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Global Water Resources, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/22 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Wednesday, 8/10/22, at 4:52pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/22   ·   Accession #:  1434728-22-281   ·   File #:  1-37756

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 8/10/22  Global Water Resources, Inc.      10-Q        6/30/22   77:7.7M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   1.61M 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
 4: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     27K 
10: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     75K 
11: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    163K 
12: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     31K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
13: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    107K 
14: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders'  HTML     86K 
                Equity                                                           
15: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders'  HTML     25K 
                Equity (Parenthetical)                                           
16: R7          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    104K 
17: R8          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML     32K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
18: R9          Basis of Presentation, Corporate Transactions,      HTML     49K 
                Significant Accounting Policies, and Recent                      
                Accounting Pronouncements                                        
19: R10         Regulatory Decision and Related Accounting and      HTML     44K 
                Policy Changes                                                   
20: R11         Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     79K 
21: R12         Leases                                              HTML     38K 
22: R13         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     32K 
23: R14         Accounts Receivable                                 HTML     29K 
24: R15         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     58K 
25: R16         Transactions With Related Parties                   HTML     26K 
26: R17         Accrued Expenses                                    HTML     35K 
27: R18         Fair Value                                          HTML     62K 
28: R19         Debt                                                HTML     65K 
29: R20         Income Taxes                                        HTML     28K 
30: R21         Deferred Compensation Awards                        HTML    101K 
31: R22         Supplemental Cash Flow Information                  HTML     32K 
32: R23         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     27K 
33: R24         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     26K 
34: R25         Basis of Presentation, Corporate Transactions,      HTML     39K 
                Significant Accounting Policies, and Recent                      
                Accounting Pronouncements (Policies)                             
35: R26         Regulatory Decision and Related Accounting and      HTML     30K 
                Policy Changes (Tables)                                          
36: R27         Revenue Recognition (Tables)                        HTML     72K 
37: R28         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     36K 
38: R29         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     32K 
39: R30         Accounts Receivable (Tables)                        HTML     30K 
40: R31         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     54K 
41: R32         Accrued Expenses (Tables)                           HTML     35K 
42: R33         Fair Value (Tables)                                 HTML     59K 
43: R34         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     57K 
44: R35         Deferred Compensation Awards (Tables)               HTML    102K 
45: R36         Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)         HTML     32K 
46: R37         BASIS OF PRESENTATION, CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS,      HTML     99K 
                SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, AND RECENT                      
                ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS - Additional Information               
                (Details)                                                        
47: R38         BASIS OF PRESENTATION, CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS,      HTML     43K 
                SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, AND RECENT                      
                ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS - Basic and Diluted                    
                Earnings per Common Share (Details)                              
48: R39         REGULATORY DECISION AND RELATED ACCOUNTING AND      HTML     66K 
                POLICY CHANGES - Additional Information (Details)                
49: R40         REGULATORY DECISION AND RELATED ACCOUNTING AND      HTML     40K 
                POLICY CHANGES - Summary of Collective Revenue                   
                Requirement Phased-in Over Time (Details)                        
50: R41         REVENUE RECOGNITION - Additional Information        HTML     26K 
                (Details)                                                        
51: R42         REVENUE RECOGNITION - Regulated and Unregulated     HTML     64K 
                Revenue (Details)                                                
52: R43         REVENUE RECOGNITION - Contract Balances (Details)   HTML     36K 
53: R44         Leases (Details)                                    HTML     38K 
54: R45         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of         HTML     41K 
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)                          
55: R46         ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - Summary of Accounts           HTML     30K 
                Receivable (Details)                                             
56: R47         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Intangible Assets  HTML     53K 
                (Details)                                                        
57: R48         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Additional         HTML     32K 
                Information (Details)                                            
58: R49         TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES - Additional      HTML     24K 
                Information (Details)                                            
59: R50         ACCRUED EXPENSES - Schedule of Accrued Expenses     HTML     45K 
                (Details)                                                        
60: R51         FAIR VALUE - Schedule of Fair Value Assets and      HTML     66K 
                Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Details)                
61: R52         DEBT - Schedule of Outstanding Balances and         HTML     60K 
                Maturity Dates for Short Term and Long Term Debt                 
                (Details)                                                        
62: R53         DEBT - Additional Information (Details)             HTML     93K 
63: R54         DEBT - Schedule of Aggregate Annual Maturities of   HTML     66K 
                Debt And Minimum Lease Payments Under Capital                    
                Lease Obligations (Details)                                      
64: R55         INCOME TAXES - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     36K 
65: R56         DEFERRED COMPENSATION AWARDS - Additional           HTML     59K 
                Information (Details)                                            
66: R57         DEFERRED COMPENSATION AWARDS - Schedule of Total    HTML     48K 
                Awards Granted and Number of Units Outstanding                   
                (Details)                                                        
67: R58         DEFERRED COMPENSATION AWARDS - Schedule of          HTML     65K 
                Recipients of SARs Awards, Grant Date, Units                     
                Granted, Exercise Price, Outstanding Shares and                  
                Amounts Paid (Details)                                           
68: R59         DEFERRED COMPENSATION AWARDS - Schedule of          HTML     37K 
                Estimated Future Compensation Expense (Details)                  
69: R60         DEFERRED COMPENSATION AWARDS - Restricted Stock     HTML     49K 
                Compensation (Details)                                           
70: R61         Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details)        HTML     29K 
71: R62         COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Additional          HTML     35K 
                Information (Details)                                            
72: R63         Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     36K 
75: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    141K 
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74: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    138K 
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