In re Riverkeeper v. New York Dep't of Envtl. Protection

ELR Citation: ELR 20660
No(s). QDS:52313162 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. May 26, 2000)

The court enjoins New York City's environmental agency from implementing a September 18, 1998, memorandum allowing slopes that are greater than 15% but less than 20% to be modified to 15% or flatter through the use of fill in order to meet the city's slope requirements for subsurface septic systems....