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  <element name="ProfitLossFromSubsidiaries" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_ProfitLossFromSubsidiaries" />

  <element name="InvestmentsCarryingValue" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_InvestmentsCarryingValue" />

  <element name="NSCAguaMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_NSCAguaMember" />

  <element name="NpdcWaterCompanyLtdMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_NpdcWaterCompanyLtdMember" />

  <element name="ConsolidatedOwnershipInterest" type="num:percentItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_ConsolidatedOwnershipInterest" />

  <element name="TotalPercentageOfOwnershipInterestInAcquiredCompany" type="num:percentItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_TotalPercentageOfOwnershipInterestInAcquiredCompany" />

  <element name="SeawaterReverseOsmosisDesalinationPlantPerDayProcessingCapacity" type="num:volumeItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_SeawaterReverseOsmosisDesalinationPlantPerDayProcessingCapacity" />

  <element name="AdditionalPrepaymentOfPurchaseContract" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_AdditionalPrepaymentOfPurchaseContract" />

  <element name="FurtherRequiredPaymentAsCompensationForOperationAndMaintenance" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_FurtherRequiredPaymentAsCompensationForOperationAndMaintenance" />

  <element name="PaymentsToAcquireOption" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_PaymentsToAcquireOption" />

  <element name="ProjectLand" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_ProjectLand" />

  <element name="InitialAmountPaid" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_InitialAmountPaid" />

  <element name="ProjectLandAmountDue" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_ProjectLandAmountDue" />

  <element name="RepaymentOfDebtThroughIssuanceOfShares" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_RepaymentOfDebtThroughIssuanceOfShares" />

  <element name="LeaseTerm" type="xbrli:durationItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_LeaseTerm" />

  <element name="PaymentsForCompensationForOperationAndMaintenance" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_PaymentsForCompensationForOperationAndMaintenance" />

  <element name="RetailWaterRevenue" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_RetailWaterRevenue" />

  <element name="BulkWaterRevenue" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_BulkWaterRevenue" />

  <element name="CostOfRetailWater" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_CostOfRetailWater" />

  <element name="CostOfBulkWater" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_CostOfBulkWater" />

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  <element name="CwBahamasMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_CwBahamasMember" />

  <element name="CwBelizeMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_CwBelizeMember" />

  <element name="DividendsDeclaredButNotYetPaid" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_DividendsDeclaredButNotYetPaid" />

  <element name="DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" />

  <element name="CostsIncurredForObligationOfInvestmentInLand" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_CostsIncurredForObligationOfInvestmentInLand" />

  <element name="TransfersFromInventoryToPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndConstructionInProgress" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_TransfersFromInventoryToPropertyPlantAndEquipmentAndConstructionInProgress" />

  <element name="AgreementDomain" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_AgreementDomain" />

  <element name="ThousandNineHundredAndNinetyAgreementMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_ThousandNineHundredAndNinetyAgreementMember" />

  <element name="BarBayAgreementMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_BarBayAgreementMember" />

  <element name="CommitmentsAndContingenciesLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_CommitmentsAndContingenciesLineItems" />

  <element name="GrossProfitMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_GrossProfitMember" />

  <element name="TaxesRelatingToPaymentsToForeignVendors" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_TaxesRelatingToPaymentsToForeignVendors" />

  <element name="LineOfCreditCollateralTowardsTaxLitigation" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_LineOfCreditCollateralTowardsTaxLitigation" />

  <element name="LineOfCreditAdditionalCharges" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_LineOfCreditAdditionalCharges" />

  <element name="OperatingLeasesRentExpensePerMonth" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="debit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_OperatingLeasesRentExpensePerMonth" />

  <element name="VolumeOfPotableWaterSupplyAsPerAgreement" type="num:volumeItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_VolumeOfPotableWaterSupplyAsPerAgreement" />

  <element name="VolumeOfWaterToBeSupplied" type="num:volumeItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_VolumeOfWaterToBeSupplied" />

  <element name="IncomeTaxExaminationTotalAssessmentValue" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="cwco_IncomeTaxExaminationTotalAssessmentValue" />
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