The Montana Department of Environment of Quality last week took delivery of the camera provided through an agreement negotiated with Thompson River Co-Gen. The company that operated a power plant in violation of air-quality standards also paid $5,550 for camera training, and $6,000 for a service contract.
The $96,000 outlay covered nearly half of Thompson River's $200,000 DEQ settlement, down from the nearly $1.9 million the agency originally sought, for environmental violations in 2005 at the company's plant 3‡ miles east of Thompson Falls. DEQ settled for a lower sum after an analysis of Thompson River Co-Gen's ability to pay.
The ThermaCAM GasFindIR camera produced by Massachusetts-based Flir Systems makes gas leakage appear as black smoke and will heighten DEQ's ability to detect leakage.
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