Legal Opinion
Marshall Durbin & Co. v. ENVIRON. MANAGEMENT
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 13, 1986No. Civ. 5434PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall Durbin Company (Durbin) operates a poultry processing plant in Jasper. The plant uses the sewer service provided by the publicly owned treatment works of the Jasper Utilities Board (Jasper). Durbin pays a user rate to Jasper. Jasper's treated sewage is discharged into Town and Cane Creeks.
Section 22-22-9 (j)(6), Code 1975, provides that a person must obtain a permit before discharging pollution into any Alabama waters. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (Department) is the state agency responsible for issuing permits. § 22-22A-5 (10), Code 1975.
Since Jasper discharges…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Phillips v. Opp & Micolas Cotton Mills, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
- Flannagin v. BaggianoCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
- Wagnon v. BoggsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
3Cited by6 opinions
- Ex Parte Marshall Durbin & Co. of Jasper, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- M. Durbin & Co. of Jasper, Inc. v. Ala. Dept. of Env. Mgmt.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1987
- Dixie Electrical Manufacturing Co. v. United Steelworkers of AmericaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Durbin v. Alabama Dept. of Environmental ManagementSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Esensoy v. Board of Pardons & ParolesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1999
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