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Represents the royalty payment percentage.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Contingencies (Details Textual)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Contingencies (Details Textual)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) gal	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) gal	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016	Jun. 29, 2011 gal
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Royalty Payment Percentage			7.50%
Cayman Water Retail Operations, Percentage Of Gross Profit	52.00%	55.00%	54.00%	55.00%
Cayman Water Retail Operations, Percentage Of Revenue	40.00%	41.00%	40.00%	42.00%
Derivative Liability \| $	$ 528,000		$ 528,000		$ 680,000
Aerex Industries Inc [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired						51.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners						49.00%
Cw Belize [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Delivery Terms, Volume of water per day							450,000
Blue Hills Agreements [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Delivery Terms Volume Of Water Per Week	63,000,000		63,000,000
Windsor Agreements [Member]
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Delivery Terms Volume Of Water Per Week	16,800,000		16,800,000