Legal Opinion
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection v. Huber
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided April 4, 2013PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice LaVECCHIA
The New Jersey Legislature passed the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act (FWPA or the Act) in 1987 as a means of protecting and regulating New Jersey’s sensitive freshwater wetlands. N.J.S.A. 13:9B-1 to -30; In re Freshwater Wetlands Prot. Act Rules, 180 N.J. 478, 482, 852 A.2d 1083 (2004). The Legislature pronounced it to be of public importance “to preserve the purity and integrity of freshwater wetlands from random, unnecessary or undesirable alteration or disturbance.” N.J.S.A. 13:9B-2. Seeking “to maintain a delicate balance between environmental interests and the rights of property…
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3Cited by23 opinions
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