OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

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:

	2025				2024				2023
	Revenue		Expense		Revenue		Expense		Revenue		Expense
Contract operating and maintenance	$	13,734	$	12,180	$	13,818	$	12,289	$	12,499	$	10,786
Leases	2,334		47		2,410		38		2,504		26
Design and construction	468		342		715		503		652		536
Meter reading and billing	49		4		48		—		198		2
Interest income	2,232		—		1,260		—		303		—
Gain from non-qualified benefit plan investments	—		(3,884)		—		(3,578)		—		(4,919)
Other non-regulated income and expenses	1,959		5,960		2,377		4,949		2,353		5,376
Total	$	20,776	$	14,649	$	20,628	$	14,201	$	18,509	$	11,807

Contract 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.