Legal Opinion
Delaware Riverkeeper v. Department of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 12, 2005PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEADBETTER.
The Delaware Riverkeeper, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network and the American Littoral Society1 petition for review of the order of the Environmental Hearing Board (EHB), which denied their appeal from two decisions of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). DEP approved the Borough of Portland’s Sewage Facilities Plan (often referred to as an Act 537 Plan) pursuant to the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act, Act of January 24, 1966, P.L. (1965) 1535, as amended, 35 P.S. §§ 750.l-750.20a (often referred to as Act 537).2 DEP also issued a NPDES permit,3…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Leatherwood, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental ProtectionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
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