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ASSET RETIREMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL OBLIGATIONS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Asset Retirement Obligation And Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Change in Asset Retirement Obligation | The following is a summary of the Company’s ARO:
| December 31,
(in thousands) | 2022 |  | 2021
Beginning balance | $ | 17,757 |  |  | $ | 25,646 |
Obligations settled | (144) |  |  | (199) |
Accretion expense | 976 |  |  | 1,876 |
Additional ARO | — |  |  | 213 |
Revisions in estimated cash flows | (13,114) |  |  | (9,779) |
Ending balance | $ | 5,475 |  |  | $ | 17,757 |
Schedule Of Environmental Remediation Costs | As of December 31, 2022, the total environmental remediation costs were as follows (in thousands):
Year ending December 31, |
2023 | $ | 520 |
2024 | 536 |
2025 | 552 |
2026 | 569 |
2027 | 587 |
Thereafter | 24,411 |
Total | 27,175 |
Effect of discounting | (10,075) |
Total environmental obligations | $ | 17,100 |

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