<P> The case was heard by the Washington Supreme Court in 1993 . The court ruled in favor of the Department of Ecology, finding that the department intended to preserve, not enhance, the Dosewallips fisheries and that the PCHB's findings were erroneous . The court also concluded that the Department of Ecology's permit was valid and was not preempted by the Federal Power Act and the FERC license . </P> <P> Justice O'Connor authored the opinion of the Court . </P> <P> Tacoma City Light withdrew its application for the project in April 1995 and announced the following month that it would abandon plans to build the dam . </P>

Pud no. 1 of jefferson county v. washington dept. of ecology