Arkansas Commission on Pollution Control & Ecology v. Land Developers, Inc.

Webb Hubbell, Chief Justice.

Appellee, Land Developers, Inc., made application to appellant, Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology for a permit to operate a sanitary landfill. Appellant denied the application, and appellee appealed the decision to the Saline County Circuit Court.

In November, 1983, the trial court ordered that the matter would be heard de novo, that either party could supplement the record, and the court would accept such additional evidence as was properly offered. On February 24, 1984, the circuit court ruled that the appellant was without authority to deny the…