Legal Opinion
Shenango Inc. v. Department of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 2, 2007PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge PELLEGRINI.
Shenango Incorporated (Shenango) appeals from an order of the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) dismissing its appeal of a Department of Environmental Protection (Department) permit imposing concentration and pH-based effluent limits on the wastewater discharged from its interior outfalls.
Shenango owns and operates a coke manufacturing facility on Neville Island, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where coal is heated in the absence of air to produce coke. This process generates a substantial amount of wastewater, which is treated by an on-site…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Browne v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Civil Service Commission v. PaieskiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Global Eco-Logical Services, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental ProtectionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Murphy v. Commonwealth, Department of EducationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Berks County v. Department of Environmental ProtectionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
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