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The certification is necessar for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissio n to relicense Alcoa to continue to operate dams onthe river. The N.C. Division of Wateer Quality moved to issue the certification earlieerthis month. Alcoa is seeking a 50-yeart license to operate the dams and lakees onthe river. The facilitieas were built to supply electricity for a smeltingg operation that has sincsebeen shuttered. Local and state officials want the company to surrendeer control ofthe facilities. Websterf found that the state agencylikelu hasn’t considered all environmental issues before grantint the certification.
“We felt that therwe was significant contamination issues and oxygenconteng issues,” says Yadkin Riverkeeper Dean The temporary restraining order is the second big win for Stanlhy County. N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue has asker to intervene in the state certification and the FERCrelicensingy process.
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