Legal Opinion
Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. v. Board of Environmental Protection
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 30, 1991PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTS, Justice.
The Board of Environmental Protection (the Board) appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Alexander, J.) vacating the Board’s denial of water quality certification for the Milford Hydroelectric Project (the Project) operated by Bangor Hydro-Electric Company (Bangor Hydro) on the Penobscot River. The principal issue on appeal is whether the Board exceeded its authority under the water classification statute, 38 M.R.S.A. § 464(4)(F)(3) (1989), 1 in seeking to examine the fish passage and recreation facilities planned to meet designated uses, rather than…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gulick v. Board of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- Paradis v. Webber HospitalSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- State v. NilesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
- Power Authority v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Arnold Irrigation District v. Department of Environmental QualityCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1986
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- State v. FournierSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
- Murphy v. Board of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
- Sullivan v. JohnsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
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