Boonton v. Fay

The complainant filed its bill to restrain the construction of a dam which dam is for the purpose of forming a lake and developing the land surrounding the same.

It appears that the defendant in October, 1936, applied to the State Water Policy Commission for a permit to erect a dam in Stony Brook which brook flows into the municipal reservoir of the Town of Boonton. The waters from this reservoir are used by the town for potable purposes. The town filed objections to the application and hearings were had before the said Commission and evidence was offered by both sides. After an investigation…