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DA 11-0048
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA 2011 MT 265
JEFFERSON COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Montana, by and through its Board of Commissioners,
Petitioner and Appellee,
v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, an agency of the State of Montana, Respondent and Appellant, and NORTHWESTERN CORP, d/b/a
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY, Intervenor and Appellant.
APPEAL FROM: District Court of the Fifth Judicial District, In and For the County of Jefferson, Cause No. DV 10-52 Honorable Loren Tucker, Presiding Judge
COUNSEL OF RECORD:
For Appellant:
Ed Hayes (argued), John F. North; Special Assistant Attorneys General; Helena, Montana (attorneys for Department of Environmental Quality)
John K. Tabaracci (argued), Robert Erickson; Sullivan, Tabaracci & Rhoades, P.C.; Missoula, Montana (attorneys for NorthWestern Energy)
For Appellee: Mathew J. Johnson; Jefferson County Attorney; Boulder, Montana Peter G. Scott (argued); Gough, Shanahan, Johnson & Waterman, PLLP;
Helena, Montana
Argued and Submitted:  August 2, 2011 Decided: October 27, 2011
Filed:
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