CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 6,839	$ 4,682
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Deferred compensation	698	786
Depreciation and amortization	8,545	7,199
Right of use amortization	240	104
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and discounts	33	33
(Gain) Loss on disposal of fixed assets	(83)	(3)
Provision for credit losses	73	79
Deferred income tax expense	2,164	542
Changes in assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	(938)	(433)
Other current assets	(165)	(717)
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	2,261	1,170
Other noncurrent assets	293	335
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,702	5,961
Net cash provided by operating activities	22,662	19,738
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	(18,578)	(25,324)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(6,246)	(85)
Other cash flows from investing activities	0	(24)
Net cash used in investing activities	(24,824)	(25,433)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Dividends paid	(5,372)	(5,075)
Advances in aid of construction	8,370	2,145
Refunds of advances for construction	(1,076)	(1,105)
Proceeds from stock option exercise	10	3
Payments for taxes related to net shares settlement of equity awards	(367)	0
Principal payments under finance lease	(388)	0
Line of credit borrowings, net	15	0
Loan borrowings	242	0
Loan repayments	0	(103)
Repayments of bond	(1,917)	(1,917)
Proceeds from sale of stock	2,748	14,892
Net cash provided by financing activities	2,265	8,840
INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH	103	3,145
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH — Beginning of period	7,562	13,443
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH – End of period	7,665	16,588
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	5,289	15,613
Restricted Cash	2,376	975
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$ 7,665	$ 16,588