National Wildlife Fed'n v. Consumers Power Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 20801
No(s). G-85-1146 (W.D. Mich. Mar 31, 1987)

The court holds that the discharge into Lake Michigan of dead fish and fish remains by a hydroelectric power plant in its turbine generating water requires a Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit. The court initially concludes that...