Al Turi Landfill, Inc. v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

*788OPINION OF THE COURT

Peter M. Leavitt, J.

This petition is disposed of as follows: The following facts are either undisputed or apparent from the record. Petitioner has owned and operated a solid waste disposal facility (i.e., a landfill) in the County of Orange for approximately 25 years. In March 1996, petitioner submitted an application for a permit to expand its facility. Between February 1998 and November 1998, a legislative hearing, an issues conference and an adjudicatory hearing were held. In February 1999, following the consideration of, inter alia, briefs submitted by the applicant…