New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection v. Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

SHEBELL, J.A.D.

This appeal involves a dispute between defendant Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company (Atlantic States) and plaintiff Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as to whether a certificate issued by DEP to Atlantic States on August 4, 1989, entitled “PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL OR ALTER CONTROL APPARATUS OR EQUIPMENT,” may be revoked, or its renewal denied by DEP without an adjudicatory administrative hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), N.J.S.A. 52:14B-11. DEP argues that the permit is no more than a…