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Balancing and Memorandum Accounts - Public Utilities General Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020
Revenue accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | $ 11,645 | $ 6,658 | $ 10,043 | $ (1,940)
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 1,570 | 1,629 | 3,171 | 3,386
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6,841
Ending Balance | 13,220 | 8,287 | 13,220 | 8,287
Cost-recovery accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 16,492 | 8,390 | 15,420 | 7,223
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 1,703 | 938 | 2,856 | 2,121
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | (98) | 0 | (179) | (16)
Ending Balance | 18,097 | 9,328 | 18,097 | 9,328
Total |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 28,137 | 15,048 | 25,463 | 5,283
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 3,273 | 2,567 | 6,027 | 5,507
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | (93) | 0 | (173) | 6,825
Ending Balance | $ 31,317 | 17,615 | $ 31,317 | 17,615
Authorized revenue, threshold percentage | 2.00% |  | 2.00% |
Monterey WRAM |  |  |  |
Revenue accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | $ 13,853 | 8,958 | $ 12,077 | 7,015
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 1,424 | 1,591 | 3,200 | 3,561
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 1 | 0 | 1 | (27)
Ending Balance | 15,278 | 10,549 | 15,278 | 10,549
Cost of capital memorandum account |  |  |  |
Revenue accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | (1,561) | (1,558) | (1,561) | (1,553)
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (7)
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Ending Balance | (1,562) | (1,560) | (1,562) | (1,560)
Tax memorandum account |  |  |  |
Revenue accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 333 | 332 | 333 | (6,643)
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (3)
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,978
Ending Balance | 333 | 332 | 333 | 332
All others |  |  |  |
Revenue accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | (980) | (1,074) | (806) | (759)
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 147 | 40 | (28) | (165)
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 4 | 0 | 5 | (110)
Ending Balance | (829) | (1,034) | (829) | (1,034)
Cost-recovery accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 445 | 443 | 445 | 446
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 0 | 0 | 0 | (4)
Ending Balance | 446 | 444 | 446 | 444
Water supply costs |  |  |  |
Cost-recovery accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 8,910 | 5,061 | 8,123 | 4,328
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 984 | 838 | 1,771 | 1,605
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 1 | 0 | 1 | (34)
Ending Balance | 9,895 | 5,899 | 9,895 | 5,899
Pension |  |  |  |
Cost-recovery accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 3,844 | 2,886 | 3,478 | 2,449
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 366 | 99 | 732 | 514
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22
Ending Balance | 4,210 | 2,985 | 4,210 | 2,985
PRVMA |  |  |  |
Cost-recovery accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 1,027 | 0 | 1,108 | 0
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | (99) | 0 | (180) | 0
Ending Balance | 928 | 0 | 928 | 0
CEMA |  |  |  |
Cost-recovery accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 2,266 | 0 | 2,266 | 0
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 352 | 0 | 352 | 0
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Ending Balance | $ 2,618 | $ 0 | $ 2,618 | $ 0

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