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Contingencies (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) gal	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) gal	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2011 gal
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 3,499,037		$ 3,499,037		$ 3,499,037
Cayman Water retail operations, Gross Profit Percentage	56.00%	52.00%	57.00%	54.00%
Cayman Water retail operations, Revenue Percentage	39.00%	34.00%	41.00%	36.00%
Operating Income (Loss)	$ 2,153,776	$ 1,715,359	$ 6,712,832	$ 4,932,036
Property, plant and equipment, net	53,761,233		53,761,233		$ 56,396,988
Cw Belize [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Delivery Terms, Volume of water per day | gal						450,000
CW-Bahamas Windsor Plant [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Revenue, Net	$ 1,500,000	$ 1,500,000	$ 4,500,000	4,800,000
Delivery Terms Volume Of Water Per Week | gal	16,800,000		16,800,000
CW Bali [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Plant Capacity | gal	790,000		790,000
Operating Income (Loss)			$ (383,000)	$ (288,000)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 3,000,000		$ 3,000,000

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