Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority and Tennessee Valley Authority v. Tennessee Water Quality Control Board
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1983No. 82-5288PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Circuit Judge.
The question in this case is whether the Tennessee Water Quality Control Board may require the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to acquire a state permit for the reconstruction and operation of a dam and flume on a navigable waterway within the State of Tennessee. The case arises under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act (the Act), 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. (1976 ed. and Supp. V).
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A private power company built a hydroelectric unit on the Ocoee River in Tennessee in 1913. Water was diverted to the power plant by…
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