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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Environmental Remedial Liability | A summary of the changes to the aggregate environmental remediation liabilities for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 follows:
| Twelve Months Ended December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022
Beginning balance | $ | 6,335 |  |  | $ | 5,887 |
Accretion expense | 100 |  |  | 104 |
Obligations incurred (1) | — |  |  | 759 |
Obligations settled (2) | (546) |  |  | (415) |
Ending balance | 5,889 |  |  | 6,335 |
Less: current portion | 1,662 |  |  | 814 |
Long-term portion | $ | 4,227 |  |  | $ | 5,521 |
(1)Associated with the investigation of potential remediation at an inactive waste disposal site that adjoins one of the landfills that we operate. (2)May include amounts paid and amounts that are being processed through accounts payable as a part of our disbursement cycle.
Schedule of Total Expected Environmental Remediation Payments for Succeeding Year | The total expected environmental remediation payments, as of December 31, 2023 for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter are as follows:
Fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 | $ | 1,499 |
Fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 | 308 |
Fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 | 318 |
Fiscal year ending December 31, 2027 | 299 |
Fiscal year ending December 31, 2028 | 306 |
Thereafter | 3,704 |
Total | $ | 6,434 |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Expected Aggregate Non-inflated, Undiscounted Environmental Remediation Liability to Amount Recognized in Statement of Financial Position | A reconciliation of the expected aggregate non-inflated, undiscounted environmental remediation liabilities to the amount recognized in our consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2023 is as follows:
Undiscounted liability | $ | 6,434 |
Less discount, net | (545) |
Liability balance - December 31, 2023 | $ | 5,889 |

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