Discontinued operations - Mexico project development- Narratives (Details) gal in Millions							1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 09, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 09, 2022 MXN ($)	Aug. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2020 MXN ($)	Jun. 29, 2020	Aug. 22, 2016 gal	May 31, 2010 gal	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) ha	Feb. 28, 2018	Aug. 31, 2016
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Number of days to submit list of non-recoverable expenses made					20 days
Amount of non-recoverable expenses			$ 51,144,525	$ 137,333,114
Litigation Settlement, Expense		$ 137,000,000
Impairment loss for Mexico assets - discontinued operations								$ 377,326	$ 963,540
Minimum [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	$ 51,000,000
NSC Agua [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Area of Land | ha										20.1
Payments for land and rights of way held for development										$ 21,100,000
NSC Agua [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners											0.40%
Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant Per Day Processing Capacity | gal						100	100
Period in which construction must be completed						36 months
Period Required To Operate And Maintain Plant And Aqueduct						37 years
NSC Agua [Member] | Aguas de Rosarito S.A.P.I. de C.V [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage												99.60%
NSC Agua [Member] | First Phase [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant Per Day Processing Capacity | gal						50
NSC Agua [Member] | Second Phase [Member]
Schedule of Investments [Line Items]
Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant Per Day Processing Capacity | gal						50