Note 16 - Environmental Remediation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Environmental Loss Contingency Disclosure [Text Block]

1 6 . ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

The Partnership maintains insurance of various types with varying levels of coverage that it considers adequate under the circumstances to cover its operations and properties. The insurance policies are subject to deductibles and retention levels that the Partnership considers reasonable and

not

excessive. Consistent with insurance coverage generally available in the industry, in certain circumstances the Partnership’s insurance policies provide limited coverage for losses or liabilities relating to gradual pollution, with broader coverage for sudden and accidental occurrences. Although the Partnership maintains a program designed to prevent and, as applicable, to detect and address such releases promptly, damages and liabilities incurred due to environmental releases from its assets

may

substantially affect its business.

At

December 31, 2018

and

2019

, the Partnership was aware of existing conditions that

may

cause it to incur expenditures in the future for the remediation of existing environmental matters. The Partnership had loss contingencies of

$0.2

 million and

$0.1

 million as of

December 31, 2018

and

2019

, respectively. Changes in the Partnership’s estimates and assumptions

may

occur as a result of the passage of time and the occurrence of future events.