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Litigation and Environmental - Portland Harbor (Details) - Environmental Protection Agency - Portland Harbor Superfund Site, Willamette River, Portland, Oregon $ in Billions | Jan. 06, 2017 USD ($) Terminals Parties
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GATX Terminals Corporation (n/k/a KMLT) |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |
Estimated Remedy Implementation Period | 13 years
Number of Parties Involved In Site Cleanup Allocation Negotiations | Parties | 90
Number of Liquid Terminals | 2
Environmental Remediation Expense | $ | $ 1.1
KMBT |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |
Number of Liquid Terminals | 2

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