JOINT SEWAGE AUTH. v. WATER & SEWER AUTH.


801 A.2d 1224 (2002)

CHALFONT-NEW BRITAIN TOWNSHIP JOINT SEWAGE AUTHORITY, Appellant, v. BUCKS COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 22, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Logan, King of Prussia, for Chalfont-New Britain Township Joint Sewage Authority.

Jeffrey P. Garton, John P. Koopman, Douglas Maloney, Langhorne, for Bucks County Water & Sever Authority.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This case involves an action under Section 601(a) of the Clean Streams Law, 35 P.S. § 691.601(a), for abatement of alleged unlawful discharge of sewage. The Commonwealth Court, hearing the matter in its original jurisdiction, dismissed the suit for failure to state a cognizable claim for relief. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse the order of dismissal and remand the case to the Commonwealth Court.

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