Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Inc. v. Forsyth County

Dillard, Judge.

This case involves the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s (the “EPD”) issuance of a permit to Forsyth County, authorizing two of the county’s water-reclamation facilities to discharge treated wastewater into the Chattahoochee River. Following the issuance of the permit, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Inc., (“UCR”) challenged the EPD’s decision by filing a petition with the Office of State Administrative Hearings. The County intervened to defend the permit, and although the presiding administrative law judge (“ALJ”) dismissed most of UCR’s claims on summary…