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IMPACT OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
IMPACT OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS [Abstract]  
IMPACT OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
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IMPACT OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2014, the FASB issued amended guidance for reporting revenue from contracts with customers. This guidance affects any entity using U.S. GAAP that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards (e.g., insurance contracts or lease contracts). The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new standard also requires enhanced disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and the related cash flows arising from contracts with customers. For a public entity, the amendments in this guidance are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company has identified its sources of revenue streams that fall within the scope of ASC Topic 606. The Company has also applied the five-step model to all qualifying revenue streams to determine when to recognize revenue. The Company has substantially completed its evaluation and concluded there is not a material change to how revenue is currently being recognized compared to how revenue will be recognized under this amended guidance. The Company will adopt this new standard and include the enhanced disclosure requirements in its 2018 first quarter filing using the modified retrospective method.

In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance on Leases to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. Management is currently evaluating the impact of our pending adoption of the new standard, which includes compiling a list of all contracts that meet the definitions of a lease under the new standard and determining the proper classification and accounting treatment of such contracts in order to determine the ultimate impact the new standard will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued new guidance on Business Combinations. The amendments in this update clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation. The amendments in this update are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company applied this amended guidance in 2017 to the purchase of the water assets from Fort DuPont Redevelopment and Preservation Corporation.

In February 2017, the FASB issued new guidance on Other Income – Gains and Losses from derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets to clarify the scope and application of the sale or transfer of nonfinancial assets to noncustomers, including partial sales and also define what constitutes an "in substance nonfinancial asset" which can include financial assets. The new guidance eliminates several accounting differences between transactions involving assets and transactions involving businesses. Further, the guidance aligns the accounting for derecognition of a nonfinancial asset with that of a business. This standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Management concluded there is no material impact on the Company's financial statements due to the adoption of this guidance.