Friends of Matanzas, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Protection

Friends of Matanzas (Matanzas), a not-for-profit tax exempt corporation, appeals from an order of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), which dismissed its petition for a formal administrative hearing in two proceedings (consolidated for purposes of this appeal). Matanzas sought to challenge DEP’s decision to issue construction permits to the Department of Transportation (DOT), regarding a proposed extension of a twelve-inch water main for six miles along rights-of-way for U.S. 1 and SR 206 to DOT rest areas on Interstate 95, and a similar proposed extension of a twelve-inch sewer…