SaskPower has an approval for the supplementary supply project to produce an annual volume of 5,500 

 damVyear. This approval was extended by Sask Water in 1996. Future revisions to the approval will 

 likely include conditions requiring termination of pumping (with the exception of wells supplying 

 domestic users) when the reservoir is above a specified level. 



In addition to the supplementary supply, SaskPower also operates the Soil Salinity Project, which is 

 located south of Morrison Dam. The project was initiated in 1989 to alleviate soil salinity which had 

 developed below the dam. The salinity project consists of a network of production wells which 

 discharge into the cooling water canal, which in turn discharges to Cookson Reservoir. Operation of the 

 salinity project continued in 2003 despite ongoing operational difficulties which resulted in a continued 

 decline in the annual volume pumped. As a result, only 426 dam^ of ground water was pumped fi-om the 

 Soil Salinity Project in 2003. This was much lower than the 2002 production level of 631 dam^, and 

 substantially lower than the average armual production obtained in the early to mid- 1 990 's when 

 production was near its optimal level. Production levels peaked at about 1,100 dam^/year in 1994. 

 SaskPower expects to increase production levels in 2004 with additional rehabilitation work. 



Well PW87104, which is located on the east side of the river, provided all the production in 2003. 



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