Public Utility District No. 1 Of Douglas County, State Of Washington v. Federal Power Commission

242 F.2d 672 18 P.U.R.3d 256 PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, Respondent, Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, State of Washington, Intervenor. No. 15347. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. Feb. 28, 1957. As amended March 5, 1957. Kimball & Clark, Waterville, Wash., for petitioner. Howard E. Wahrenbrock, Asst. Gen. Counsel, and John Mason, Washington, D.C., for respondent. Before DENMAN, Chief Judge, and POPE and FEE, Circuit Judges. POPE, Circuit Judge. 1 The Federal Power Commission issued to Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington, here called Chelan, a license under § 4(e) of the Federal Power Act, Title 16 U.S.C.A. § 797 (e), for the construction and operation of what was designated as the Rocky Reach Hydroelectric Power Project on the Columbia River. Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington, here called Douglas, holder of a preliminary permit for a power site known as the Wells Project, some 40 miles upstream from the Rocky Reach site, intervened in the proceedings before the Commission, and filed a protest seeking…