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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Capital Expenditures

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Fixed Coverage Ratio, Next Twelve Months

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Required Minimum Liquidity

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Debt Instrument, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Long-Term Debt, Gross And Lease Obligation

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of the required periodic payments including both interest and principal payments.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt - Narrative (Details)		1 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	Jul. 13, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	May 08, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 20, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 07, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt outstanding		$ 36,530,000	$ 34,035,000
First Lien Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Indebtedness outstanding		18,008,000	$ 13,038,000
Interest rate			8.25%
Maximum amount from credit agreement						$ 45,000,000.0
Repayments of long-term debt	$ 2,500,000
FCCR requirement, next twelve months	0.70
FCCR requirement, after year one	1.00
Fixed charge coverage ratio	1.00
Debt instrument, amendment fee	$ 375,000
First Lien Term Loan \| Through July 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, required minimum liquidity	8,000,000.0
First Lien Term Loan \| Through August 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, required minimum liquidity	5,500,000
First Lien Term Loan \| Through November 30, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, required minimum liquidity	5,000,000.0
First Lien Term Loan \| On And After December 1, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, required minimum liquidity	4,000,000.0
First Lien Term Loan \| Year 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, maximum capital expenditures	6,000,000.0
First Lien Term Loan \| Year 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, maximum capital expenditures	7,500,000
First Lien Term Loan \| Per Quarter For The Next Five Quarters
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, amendment fee	50,000
First Lien Term Loan \| Maturity Date Of The First Lien Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, amendment fee	$ 125,000
Second Lien Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Indebtedness outstanding		9,013,000	$ 8,487,000
Interest rate			11.00%
FCCR requirement, next twelve months	0.60
FCCR requirement, after year one	0.85
Second Lien Term Loan \| Through July 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, required minimum liquidity	$ 6,800,000
Second Lien Term Loan \| Through August 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, required minimum liquidity	4,700,000
Second Lien Term Loan \| Through November 30, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, required minimum liquidity	4,250,000
Second Lien Term Loan \| On And After December 1, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, required minimum liquidity	3,400,000
Second Lien Term Loan \| Year 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, maximum capital expenditures	7,100,000
Second Lien Term Loan \| Year 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, maximum capital expenditures	$ 8,800,000
PPP Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Indebtedness outstanding		0	$ 4,000,000.0
Interest rate			1.00%	1.00%
Maximum amount from credit agreement				$ 4,000,000.0
Vehicle Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Indebtedness outstanding		725,000	$ 453,000
Debt instrument, periodic payment		$ 7,000
Interest rate		6.50%	5.27%
Equipment Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Indebtedness outstanding		$ 0	$ 178,000
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 200,000
Interest rate			6.50%
Finance leases \| Appalachian Water Services
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Indebtedness outstanding			$ 7,900,000