Legal Opinion
Chalfont-New Britain Joint Sewage Authority v. Department of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 15, 2011No. 1964 C.D. 2010, 1982 C.D. 2010, 1983 C.D. 2010PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Senior Judge FRIEDMAN.
Chalfont-New Britain Joint Sewage Authority, Borough of Lansdale, Hatfield Township Municipal Authority, Horsham Water and Sewer Authority, Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority, Warrington Township Water and Sewer Department, and Warwick Township Water and Sewer Authority (collectively, Petitioners) petition for review of the August 25, 2010, order of the Environmental Hearing Board (EHB), which denied Petitioners’ request for costs and attorney’s fees under section 307(b) of the Clean Streams Law (Law). 1 We reverse.
Petitioners own and operate publicly owned…
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