CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Operating Activities
Net income		$ 2,688	$ 3,265	$ 15,810
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		4,885	4,806	4,628
Amortization of (discount) premium on marketable securities		(471)	(691)	87
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures, net		(10,881)	(6,868)	(7,752)
Non-cash retirement plan expense		364	462	110
(Gain) loss on sale of real estate/assets		(8)	6	(1,140)
Non-cash profits recognized from land contribution		0	0	(3,012)
Profit from water sale	[1]	0	(490)	(2,229)
Profit from land sales		0	0	(18,372)
Deferred income taxes		784	1,121	2,865
Stock compensation expense		4,182	3,252	2,877
Excess tax benefit of stock-based compensation		(1)	(723)	(105)
Abandonment expense		0	189	85
Inventory write down		0	423	1,050
Distribution of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures		9,563	13,511	11,793
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables, inventories, prepaids and other assets, net		261	(4,476)	3,244
Current liabilities, net		2,948	(132)	(1,408)
Net cash provided by operating activities		14,314	13,655	8,531
Investing Activities
Maturities and sales of marketable securities		92,605	134,083	41,135
Purchase of marketable securities		(73,995)	(132,317)	(63,882)
Real estate and equipment expenditures		(57,234)	(21,328)	(22,602)
Reimbursement proceeds from Community Facilities District		15,745	0	5,950
Proceeds from sale of real estate/assets		15	77	0
Proceeds from sale of land		0	0	24,950
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures		(346)	(4,500)	(800)
Distribution of equity from unconsolidated joint ventures		6,336	10,978	8,166
Investments in long-term water assets		(8,874)	(6,034)	(988)
Proceeds from water sales	[1]	0	1,324	6,180
Interest rate swap settlement	[2]	0	3,715	0
Net cash used in investing activities		(25,748)	(14,002)	(1,891)
Financing Activities
Borrowings on line of credit		19,000	47,942	0
Borrowings of long-term debt		0	0	49,080
Repayments of long-term debt		0	(50,357)	(51,708)
Deferred financing costs		0	(1,097)	(181)
Interest rate swap settlement	[3]	0	0	1,123
Taxes on vested stock grants		(206)	(3,353)	(2,733)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		18,794	(6,865)	(4,419)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		7,360	(7,212)	2,221
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year		32,407	39,619	37,398
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of year		39,767	32,407	39,619
Reconciliation to amounts on consolidated balance sheets:
Cash and cash equivalents		39,267	31,907	39,119
Restricted cash (recorded in other assets)		500	500	500
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		39,767	32,407	39,619
Non-cash investing activities
Accrued capital and water expenditures included in current liabilities		5,290	2,091	1,847
Contribution to unconsolidated joint venture		0	0	8,501
Long term deferred profit on land contribution		$ 0	$ 0	$ 3,012

[1] In determining the classification of cash inflows and outflows related to water asset activity, the Company’s practices are supported by ASC 230-10-45-22, which provides that “Certain cash receipts and payments have aspects of more than one class of cash flows…. If so, the appropriate classification shall depend on the activity that is likely to be the predominant source of cash flows for the item.” Also, at the 2006 American Institution of Certified Public Accountants Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments, the SEC staff discussed that an entity should be consistent in how it classifies cash outflows and inflows related to an asset’s purchase and sale and noted that when cash flow classification is unclear, registrants must use judgment and analysis that considers the nature of the activity and the predominant source of cash flow for these items.
Given the nature of our water assets and the aforementioned authoritative guidance, the Company estimates the appropriate classification of water assets purchased based on the timing of the sale of the water. Water purchased in prior periods that was classified as investing was sold for $1.32 and $6.18 million in 2023 and 2022, respectively, and this cash inflow is appropriately classified in the Company’s investing activities. The profit of $0.5 and $2.2 million in 2023 and 2022 related to the water purchased in prior periods is appropriately being deducted from operating activities for the respective period. The Company has and will continue to apply this methodology to water asset transactions that meet this fact pattern.

[2] The Company had an interest rate swap agreement with Bank of America, N.A. to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in the floating interest rate tied to SOFR under the term note. The hedging relationship qualified as an effective cash flow hedge and was recorded at fair value. On October 23, 2023, the Company terminated the interest rate swap, and received a $3,715,000 cash termination fee from Bank of America, N.A.

[3] The Company had an interest rate swap agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in the floating interest rate tied to the London Inter-Bank Rate under a term note with Wells Fargo. The hedging relationship qualified as an effective cash flow hedge and was recorded at fair value. On June 27, 2022, the Company terminated the interest rate swap, and received a $1,123,000 cash termination fee from Wells Fargo.