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Polluted waters plan faces federal license decision at Blue Ridge project
Federal Power Commission hears final arguments on Appalachian Power Company plans to flood 40,400 acres for the Blue Ridge hydro project on the New River to flush Charleston pollution into the Kanawha. Opponents warn of land loss, dislocation, and precedent for using water quality storage, while Interior argues it will aid environment and economy.
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E.W. Kenworthy
N.Y. Times News Service
Washington
Federal Power Commission
Appalachian Power Company
American Electric Power Company of
New York
Blue Ridge
New River
Virginia
North Carolina
Kanawha River
Chemical Industry
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha
Ohio
Mississippi
Department of Interior
Stewart Udall
FPC
Udall
Interior Department
Interior
William C. Levy
Appalachian
Levy
Grayson County
Ashe and
Alleghany Counties
N.C
West Virginia
Appalachian Regional Commission
Guy Halsey
Indpendence
Page Evans
Little River
Power Company
Vinton W. Bacon
David D. Woodbridge
Curtis Dell
Richard Vanderhoof
Environmental Protection Agency
Edgar N. Henry
West Virginia Water Resources Board
Andrew P. Miller
Miller
Lorne R. Campbell
America
James G. Watt
Department
New River Valley
Paul J. Johnson
Hydrogeneration