Legal Opinion

Appomattox River Water Authority v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Brasfield Development Ltd., Intervenor

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 21, 1984No. 83-1932PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

Appomattox River Water Authority (the “Authority”) petitions for review of an or der by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the “FERC”) issuing a preliminary permit to Brasfield Dam Development, Ltd. (“Brasfield”), and denying a permit to the Authority, for exploration of the development of hydroelectric power. We affirm.

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The George F. Brasfield Dam is located on the Appomattox River approximately five miles upstream of the City of Peters-burg in Chesterfield County, Virginia. A reservoir, Lake Chesdin, is impounded by the dam to provide water for the area’s…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. City of Dothan, Alabama v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
  2. Delaware River Basin Commission and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982

3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. Kamargo Corporation v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
  4. NC Department of Environmental v. FERCCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2021
  5. Sugarloaf Citizens Association v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992

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