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Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Sales Revenue, Net [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Sales Revenue, Net [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Sales Revenue, Net [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Sales Revenue, Net [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Gross Profit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Gross Profit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Gross Profit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Gross Profit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Cw Bahamas [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Cw Bahamas [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Cw Bahamas [Member] gal	Sep. 30, 2013 Cw Bahamas [Member]	Jul. 29, 2011 Cw Belize [Member] gal
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Revenues, Total	$ 17,021,056	$ 15,438,581	$ 50,301,498	$ 48,563,158									$ 1,500,000	$ 1,900,000	$ 4,800,000	$ 5,500,000
Concentration Risk, Percentage					34.00%	32.00%	36.00%	36.00%	52.00%	45.00%	54.00%	52.00%
Goodwill Potential Impairment Charge			$ 3,499,037
Volume of Potable Water Supply as per agreement (per week)															16,800,000
Volume of Water to be supplied (per day)																	450,000

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Volume of Potable Water Supply as per agreement.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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