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Regulatory Matters - Regulatory Assets, Net (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Dec. 31, 2025
Regulatory assets:    
Total regulatory assets $ 263,548 $ 254,862
Less: current portion of regulatory assets 19,610 8,315
Total regulatory assets, less current portion 243,938 246,547
Regulatory liabilities:    
Total regulatory liabilities 578,409 546,797
Less: current portion of regulatory liabilities 1 0
Total regulatory liabilities, less current portion $ 578,408 546,797
Minimum    
Regulatory liabilities:    
Estimated service lives of assets 5 years  
Maximum    
Regulatory liabilities:    
Estimated service lives of assets 100 years  
Cost of removal    
Regulatory liabilities:    
Total regulatory liabilities $ 410,935 394,391
Future income tax benefits due to customers    
Regulatory liabilities:    
Total regulatory liabilities 81,480 82,285
Unrecognized pensions and other postretirement benefits    
Regulatory liabilities:    
Total regulatory liabilities 31,420 32,996
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) legal settlement proceeds    
Regulatory liabilities:    
Total regulatory liabilities 36,112 24,682
Employee benefit costs    
Regulatory liabilities:    
Total regulatory liabilities 11,335 8,771
Water supply costs    
Regulatory liabilities:    
Total regulatory liabilities 3,615 0
Revenue adjustment mechanisms    
Regulatory liabilities:    
Total regulatory liabilities 1,067 0
Other    
Regulatory liabilities:    
Total regulatory liabilities 2,445 3,672
Future income tax benefits due to customers    
Regulatory assets:    
Total regulatory assets 211,958 204,384
Monterey Water Revenue Adjustment Mechanism (“M-WRAM”)    
Regulatory assets:    
Total regulatory assets 14,017 8,553
Business combinations debt premium    
Regulatory assets:    
Total regulatory assets 8,501 9,772
Employee benefit costs    
Regulatory assets:    
Total regulatory assets 6,127 5,823
Catastrophic event memorandum accounts (“CEMA”)    
Regulatory assets:    
Total regulatory assets 0 127
Revenue adjustment mechanisms    
Regulatory assets:    
Total regulatory assets 6,826 7,931
Customer Assistance Program ("CAP") balancing account    
Regulatory assets:    
Total regulatory assets 4,410 3,696
Water supply costs    
Regulatory assets:    
Total regulatory assets 0 847
Ground Water Regulation Legal Expenses memorandum account (“GWRLEMA”)    
Regulatory assets:    
Total regulatory assets 225 0
Other    
Regulatory assets:    
Total regulatory assets $ 11,484 $ 13,729