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 1986 HIGHLIGHTS 



In 1986 the power station operated for the third full year. The two 

 300 megawatt coal-fired units generated 3,968,400 gross megawatt 

 hours of electricity, down 13 percent from 1985. Because the number 

 of plant startups decreased, the consumption of oil decreased 1,897 

 tonnes or 27 percent from 1985. 



Monitoring Information collected in both Canada and the United States 

 was exchanged on a quarterly basis. In general the sampling loca- 

 tions, frequency of collection, and parameters met the requirements 

 identified in the Technical Monitoring Schedules set forth in the 

 1985 annual report. An exception was continuous air quality moni- 

 toring in Montana where there was an interruption because of in- 

 adequate funding and a relocation of the primary monitoring site. 



The United States received a continuous flow in the East Poplar River 

 throughout the year. However, during 58 days of the summer minimum 

 flow did not meet the 0.085 cubic meter per second recommended by the 

 International Joint Commission. Efforts will be made in 1987 to 

 remedy the operational and Information exchange problems that resulted 

 In these minimum flow requirements not being met. 



The concentrations of boron and total dissolved solids on the East 

 Poplar River were below the long-term and short-term objectives 

 recommended to Government by the International Joint Commission. 

 There were no exceedances of other water quality objectives recom- 

 mended by the International Poplar River Water Quality Board to the 

 International Joint Commission. Continued efforts at quality control 

 showed improved water quality data comparability between Canadian 

 and United States laboratories. 



