Commonwealth v. Glasgow Quarry, Inc.

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson,

On May 3, 1973, appellant, operating a quarry, applied for a permit under the provisions of the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, Act of November 30, 1971, P.L. 554, as amended, 52 P.S. §1396.1 et seq. Since November 30, 1972, appellant had been operating the quarry under an interim permit which was due to expire on May 20, 1973. After considerable negotiations, conferences, and exchange of correspondence, on September *27219,1973, the permit requested in the May 3, 1973 application was denied on the grounds that the blasting procedures used and to be used…