2.4 Data Exchange 



The Committee is responsible for assuring exchange of data between Governments. The exchange 

 of monitoring information was Initiated in the first quarter of 1981 and was an expansion of the 

 informal quarterly exchange program initiated between the United States and Canada in 1976. Until 

 1991 , data were exchanged on a quarterly basis. At the request of the Committee, the United States 

 and Canada agreed to replace the quarterly exchange of data with an annual exchange effective at 

 the beginning of the 1 992 calendar year. 



Henceforth, data will be exchanged once each year as soon after the end of the calendar year as 

 possible. However, unusual conditions or anomalous information will be reported and exchanged 

 whenever warranted. No unusual conditions occurred during 1994 which warranted special 

 reporting. 



3.0 WATER AND AIR: MONITORING AND INTERPRETATIONS 



3.1 Poplar River Power Station Operation 



In 1994, the average capacity factor for Unit No. 1 was 80.5 percent. The average capacity factor for 

 Unit No. 2 was 89.2 percent. The capacity factors are based on the maximum power generation 

 rating of 297.8 MW/h for Unit No. 1 and 294.0 MW/h for Unit No. 2. Total power generated from both 

 units was 4 397 600 gross megawatt-hours which Is about 101 percent of 1993 power and 94 

 percent of 1 992 power. 



Ash Lagoon 3 South was a major construction project undertaken in 1994. Construction of the 

 lagoon began on August 15, 1994 and was completed on December 16, 1994. The lagoon design. 

 Including the liner system, was equivalent to the existing ash storage lagoons. 



