Legal Opinion
Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority v. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 28, 1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLINS, President Judge.
Before this Court is the appeal of Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority (Authority) from the decision of the Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) affirming the decision of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), which denied in part Authority’s application for funding under Act 339.1 We affirm.
On September 23, 1988, Authority entered into a consent order and agreement with DEP, whereby Authority agreed to upgrade its sewage treatment facilities in order to achieve national effluent limitations standards. As part of its upgrade plan, Authority needed to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Concerned Residents of the Yough, Inc. v. Department of Environmental ResourcesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Al Hamilton Contracting Co. v. Department of Environmental ProtectionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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