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Balancing and Memorandum Accounts - Public Utilities General Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2020
Revenue accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | $ 13,220 | $ 8,287 | $ 10,043 | $ (1,940)
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 760 | (1,087) | 3,931 | 2,299
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 0 | 2,626 | 6 | 9,467
Ending Balance | 13,980 | 9,826 | 13,980 | 9,826
Cost-recovery accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 18,097 | 9,328 | 15,420 | 7,223
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 1,321 | 2,188 | 4,177 | 4,309
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | (121) | (7) | (300) | (23)
Ending Balance | 19,297 | 11,509 | 19,297 | 11,509
Total |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 31,317 | 17,615 | 25,463 | 5,283
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 2,081 | 1,101 | 8,108 | 6,608
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | (121) | 2,619 | (294) | 9,444
Ending Balance | $ 33,277 | 21,335 | $ 33,277 | 21,335
Authorized revenue, threshold percentage | 2.00% |  | 2.00% |
MWRAM |  |  |  |
Revenue accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | $ 15,278 | 10,549 | $ 12,077 | 7,015
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 363 | (1,124) | 3,563 | 2,437
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 0 | 2,625 | 1 | 2,598
Ending Balance | 15,641 | 12,050 | 15,641 | 12,050
Cost of capital memorandum account |  |  |  |
Revenue accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | (1,562) | (1,560) | (1,561) | (1,553)
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 0 | (1) | (1) | (8)
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Ending Balance | (1,562) | (1,561) | (1,562) | (1,561)
Tax memorandum account |  |  |  |
Revenue accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 333 | 332 | 333 | (6,643)
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 0 | 1 | 0 | (2)
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,978
Ending Balance | 333 | 333 | 333 | 333
All others |  |  |  |
Revenue accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | (829) | (1,034) | (806) | (759)
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 397 | 37 | 369 | (128)
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 0 | 1 | 5 | (109)
Ending Balance | (432) | (996) | (432) | (996)
Cost-recovery accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 446 | 444 | 445 | 446
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 0 | 0 | 0 | (4)
Ending Balance | 446 | 444 | 446 | 444
Water supply costs |  |  |  |
Cost-recovery accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 9,895 | 5,899 | 8,123 | 4,328
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 388 | 1,222 | 2,159 | 2,827
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 0 | 1 | 1 | (33)
Ending Balance | 10,283 | 7,122 | 10,283 | 7,122
Pension |  |  |  |
Cost-recovery accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 4,210 | 2,985 | 3,478 | 2,449
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 366 | (253) | 1,098 | 261
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22
Ending Balance | 4,576 | 2,732 | 4,576 | 2,732
PRVMA |  |  |  |
Cost-recovery accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 928 | 0 | 1,108 | 0
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 0 | 1,219 | 0 | 1,219
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | (121) | (8) | (301) | (8)
Ending Balance | 807 | 1,211 | 807 | 1,211
CEMA |  |  |  |
Cost-recovery accounts: |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 2,618 | 0 | 2,266 | 0
Regulatory Asset Increase (Decrease) | 567 | 0 | 919 | 0
Refunds (Collections) Adjustments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Ending Balance | $ 3,185 | $ 0 | $ 3,185 | $ 0

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