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There were no reportable spills during 1987. 



Ash Lagoon No. 3 North was put into service for the first time in 

 the third quarter of 1987 . Although this lagoon " saw limited 

 service in 1987, the lagoon is expected to be used regularly in 

 1988. 



The Poplar River Power Station continued to surcharge ash in Ash 

 Lagoon No. 1 during 1987. A revegetation project was initiated in 

 1987. The goal of the project is to select suitable vegetation to 

 be used to cover exposed ash surfaces after surcharging is 

 completed. 



Construction 



There was no construction activity in 1987 , 



Mining 



Coal mining continued to the west of Girard Creek and will move in 

 a northwesterly direction until 1989 or later. Prairie Coal 

 Limited (PCL) conducted an environmental assessment of two new 

 mining areas to the east and north of Cookson Reservoir 

 (Figure 1). Ministerial Approval under The Environmental 

 Assessment Act was issued in September of 1987 . PCL plans to begin 

 construction of the infrastructure in 1988 and expects to begin 

 mining in the South Block in 1989. 



