 
10,000

 
10,000

   Series D 7.15%
2026
 
15,000

 
15,000

   Series E 6.81%
2028
 
15,000

 
15,000

   Series F 7.20%
2031
 
20,000

 
20,000

   Series G 5.93%
2033
 
20,000

 
20,000

   Series H 5.71%
2037
 
20,000

 
20,000

   Series I 5.93%
2037
 
20,000

 
20,000

   Series J 6.54%
2024
 
10,000

 
10,000

   Series K 6.75%
2039
 
20,000

 
20,000

   Series L 5.14%
2044
 
50,000

 
50,000

SJWTX, Inc. Series A 6.27%
2036
 
15,000

 
15,000

SJW Group Series A 4.35%
2021
 
50,000

 
50,000

Total senior notes
 
 
$
315,000

 
315,000

California Pollution Control Financing Authority Revenue Bonds 5.10%, San Jose Water Company
2040
 
50,000

 
50,000

California Pollution Control Financing Authority Revenue Bonds 4.75%, San Jose Water Company
2046
 
70,000

 
70,000

Total debt
 
 
$
435,000

 
435,000

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
Unamortized debt issuance costs related to debt above
 
 
3,576

 
3,908

Current portion
 
 

 

Total long-term debt, less current portion
 
 
$
431,424

 
431,092


Senior notes held by institutional investors are unsecured obligations of SJW Group, San Jose Water Company and SJWTX, Inc. and require interest-only payments until maturity. To minimize issuance costs, the companies’ debt has primarily been placed privately.
The senior note agreements of San Jose Water Company generally have terms and conditions that restrict the Company from issuing additional funded debt if: (1) the funded debt would exceed 66-2/3% of total capitalization, and (2) net income available for interest charges for the trailing 12-calendar-month period would be less than 175% of interest charges. As of December 31, 2018, San Jose Water Company was not restricted from issuing future indebtedness as a result of these terms and conditions.
The senior note agreement of SJWTX, Inc. has terms and conditions that restrict SJWTX, Inc. from issuing additional funded debt if: (1) the funded debt would exceed 66-2/3% of total capitalization, and (2) net income available for interest charges for the trailing 12-calendar-month period would be less than 175% of interest charges. In addition, SJW Group is a guarantor of SJWTX, Inc.’s senior note which has terms and conditions that restrict SJW Group from issuing additional funded debt if: (1) the funded consolidated debt would exceed 66-2/3% of total capitalization, and (2) the minimum net worth of SJW Group becomes less than $125,000 plus 30% of Water Utility Services cumulative net income, since December 31, 2005. As of December 31, 2018, SJWTX, Inc. and SJW Group were not restricted from issuing future indebtedness as a result of these terms and conditions.
The senior note agreement of SJW Group has terms and conditions that restrict SJW Group from issuing additional funded debt if: (1) the funded consolidated debt would exceed 66-2/3% of total capitalization, and (2) the minimum net worth of SJW Group becomes less than $175,000 plus 30% of Water Utility Services cumulative net income, since June 30, 2011. As of December 31, 2018, SJW Group was not restricted from issuing future indebtedness as a result of these terms and conditions.
San Jose Water Company has obligations pursuant to loan agreements with the California Pollution Control Financing Activity (“CPCFA”) totaling $120,000 in aggregate principal amounts of CPCFA revenue bonds outstanding as of December 31, 2018. The loan agreements contain affirmative and negative covenants customary for loan agreements relating to revenue bonds, containing, among other things, certain disclosure obligations, the tax exempt status of the interest on the bonds and limitations, and prohibitions on the transfer of projects funded by the loan proceeds and assignment of the loan agreements. As of December 31, 2018, San Jose Water Company was in compliance with all such covenants.
The fair value of long-term debt as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 was approximately $490,148 and $537,646, respectively, and was determined using a discounted cash flow analysis, based on the current rates for similar financial instruments of the same duration and creditworthiness of the Company. The fair value of long-term debt would be categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.