Commonwealth v. City of Jeannette

Opinion by

President Judge Bowman,

Before us at this time are preliminary objections by defendant, City of Jeannette, to the Commonwealth’s complaint in equity brought under the provisions of Sections 601 and 610 of The Clean Streams Act of June 22, 1937, P. L. 1987, as amended, 35 P.S. §§691.601, 691.610.

On June 24, 1971, the Department of Environmental Eesources (DEE) issued an order directed to the City of Jeannette requiring it to submit on or before September 23, 1971, a report or schedule for the upgrading of its sewage treatment facility to meet higher quality standards for sewage…