F.R. & S., Inc. v. Department of Environmental Protection

FLAHERTY, Judge.

F.R. & S., Inc., doing business as Pioneer Crossing Landfill (Pioneer) petitions for review from an adjudication of the Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) which affirmed a civil penalty of $334,500.00 assessed by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) against Pioneer for violations of the Solid Waste Management Act (Act) 1 Department regulations and Pioneer’s facilities permit. We affirm.

Pioneer owns a municipal waste landfill which operates under a Solid Waste Permit issued by the Department. The landfill is approximately 92.4 acres in size and is located in a…