Legal Opinion
FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC v. Department of Environmental Protection
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 26, 2007PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSilver, J.
[¶ 1] FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC appeals from a judgment entered in Superior Court (Kennebec County, Marden, J.) affirming the Board of Environmental Protection’s denial of water quality certification for the Flagstaff Storage Project, owned and operated by FPL. The Board’s denial reversed an earlier decision by the Department of Environmental Protection, which certified the Project. FPL argues that (1) because the Board acted after the one-year statutory deadline, either the Department waived certification or the Board’s reversal of the Department’s determination is ineffective; (2) the…
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