Taum Sauk Fine

Ameren is to pay $10,000,000 to the US Treasury and deposit $5,000,000 in an escrow account to fund the following.

Other project enhancements will be directed toward some or all of the following purposes: (1) enhancing economic development and quality of life for persons residing near the Taum Sauk project; (2) protecting and enhancing environmental resources, including animal habitats, at or near the project; and (3) ensuring and promoting educational and recreational opportunities at or near the project, including access to such opportunities for disabled persons.

It will be interesting to see what all this means to Lesterville once the money is spent.

Link to the Ameren press release.

Link to FERC site. Click on the Order link near the top of the page to read the details