Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. BVER Environmental, Inc.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 3, 1990No. 298 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRUMLISH, Jr., President Judge.
The Department of Environmental Resources (Department) appeals an Environmental Hearing Board order granting BVER Environmental, Inc.’s (BVER) motion for summary judgment, denying the Department’s cross-motion for partial summary judgment and upholding BVER’s appeal of civil penalties assessed for violations of the Solid Waste Management Act (Act). 1 We reverse.
On two consecutive days, BVER, a Pennsylvania-licensed transporter of hazardous waste, relocated an Ohio company’s (generator) waste to a Pennsylvania disposal facility. The Department’s regulations…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Pelton v. Com., Dept. of Public WelfareSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Quaker State Oil Refining v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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