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	Mar. 01, 2024 shares	Jul. 01, 2023 shares	Mar. 01, 2023 shares	Jan. 03, 2023 shares	Feb. 04, 2022 shares	Jul. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 shares	Apr. 30, 2024 $ / shares shares	Jan. 31, 2024 shares	Mar. 31, 2023 shares	Jul. 31, 2022 shares	Apr. 30, 2021 shares	Mar. 31, 2024 shares	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 shares	Dec. 31, 2022 shares	Jul. 10, 2019 shares
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense \| $														$ 3,566,000	$ 1,142,000
Water Supply Agreement, Number of Acre-feet of Water Per Annum To Customer												9,500
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)							4,583,847							4,583,847
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Accelerated Vesting, Number (in shares)			170,000		170,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period (in shares)			170,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Vesting Upon Completion of Final Binding Water Supply Agreement [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in shares)	62,624
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Accelerated Vesting, Number (in shares)					85,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period (in shares)					85,000								85,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period (in shares)																85,000
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Employee [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)												825,000
Milestone RSUs [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Employee [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)												510,000
Milestone RSUs [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Employee [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)												255,000
Milestone RSUs [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Employee [Member] \| Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Tranche Two [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)												255,000
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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)									60,000		60,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period (in shares)				60,000
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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in shares)										102,871							158,673
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)												255,000
Performance Stock Units [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Granted (in shares)					450,000
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)								1,600,000
Chief Executive Officer [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)								700,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)								3 years
Chief Executive Officer [Member] \| Performance Stock Units [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)								600,000
Chief Executive Officer [Member] \| Performance Stock Units [Member] \| Vesting Upon Price Hurdle of $13 Per Share [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)								300,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vesting, Price Hurdle (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares								$ 15
Chief Operating Officer [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)							275,000
Chief Operating Officer [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Vesting Over Period From September 2024 to September 2027 [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)							137,500
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)							3 years
Chief Operating Officer [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Vesting Upon Achievement of Milestones [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)							137,500
A Consultant [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period (in shares)		400,000							300,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period (in shares)														300,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number (in shares)		200,000
A Consultant [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Vesting Upon Completion of Certain Milestone [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period (in shares)		200,000
A Consultant [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Vesting on October 1, 2023 [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period (in shares)		100,000
A Consultant [Member] \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Vesting on February 1, 2024 [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period (in shares)		100,000
Two Thousand Nineteen Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)																		5,200,000
Two Thousand Nineteen Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Outside Director [Member] \| Accrues Yearly [Member]
Salary and Wage, Officer, Excluding Cost of Good and Service Sold \| $						$ 75,000
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense \| $						25,000
Two Thousand Nineteen Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Outside Director [Member] \| Accrues Quarterly [Member]
Salary and Wage, Officer, Excluding Cost of Good and Service Sold \| $						18,750
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense \| $						$ 6,250
Two Thousand Nineteen Equity Incentive Plan [Member] \| Director [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period (in shares)														69,479