XML 25 R9.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.24.1

Note 1 - Description of Business | 12 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements |
Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block] | Notes To The Consolidated Financial Statements NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS Cadiz Inc. (“Cadiz or the “Company”) is a water solutions provider with a unique combination of land, water, pipeline and water filtration technology assets strategically located in Southern California between major water systems serving population centers in the Southwestern United States. The Company’s portfolio of assets includes 2.5 million acre-feet of water supply, 220 miles of existing, buried pipeline, 1 million acre-feet of groundwater storage capacity, versatile, scalable, and cost-effective water filtration technology. The Company provides products and services to public water systems, government agencies and commercial clients that address the emerging threat of water scarcity and affordability in a region of the world facing severe challenges from climate change. The Company owns approximately 46,000 acres of land with high-quality, naturally-recharging groundwater resources in Southern California’s Mojave Desert (“Cadiz Property”). Land holdings with vested water rights were assembled by the Company’s founders in the early 1980s, relying on NASA imagery that identified a significant desert aquifer system at the base of a vast Southern California watershed. Since its founding in 1983, the Company has developed its land assets in California for sustainable farming and groundwater management, and in recent years, has invested in wellfield and pipeline infrastructure as well as water filtration technology that will enable The Company to play a critical role in serving the needs of people and communities that lack access to clean, reliable and affordable water. The Company’s supply, storage and pipeline assets are located in a remote area of eastern San Bernardino County that sits at the crossroads of major highway, rail, energy, and water infrastructure between California’s primary water supply systems, the Colorado River Basin and the State Water Project. As a result, the Cadiz Water Conservation and Storage Project is well positioned to assist public water agencies in storing and managing unpredictable water supplies and provide reliable, affordable water supplies to chronically underserved areas of California.

X
- Definition The entire disclosure for the business description and basis of presentation concepts. Business description describes the nature and type of organization including but not limited to organizational structure as may be applicable to holding companies, parent and subsidiary relationships, business divisions, business units, business segments, affiliates and information about significant ownership of the reporting entity. Basis of presentation describes the underlying basis used to prepare the financial statements (for example, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Other Comprehensive Basis of Accounting, IFRS). + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Topic 235 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//235/tableOfContent Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Topic 275 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//275/tableOfContent Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Topic 205 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//205/tableOfContent + Details
Name: | us-gaap_BusinessDescriptionAndBasisOfPresentationTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | dtr-types:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DisclosureTextBlockAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration