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SEGMENT REPORTING, Wholesale Water and Wastewater Services and Land Development Pretax Income (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019 | May 31, 2020 | May 31, 2019
Segment Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | $ 36,275 | $ 1,261,371 | $ 8,038,618 | $ 1,799,318
Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | (707,273) | (660,990) | (1,925,548) | (1,743,280)
Wholesale Water and Wastewater Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | 603,158 | 1,802,340 | 2,621,356 | 3,222,922
Land Development Activities [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Total pretax income (loss) | $ 140,390 | $ 120,021 | $ 7,342,810 | $ 319,676

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