REVENUE RECOGNITION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

REVENUE RECOGNITION [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenues

The following table shows the Company’s revenues disaggregated by service type; all revenues are generated within a similar geographical location:

	For the Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2022		2021		2020
Tariff Revenue
Consumption charges	$	47,809	$	47,924	$	47,145
Fixed fees		31,431		27,977		27,109
Service charges		597		579		351
DSIC		5,085		5,093		4,997
Metered wastewater services		649		—		—
Industrial wastewater services		1,853		675		1,448
Total Tariff Revenue	$	87,424	$	82,248	$	81,050

Non-Tariff Revenue
Service line protection plans	$	5,020	$	4,594	$	4,381
Contract operations		931		884		840
Design and installation		3,315		562		88
Inspection fees		326		341		266
Total Non-Tariff Revenue	$	9,592	$	6,381		5,575
Other Operating Revenue	$	1,881	$	2,230		1,516
Total Operating Revenue	$	98,897	$	90,859	$	88,141

Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

Our contract assets and liabilities consist of the following:

(in thousands)	December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Contract Assets – Tariff	$	2,618	$	2,144
Deferred Revenue
Deferred Revenue – Tariff	$	1,231	$	1,227
Deferred Revenue – Non-Tariff		438		287
Total Deferred Revenue	$	1,669	$	1,514