Legal Opinion
Browning-Ferris Industries of South Atlantic, Inc. v. Residents Involved in Saving Environment, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 12, 1997No. Record 961426; Record 961462PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keenan
The primary issue in this appeal is whether Code § 10.1-1408.1(D) requires the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality (the Director), before issuing a permit for a new solid waste management facility, to make an explicit determination that the proposed facility poses “no substantial present or potential danger to human health or the environment.”
The facts in this appeal are not in dispute. In September 1990, Browning-Ferris Industries of South Atlantic, Inc. (BFI) filed a notice of intent with the Department of Environmental Quality (the Department), initiating an application for…
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