LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Long-term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]

Schedule of long-term debt outstanding

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, long-term debt outstanding was:

	Series	Interest Rate		Maturity Date	2015		2014
First Mortgage Bonds	QQQ	3.330	%	2025	$	50,000	$	—
	RRR	4.310	%	2045	50,000		—
	PPP	5.500	%	2040	100,000		100,000
	LL	5.875	%	2019	100,000		100,000
	AAA	7.280	%	2025	20,000		20,000
	BBB	6.770	%	2028	20,000		20,000
	CCC	8.150	%	2030	20,000		20,000
	DDD	7.130	%	2031	20,000		20,000
	EEE	7.110	%	2032	20,000		20,000
	FFF	5.900	%	2017	20,000		20,000
	GGG	5.290	%	2022	12,727		14,545
	HHH	5.290	%	2022	12,727		14,546
	III	5.540	%	2023	7,273		8,182
	JJJ	5.440	%	2018	2,727		3,636
	LLL	5.480	%	2018	10,000		10,000
	OOO	6.020	%	2031	20,000		20,000
	CC	9.860	%	2020	17,100		17,200
Total First Mortgage Bonds					502,554		408,109
California Department of Water Resources Loans		2.6% to 8%		2012 - 32	6,857		7,212
Other Long-term debt					9,476		10,519
Total long-term debt					518,887		425,840
Less current maturities					6,600		6,607
Long-term debt excluding current maturities					$	512,287	$	419,233