National Wildlife Fed'n v. Consumers Power Co.

ELR Citation: ELR 20235
No(s). 87-1441 (6th Cir. Dec 1, 1988)

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 does not require a national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA). The plant has tw...