Legal Opinion
Hughey v. Gwinnett County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 23, 2004No. S04G0873PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Chief Justice.
We granted a writ of certiorari in this case to determine whether the Court of Appeals correctly held that a permit to allow Gwinnett County to discharge forty million gallons of treated wastewater into Lake Lanier on a daily basis was properly issued.1 The undisputed facts show that the discharge will degrade the water quality in Lake Lanier. Before a permit will issue to allow the degradation of water quality in Lake Lanier, the clear and unambiguous language of Georgia’s anti-degradation rules require the permittee to utilize the “highest and best [level of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Emory University v. LevitasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Dolinger v. DriverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Fairfax MK, Inc. v. City of ClarkstonSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Rogers v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Georgia Public Service Commission v. Campaign for a Prosperous GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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3Cited by21 opinions
- In re PeopleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2009
- Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Inc. v. Forsyth CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
- Coastal Marshlands Protection Committee v. Center for a Sustainable CoastCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
- Rhymes v. East Atlanta Church of God, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2008
- Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Family and Children Services v. SteinerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
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