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PARTICIPATING INTERESTS IN EXPORT WATER (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2014
Participating Interests In Export Water Tables |
Schedule of remaining third party obligation | As a result of the acquisitions, and due to the sale of Export Water, as detailed in the table below, the remaining potential third party obligation at August 31, 2014, is approximately $1 million:
|  | Export Water Proceeds Received |  |  | Initial Export Water Proceeds to Pure Cycle |  |  | Total Potential Third party Obligation |  |  | Paticipating Interests Liability |  |  | Contingency |
Original balances |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | 218,500 |  |  | $ | 31,807,700 |  |  | $ | 11,090,600 |  |  | $ | 20,717,100 |
Activity from inception until August 31, 2012: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  | – |  |  |  | 28,077,500 |  |  |  | (28,077,500 | ) |  |  | (9,790,000 | ) |  |  | (18,287,500 | )
Option payments - Sky Ranch |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
and The Hills at Sky Ranch |  |  | 110,400 |  |  |  | (42,300 | ) |  |  | (68,100 | ) |  |  | (23,800 | ) |  |  | (44,300 | )
Arapahoe County tap fees * |  |  | 533,000 |  |  |  | (373,100 | ) |  |  | (159,900 | ) |  |  | (55,800 | ) |  |  | (104,100 | )
Export Water sale payments |  |  | 111,300 |  |  |  | (77,900 | ) |  |  | (33,400 | ) |  |  | (12,100 | ) |  |  | (21,300 | )
Balance at August 31, 2012 |  |  | 754,700 |  |  |  | 27,802,700 |  |  |  | 3,468,800 |  |  |  | 1,208,900 |  |  |  | 2,259,900 |
Fiscal 2013 activity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Export Water sale payments |  |  | 158,000 |  |  |  | (110,600 | ) |  |  | (47,400 | ) |  |  | (16,000 | ) |  |  | (31,400 | )
Balance at August 31, 2013 |  |  | 912,700 |  |  |  | 27,692,100 |  |  |  | 3,421,400 |  |  |  | 1,192,900 |  |  |  | 2,228,500 |
Fiscal 2014 activity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Export Water sale payments |  |  | 91,600 |  |  |  | (73,700 | ) |  |  | (17,900 | ) |  |  | (6,200 | ) |  |  | (11,700 | )
Relinquishment |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,386,400 |  |  |  | (2,386,400 | ) |  |  | (832,100 | ) |  |  | (1,554,300 | )
Balance at August 31, 2014 |  | $ | 1,004,300 |  |  | $ | 30,004,800 |  |  | $ | 1,017,100 |  |  | $ | 354,600 |  |  | $ | 662,500 |

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