1987 HIGHLIGHTS 



In 1987 the Poplar River Power Station operated for the fourth full 

 year. The two 300 megawatt coal-fired units generated 4 364 500 

 gross megawatt hours of electricity, up 10 percent from 1986. 

 Because the number of plant startups increased, the consumption of 

 oil decreased 362 tonnes or 18 percent from 1986. 



Monitoring information collected in both Canada and the United 

 States was exchanged on a quarterly basis. In general the sampling 

 locations, frequency of collection, and parameters met the 

 requirements identified in the 1987 Technical Monitoring Schedules 

 set forth in the 1986 annual report. An exception was continuous 

 air quality monitoring in Saskatchewan at the Coronach monitoring 

 station where there was an interruption from the beginning of the 

 year until March 10 because of relocation to approximately one 

 kilometre east of the previous location. 



The United States received a continuous flow in the East Poplar 

 River throughout the year. All aspects of the International Joint 

 Commission's apportionment recommendations were 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 excursions of other water quality objectives 

 recommended 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. 



