Poplar River uses a closed-loop ash disposal system. This means the water that transports the ash slurry from the boiler ash pits to the lagoon is continually recycled. Special care was taken to compact and seal the lagoon bottom to stop seepage into ground water systems. The overturned land from the coal mining area is also a consideration. Land reclamation is a combined effort between SaskPower and Prairie Coal Ltd., the local coal supplier.
Reclamation involves leveling the spoil piles as well as the topsoil, which was saved.
Cereal crops are then harvested the next season. Extensive monitoring of the ground, surface water and air is performed to ensure a safe environment. All Rights Reserved.