Legal Opinion
Snoqualmie Valley Preservation Alliance v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 26, 2012No. 11-35459PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Puget Sound Energy (“PSE”) maintains and operates a hydroelectric power plant at the 268-foot-high Snoqualmie Falls in the state of Washington. The Snoqualmie River drains a large watershed above the falls, and all of the water from this area must pass through a single narrow channel before it reaches the falls, creating a bottleneck during heavy rains. This subjects the City of Snoqualmie, located just upstream of the falls, to persistent and significant flooding.
In the process of upgrading and modifying the plant, PSE plans to lower the dam located in the channel above the falls in…
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