Case Name: PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC CO. v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES and Neshaminy Water Resources Authority. Appeal of COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES. (Two Cases) NORTH PENN WATER AUTHORITY and North Wales Water Authority v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES and Neshaminy Water Resources Authority
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1987-09-30
Citations: 517 Pa. 342
Docket Number: No. 101 E.D. Appeal Dkt. 1987
Parties: PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC CO. v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES and Neshaminy Water Resources Authority. Appeal of COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES. (Two Cases) NORTH PENN WATER AUTHORITY and North Wales Water Authority v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES and Neshaminy Water Resources Authority.
Judges: Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDermott, zappala and papadakos, jj.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 517
Pages: 342–344

Head Matter:
537 A.2d 327
PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC CO. v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES and Neshaminy Water Resources Authority. Appeal of COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES. (Two Cases) NORTH PENN WATER AUTHORITY and North Wales Water Authority v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES and Neshaminy Water Resources Authority.
No. 101 E.D. Appeal Dkt. 1987.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Sept. 30, 1987.
Louise S. Thompson, Philadelphia, for appellants.
Jeremiah J. Cardamone, Ambler, for North Penn & North Wales Water Authorities.
Robert J. Sugarman, Philadelphia, for intervenor — Del-Aware.
Bernard Chanin, Philadelphia, for P.E.C.O.
Gordon Gerber, Philadelphia, for Neshaminy Water Resources Authority.
Richard M. Rosenbleeth, Philadelphia, for intervenor— Bucks County.
James M. McNamara, Doylestown, Bucks County City Sol.
Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDermott, zappala and papadakos, jj.

Opinion:
ORDER
AND NOW, this 30th day of September, 1987, it being determined that this appeal has been inappropriately filed as a direct appeal to this Court under Pa.R.A.P. 1101(a)(1), the submitted papers are treated as a request for allowance of appeal pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 1112 and allocatur is granted. The Order of the Commonwealth Court is vacated and the Applications of Philadelphia Electric Company and North Penn and North Wales Water Authorities for Special Relief are dismissed for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. The Orders of the Department of Environmental Resources entered June 26, 1987, are reinstated and the matter is remanded to the Environmental Hearing Board for expedited disposition.
HUTCHINSON, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.
LARSEN, J., files a dissenting opinion.