County of Bergen v. Board of Public Utility Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Larner, J. A. D.

The County of .Bergen operates refuse disposal sites in Lyndhurst and Ridgefield Park1 which are available to Bergen County municipalities, private garbage contractors doing business in the county, and Bergen County residents. In prior litigation it was determined that the county’s operation of the disposal sites is subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners (Board) in accordance with N. J. S. A. 48:13A-1 et seq. Bergen Cty. v. Dept. of Pub. Util., 117 N. J. Super. 304 (App. Div. 1971).

The latter case also…