Lake Ozark/Osage Beach Joint Sewer Board v. Missouri Department of Natural Resources

JAMES EDWARD WELSH, Judge.

The Missouri Land Reclamation Commission, under the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (referred to collectively as “the Commission”), approved Magruder Limestone Company’s application for a permit to expand its quarry operations. The Joint Sewer Board for the cities of Lake Ozark and Osage Beach and thirty-two citizens opposed the expansion permit and sought judicial review of the Commission’s decision in the circuit court. The circuit court reversed the Commission’s decision after finding that the Commission placed the burden of proof on the wrong party,…