Michigan Disposal, Inc v. Augusta Township

Defendant, Augusta Township, appeals from an order of the Washtenaw County Circuit Court which, inter alia, declared that a township ordinance regulating the disposal of sludge is invalid to the extent that it allows the township to deny a permit for sludge disposal where plaintiff had complied with all other applicable ordinances, and where such disposal would otherwise be permitted by license of the Department of Natural Resources.

Since 1974, plaintiff has operated a sanitary landfill under a conditional use permit issued by the township. In May, 1977, the landfill became the proposed site…