Township of Chartiers v. William H. Martin, Inc.

OPINION

McDermott, justice.

The respondents here (hereinafter “Chambers”) are landfill operators. They operate their business at several loca tions in Pennsylvania. The one at issue here is a 160 acre facility in Chartiers Township. The physical characteristics of this tract are such that the landfill contains two distinct valleys surrounded by a buffer area of varying dimensions no less than 25 feet at any given point. The west valley is comprised of approximately 30 acres and the east valley totals approximately 50 acres. Until the time of this litigation waste disposal had occurred…