Coward v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

We have before us an appeal from an order of the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) which affirmed the order of the Department of Environmental Resources (DER) directing the appellants cease the operation of a landfill. We affirm.

*418The first argument advanced hy appellants is that the action of DER in ordering the landfill closed is too harsh under all the circumstances. We cannot agree. Appellants admit they do not have a permit to operate a landfill. Indeed they do not and never have had a permit to operate a landfill. Appellants, prior to July 25, 1972, had…