Legal Opinion
Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Resources v. Borough of Carlisle
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 27, 1974No. Appeals, 1748 and 1774 C.D. 1973PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Blatt,
This action involves an appeal by the Department of Environmental Resources (DER) and cross-appeals by the Borough of Carlisle and the Carlisle Borough Sewer System Authority (cross-appellants) from an adjudication of the Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) restricting neAV connections to the sewage system of the Borough of Carlisle.
As early as April of 1971 the DER had ordered the Carlisle Sewer Authority to upgrade the sewage treatment facilities on LeTort Spring Run so as to meet new water quality criteria applicable to the entire Susquehanna River Basin. The Sewer…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- City of Trenton v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- McCarthy v. Township of McCandlessCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- A. P. Weaver & Sons v. Sanitary Water BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. DERRY TOWNSHIPCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by37 opinions
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