Department of Envtl. Protection v. Lewis
ELR Citation: ELR 20693 No(s). A-2939-85T7 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Mar 12, 1987)
The court rules that intentional conduct is not a prerequisite to the imposition of civil penalties under the New Jersey Solid Waste Management Act (SWMA) and Water Pollution Control Act (WPCA). The court initially holds that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to impose penalties on d...