Legal Opinion
In re the Directive of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided April 18, 1988PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
HANDLER, J.
In 1984, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) investigated the source of a serious groundwater contamination in the Township of West Milford. The contamination was traced to an Amoco gasoline station leased by Kimber Petroleum Corporation and a Chevron gasoline station owned by Solar Oil Sussex at the time of the contamination. The groundwater contamination required residents of the Greenbrook Estates neighborhood to be connected to an outside water supply. Acting pursuant to the New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act, DEP…
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