For all of you fisherman out on Lake Huron, here is some important information released from Bruce Power. You can download the following PDF files for more information:
Bruce Power Lake Huron Thermal Monitoring Press Release
Thermal Monitoring Equipment Details – Underwater Diagram and GPS Coordinates.
What and where?
Thermal monitoring is being conducted in the vicinity of Bruce Power via a series of temperature stations.
How many?
There are 33 stations marked with flags (Marker Buoys) and white bumper floats (Data Buoys) at specific locations at various depths.
Two stations are currently being used to monitor water current speeds and direction. The monitors sit on the bottom of the lake and have a mechanical pop-up buoy that must be triggered manually when necessary.
The temperature stations are numbered 1 through 33 and the current monitoring stations are labeled X and Y.
Why?
Temperature monitoring stations are deployed in Lake Huron in the local vicinity of Bruce Power to monitor the extent and duration of the thermal plume.
Monitoring of the thermal plume allows us to verify our predictions of “no significant adverse environmental impacts.”
Questions?
If you have any questions about the monitoring or to report any misplaced or damaged equipment, please contact John Peevers at 519-361-2673 x6583, email john.peevers@brucepower.com or call the Duty Media Officer at 519 361-6161.