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PARTICIPATING INTERESTS IN EXPORT WATER (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2018
PARTICIPATING INTERESTS IN EXPORT WATER [Abstract] |
Remaining Third Party Obligation | Additionally, as a result of the acquisitions, and the consideration from the cumulative sales of Export Water, as detailed in the table below, the remaining potential third-party obligation at August 31, , is approximately $1 million:
|  | Export Water Proceeds Received |  |  | Initial Export Water Proceeds to Pure Cycle |  |  | Total Potential Third-party Obligation |  |  | Participating Interests Liability |  |  | Contingency |
Original balances |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 218,500 |  |  | $ | 31,807,700 |  |  | $ | 11,090,600 |  |  | $ | 20,717,100 |
Activity from inception until August 31, 2015: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 28,042,500 |  |  |  | (28,042,500 | ) |  |  | (9,790,000 | ) |  |  | (18,252,500 | )
Relinquishment |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,386,400 |  |  |  | (2,386,400 | ) |  |  | (832,100 | ) |  |  | (1,554,300 | )
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 |  |  | 618,400 |  |  |  | (489,100 | ) |  |  | (129,300 | ) |  |  | (44,900 | ) |  |  | (84,400 | )
Balance at August 31, 2016 |  |  | 1,261,800 |  |  |  | 29,742,900 |  |  |  | 1,021,500 |  |  |  | 344,000 |  |  |  | 677,500 |
Fiscal 2017 activity: |  |  | 58,100 |  |  |  | (51,200 | ) |  |  | (6,900 | ) |  |  | (2,400 | ) |  |  | (4,500 | )
Balance at August 31, 2017 |  |  | 1,319,900 |  |  |  | 29,691,700 |  |  |  | 1,014,600 |  |  |  | 341,600 |  |  |  | 673,000 |
Fiscal 2018 activity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Export Water sale payments |  |  | 60,800 |  |  |  | (53,600 | ) |  |  | (7,200 | ) |  |  | (2,500 | ) |  |  | (4,700 | )
Balance at August 31, 2018 |  | $ | 1,380,700 |  |  | $ | 29,638,100 |  |  | $ | 1,007,400 |  |  | $ | 339,100 |  |  | $ | 668,300 |

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