Mountain Rhythm Resources v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Mountain Water Resources Watersong Resources v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

302 F.3d 958 MOUNTAIN RHYTHM RESOURCES, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. Mountain Water Resources; Watersong Resources, Petitioners, v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Respondent. No. 00-70357. No. 00-70963. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 19, 2001. Submission Withdrawn February 14, 2002. Resubmitted and Filed August 23, 2002. Kurt Denke, Seattle, WA, for the petitioner. David H. Coffman and Larry D. Gasteiger, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, for the respondent. Thomas J. Young, Assistant Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for the intervenor-respondent. R. Justin Smith, Environment & Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the amicus curiae. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. FERC Nos. Project Nos. 4270, 4282 and 4312. Before: KLEINFELD and GOULD, Circuit Judges, and ROLL, * District Judge. GOULD, Circuit Judge. 1 Mountain Rhythm Resources, Mountain Water Resources, and Watersong Resources (collectively "Mountain Rhythm Companies") petition for review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)…