NEW YORK (Associated Press) - PPL Corp. has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a claim that its Susquehanna nuclear power plant near Berwick used more water than authorized by a regional regulator, officials said Friday.
The power plant received upgrades to its flow meters in 2001 and 2002 to meet federal regulations, but the upgrades also caused the power plant to increase its water intake, said Susan Obleski, a spokeswoman for the Susquehanna River Basin Commission.
PPL spokesman George Lewis said the company still disputes that the plant ever used more water than its permit allowed, but agreed to pay the $500,000 to get commission approval of its application to increase its water use.
The application and settlement were approved by the commission at its Wednesday meeting, Obleski said.
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