Summary
Dams alter water quality, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled recently in a case involving Maine's S.D. Warren Co. The unanimous ruling sends an appropriately strong signal that states have the power to regulate dams to restore or maintain fish runs.
S.D. Warren, a subsidiary of SAPPI, owns and operates five dams on the Presumpscot River to produce power for its Westbrook mill. The dams are licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission every 50 years.See the full content of this document
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Discharge Decision
In 1999, the company applied to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for water quality certification as part of its FERC l...
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