DEPT. OF ENV. v. ANACOSTIA RIVERKEEPER

Nos. 42, Sept. Term, 2015, 43, Sept. Term, 2015, 44, Sept. Term, 2015.

134 A.3d 892 (2016)

447 Md. 88

MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF the ENVIRONMENT, et al. v. ANACOSTIA RIVERKEEPER, et al. Blue Water Baltimore, et al. v. Maryland Department of the Environment. Blue Water Baltimore, et al. v. Maryland Department of the Environment, et al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Reconsideration Denied May 20, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul N. De Santis , Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Brian E. Frosh , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Petitioners in No. 42, Sept. Term, 2015.

Jennifer C. Chavez ( Khushi K. Desai , Earthjustice, Washington, DC), on brief, for Respondents in No. 42, Sept. Term, 2015.

Jennifer C. Chavez ( Khushi K. Desai , Earthjustice, Washington, DC), on brief, for Appellants in No. 43, Sept. Term, 2015.

Paul W. Smail ( Jon Mueller , Chesapeaker Bay Foundation, Inc., Annapolis, MD), on brief, for Appellants in No. 43, Sept. Term, 2015.

Paul N. De Santis , Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Brian E. Frosh , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; Nancy McCutchan Duden , Co. Atty., Kelly Phillips Kenney , Asst. Co. Atty., Anne Arundel County Office of Law, Annapolis, MD; M. Andree Green , Co. Atty., Josue Pierre , Associate Co. Atty., Prince George's County Office of Law, Upper Marlboro, MD), on brief, for Appellee in No. 43, Step. Term, 2015.

Jennifer C. Chavez ( Khushi K. Desai , Earthjustice, Washington, DC; Paul W. Smail , Jon Mueller , Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., Annapolis, MD), on brief, for Appellants in No. 44, Sept. Term, 2015.

M. Rosewin Sweeney ( Thomas M. Lingan , Diana M. Krevor , Venable, LLP, Baltimore, MD; George A. Nilson , City Solicitor, Baltimore City Law Department, Baltimore, MD), on brief, for Appellees in No. 44, Sept. Term, 2015.

Paul N. De Santis , Asst. Atty. Gen. ( Brian E. Frosh , Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; Nancy McCutchan Duden , Co. Atty., Kelly Phillips Kenney , Asst. Co. Atty., Anne Arundel County Office of Law, Annapolis, MD; Andree Green , Co. Atty., Josue Pierre , Associate Co. Atty., Prince George's County Office of Law, Upper Marlboro, MD), on brief, for Appellees in No. 44, Sept. Term, 2015.

Argued before BARBERA, C.J., BATTAGLIA, GREENE, ADKINS, McDONALD, WATTS, GLENN T. HARRELL, JR. (Retired, Specially Assigned), JJ.


FACTS AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Maryland Department of the Environment ("MDE") issued municipal separate storm sewer system ("MS4") discharge permits ("the Permits") to Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County ("the Counties"). Multiple organizations argue that the Permits...

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