Plumstead Township Civic Ass'n v. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Protection

FLAHERTY, Judge.

The Plumstead Township Civic Association (PTCA) appeals from the October 30, 1995, opinion and order of the Environmental Hearing Board (Hearing Board) which granted the motion of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)1 and dismissed PTCA’s appeal from the Environmental Quality Board (Quality Board).2 We affirm.

The procedural history of this present matter began November 3, 1988, when Miller & Son Paving, Inc. (Miller) submitted to the DEP an application to construct and operate a non-coal surface mine on an area approximately 68 acres in size. On April 5,1990, the…