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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities Tables |
Schedule of Water cost purchased | Purchased water costs are shown below:
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | (Millions of Dollars) |
Purchased Water |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Untreated |  | $ | 2.4 |  |  | $ | 2.4 |  |  | $ | 2.5 |
Treated |  |  | 3.1 |  |  |  | 2.7 |  |  |  | 2.9 |
Total Costs |  | $ | 5.5 |  |  | $ | 5.1 |  |  | $ | 5.4 |

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