Mathies Coal Co. v. Commonwealth
ELR Citation: ELR 20100 No(s). 1860 C.D. 1985 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Sep 4, 1986)
The court rules that the Pennsylvania State Department of Environmental Resources (DER) must, pursuant to the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law, consider economic or aquatic impacts when issuing a national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit. Under DER regulations, receiving stream wa...