Legal Opinion
Sanitary Transfer & Landfill, Inc. v. Department of Natural Resources
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided October 3, 1978No. 76-137PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeilfuss, C. J.
The petitioner-appellant, Sanitary Transfer and Landfill, Inc., owns a 107.5 acre tract of land about four miles south of the City of Fort Atkinson in the Town of Koshkonong, Jefferson County. It is used as a solid waste disposal site. Ronald W. Nickel is the sole owner of the appellant corporation. The facility is leased to and operated by Valley Sanitation Service, Inc.
A solid waste disposal site must be licensed by the DNR. The appellant’s landfill plan was originally approved by the DNR on March 30, 1970. The depart ment’s 1970 plan approval report described the ground surface at the site…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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