Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 20,058	$ 20,325
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain on life insurance	(831)	0
Depreciation and amortization	14,241	12,962
Stock-based compensation	262	246
Increase (decrease) in deferred income taxes	(714)	476
Other	558	353
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Increase in accounts receivable and unbilled revenues	(986)	(604)
Increase in recoverable income taxes	(467)	(255)
Increase in materials and supplies inventories, prepaid expenses, prepaid pension cost, deferred regulatory and other assets	(8,090)	(8,824)
Increase in accounts payable, accrued compensation and benefits, other accrued expenses, deferred employee benefits, deferred regulatory liabilities, and other deferred credits	5,829	5,131
Increase in accrued interest	0	749
Net cash provided by operating activities	29,860	30,559
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Utility plant additions, including debt portion of allowance for funds used during construction of $458 in 2025 and $1,147 in 2024	(48,725)	(48,226)
Acquisitions of water and wastewater systems	0	(783)
Net cash used in investing activities	(48,725)	(49,009)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Customers' advances for construction and contributions in aid of construction	4,716	3,411
Repayments of customer advances	(716)	(791)
Proceeds of long-term debt issues	56,785	86,748
Debt issuance costs	0	(167)
Repayments of long-term debt	(40,303)	(61,213)
Borrowings under short-term agreements	10,000	0
Changes in cash overdraft position	(592)	881
Issuance of common stock	1,601	1,669
Dividends paid	(12,626)	(12,088)
Net cash provided by financing activities	18,865	18,450
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1	1
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1	1
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized	9,552	6,892
Income taxes	$ 364	$ 943
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accounts payable includes $4,018 in 2025 and $4,138 in 2024 for the construction of utility plant.
Contributions in aid of construction includes $621 in 2024 recorded as part of the MESCO, Inc. and York Haven Borough acquisitions.