Legal Opinion
Stoystown Borough Water Authority v. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 14, 1999PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Judge.
Before this Court is an appeal by the Stoystown Borough Water Authority (Authority) from an order of the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) granting a motion for summary judgment filed by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department).
The essential facts in this case are not in dispute. The Department issued a deep mine coal mining activity permit to the Solar Fuel Company, Inc. (Solar Fuel) in 1990, and in 1997 issued a renewal of that permit. The 1997 renewal permit contained revisions which updated the underground permit boundary of the coal mining activity, added…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mathies Coal v. Dept. of Env. Res.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Adams Sanitation v. DEPT. OF ENV. PROT.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Hatchard v. Department of Environmental ResourcesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Adams Sanitation Co. v. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
3Cited by4 opinions
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- People United to Save Homes v. Department of Environmental ProtectionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Rag Cumberland Resources LP v. Department of Environmental ProtectionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Com. v. Gefsky, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015