OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

The Company conducts various non-regulated activities as reflected in the table below:

	2022				2021				2020
	Revenue		Expense		Revenue		Expense		Revenue		Expense
Operating and maintenance	$	12,860	$	11,959	$	16,276	$	16,344	$	11,481	$	13,551
Leases	2,642		46		2,744		230		2,398		48
Design and construction	416		328		619		611		802		704
Meter reading and billing	534		123		495		79		458		109
Interest income	177		—		171		—		52		—
Loss (gain) from non-qualified benefit plan investments	—		7,161		—		(3,800)		—		(4,293)
Other non-regulated income and expenses	4,647		5,204		2,456		3,770		1,731		4,181
Total	$	21,276	$	24,821	$	22,761	$	17,234	$	16,922	$	14,300

Operating and maintenance services and meter reading and billing services are provided for water and wastewater systems owned by private companies and municipalities. The agreements typically call for a fee-per-service or a flat-rate amount per month. Leases have been entered into with telecommunications companies for cellular phone antennas placed on the Company's property. Design and construction services are for the design and installation of water mains and other water infrastructure for others outside the Company's regulated service areas. Third-party insurance program gains and losses are included in other non-regulated income and expenses. In 2022, the Company recorded a gain of $2.7 million related to Company-owned life insurance as part of "revenue" in "other non-regulated income and expenses" in the table above.