Craven v. State Ex Rel. Premium Standard Farms, Inc.

HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

This appeal involves the statutory construction of Missouri’s Clean Water Law (Sections 644.006 — 644.141, RSMo 1994). At the center of this controversy are operating permits issued by the state to two large hog farms allowing them to discharge concentrated amounts of wastewa-ter. The issuance of these permits was challenged by a private citizen living in the area of the farms. The overriding issues to be examined under Missouri statutes are (1) what state entity has the statutory authority to issue wastewater discharge permits, and (2) who has the right to an…