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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities - Schedule of Purchased Water Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Schedule of Purchased Water Costs [Abstract]
Treated	$ 1,107	$ 992	$ 2,098	$ 1,901
Untreated	897	861	1,784	1,711
Total Costs	$ 2,004	$ 1,853	$ 3,882	$ 3,612

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Cost of water purchased, may include any water related assessment. If water is bought on a unit volume basis, would also be considered as commodity costs.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03(2))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147483621/220-10-S99-2

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