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Brought forth by the Friends of the Cedar River Watershed (1997), this lawsuit was the first in the state of Michigan to challenge a resort's attempt to develop and damage a public river. The resort – Shanty Creek – planned to pump large amounts of water from Cedar River for snow-making and irrigation, as well as use the river as a golf course water hazard. The settlement, however, restructured Shanty Creek's design plan in order to protect Cedar River and minimize environmental damage.