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Investment in OC-BVI (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		108 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 USD ($) gal	Dec. 31, 2007 USD ($) gal	Dec. 31, 2003 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 04, 2010 gal
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments Voting Shares Percentage		50.00%		50.00%
Equity Method Investment, Interest In Profit Percentage		45.00%		45.00%
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment		$ 875,000	$ 225,000	$ 925,000	$ 810,000
Equity Method Investments		3,942,869		3,942,869					$ 4,548,271
Intangible assets, net		5,594,560		5,594,560					771,811
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		101,301	73,294	232,523	211,117
Profit Loss From Subsidiaries		38,475	28,350	87,075	76,950
Sales Revenue, Services, Net		1,508,421	857,441	3,972,403	1,151,810
Due from Related Parties		70,746		70,746					91,569
Baughers Bay Plant [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount	$ 11,580,000
Plant Value	$ 13,000,000
Bar Bay plant [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Assets that comprise Bar Bay plant		$ 4,000,000		$ 4,000,000
1990 Agreement [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Cost to Expand Production Capacity of Plant								$ 4,700,000
Bar Bay Agreement [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Delivery Terms, Volume of water per day | gal											600,000
Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		43.53%		43.53%
Equity Method Investments		$ 3,942,869		$ 3,942,869					4,548,271
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value						$ 10,400,000
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments		101,301	73,294	232,523	211,117
Profit Loss From Subsidiaries		38,475	28,350	87,075	76,950
Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd [Member] | Bar Bay plant [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments		3,900,000		3,900,000
Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd [Member] | 1990 Agreement [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value							$ 4,700,000
Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd [Member] | Management Service [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Intangible assets, net		38,052		38,052					$ 105,659
Sales Revenue, Services, Net		125,930	$ 135,023	390,280	$ 399,335
Baughers Bay [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Purchase Price Agreed for Plant Under Agreement		$ 1,420,000		$ 1,420,000						$ 1,420,000
Plant Capacity | gal						1,700,000
Bar Bay [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Plant Capacity | gal							720,000

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