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Loans receivable | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Receivables [Abstract] |
Loans Receivable Disclosure [Text Block] | 6. Loans receivable
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
All loans receivable are due from the Water Authority Cayman and consisted of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Two loans originally aggregating $10,996,290, bearing interest at 6.5% per annum, receivable in aggregate monthly installments of $124,827 to May 2019, and secured by the machinery and equipment of the North Side Water Works plant. |  | $ | 5,831,504 |  | $ | 6,912,337 |
Two loans originally aggregating $1,738,000, bearing interest at 5% per annum, receivable in aggregate monthly installments of $24,565 to March 2014, and secured by the machinery and equipment of the North Sound plant. |  |  | - |  |  | 73,084 |
Two loans originally aggregating $3,671,039, bearing interest at 6.5% per annum, receivable in aggregate monthly installments of $54,513 to June 2017, and secured by the machinery and equipment of the Red Gate plant. |  |  | 1,505,673 |  |  | 2,042,858 |
Total loans receivable |  |  | 7,337,177 |  |  | 9,028,279 |
Less current portion |  |  | 1,726,310 |  |  | 1,691,102 |
Loans receivable, excluding current portion |  | $ | 5,610,867 |  | $ | 7,337,177 |

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