Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Protection v. Blue Chip Transportation Co.

OPINION BY

Senior Judge COLINS.

This matter is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of the 26th Judicial District, Columbia County Branch (trial court) in favor of plaintiff Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and against defendant Larry Foll-weiler (Follweiler) for recovery of abatement costs under the Solid Waste Management Act (SWMA).1 Section 613 of the SWMA provides in relevant part that:

Any person or municipality who causes a public nuisance shall be liable for the costs of abatement. The department [DEP], any Commonwealth agency, or any municipality which…