Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

SMITH, Judge.

Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Westinghouse) petitions for review of the March 26, 1999 order of the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) on remand that assessed penalties and costs of investigation against Westinghouse for violations of The Clean Streams Law, Act of June 22, 1937, P.L. 1987, as amended, 35 P.S. §§ 691.1 — 691.1001, and of regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) implementing The Clean Streams Law. Westinghouse questions whether the Board erred in assessing a multimillion-dollar civil penalty under The Clean Streams Law based principally…