Legal Opinion
Summerhill Borough v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 6, 1978No. Appeal, 475 C.D. 1977PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Rogers,
In 1968, the Sanitary Water Board of the Department of Health of Pennsylvania, the predecessor of the Department of Environmental Resources (DER), issued an order directing Summerhill Borough (Borough) to stop discharging raw sewage into the waters of Little Conemaugh River. In consequence, the Borough engaged a firm of professional engineers which prepared plans for the construction of a sewer system and treatment facility. The plans cost the Borough $31,485.45. The plans were reviewed by the Sanitary Water Board which, in April 1970, issued a permit for the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Philadelphia v. FoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
- McFadden v. American Oil Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Commonwealth v. DERRY TP., ETC.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Chester County Institution District v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Resources v. Borough of CarlisleCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Township of Upper Moreland v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Burgettstown-Smith Township Joint Sewage Authority v. Langeloth Townsite Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Fiore v. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental ResourcesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Warner Cable Communications Inc. v. Borough of Schuylkill HavenDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
- Nemacolin, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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