REVENUE RECOGNITION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

REVENUE RECOGNITION [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenues

The following table shows the Company’s revenues disaggregated by service type; all revenues are generated within a similar geographical location:

(in thousands)	Three months ended September 30, 2020		Three months ended September 30, 2019		Nine months ended September 30, 2020		Nine months ended September 30, 2019
Tariff Revenue
Consumption charges	$	13,875	$	12,844	$	36,217	$	34,320
Fixed fees		6,797		6,529		20,192		19,525
Service charges		21		133		183		467
DSIC		1,392		1,334		3,810		3,129
Industrial wastewater services		851		10		866		14
Total Tariff Revenue	$	22,936	$	20,850	$	61,268	$	57,455
Non-Tariff Revenue
Service line protection plans	$	1,099	$	1,039	$	3,267	$	3,117
Contract operations		207		210		636		866
Inspection fees		63		69		173		155
Total Non-Tariff Revenue	$	1,369	$	1,318	$	4,076	$	4,138
Other Operating Revenue      not in scope of ASC 606	$	432	$	381	$	1,046	$	993
Total Operating Revenue	$	24,737	$	22,549	$	66,390	$	62,586

Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities

Our contract assets and liabilities consist of the following:

(in thousands)	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Contract Assets – Tariff	$	2,616	$	2,146
Deferred Revenue
Deferred Revenue – Tariff	$	1,159	$	1,050
Deferred Revenue – Non-Tariff		261		251
Total Deferred Revenue	$	1,420	$	1,301