Legal Opinion
Leeward Construction, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 2, 2003PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Senior Judge MIRARCHI.
Leeward Construction, Inc. (Leeward) petitions this Court to review the order of the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) assessing a civil penalty of $258,500 against Leeward for violations of The Clean Streams Law. 1 We affirm.
Leeward is an earthmoving contractor and, in 1997-98, was a subcontractor on a project to develop a site for the construction of a Wal-Mart store in Wayne County. The site is in close proximity to Hol-bert Creek, adjacent wetlands, and an unnamed tributary to Holbert Creek. Holbert Creek flows for a short distance from the site into the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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- News-Chronicle Co. v. Pennsylvania Human Relations CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Martin v. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental ResourcesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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