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  Archives:  April 2013

DNREC issues air permit to restart cooling tower at Delaware City Refinery

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | News | Date Posted: Monday, April 22, 2013

DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara today approved issuance of an air permit for the Delaware City Refining Company to restart an unused closed-loop cooling water tower at the Delaware City Refinery. The restarted unit will help the facility achieve a required 33 percent reduction in cooling water withdrawal from 452 million gallons per day (mgd) to 303 mgd, which is anticipated to reduce incidents of aquatic life mortality by a corresponding 33 percent. The reductions are required to be achieved by the end of 2013, per the facility’s restart agreement with the State and other existing permit conditions.



State Park Rangers’ investigation into vehicle break-ins leads to arrests of Wilmington couple

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, April 22, 2013

An investigation by Delaware State Park Rangers into a series of vehicle break-ins over the last three months at White Clay Creek and Brandywine Creek State Parks culminated in the arrests April 19 of a Wilmington couple on an array of criminal charges.



Lt. Joe Szczerba Honored Posthumously with Congressional Badge of Bravery

Department of Justice | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, April 22, 2013

U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, U.S. Congressman John Carney, and U.S. Attorney Charles M. Oberly, III, presented the family of fallen Officer Joseph L. Szczerba with the Congressional Badge of Bravery Award.



First Lady Carla Markell Will Mark Start of Delaware’s Week of Service with Volunteer Day at Brandywine State Park

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, April 22, 2013

First lady Carla Markell, Sen. Tom Carper and DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara came together at the Brandywine State Park Community Volunteer Day to kick-off Delaware’s Week of Service.



Biden, legislators unveil measure to expand protections against dangerous persons with guns

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, April 22, 2013

   Wilmington – Joined by leaders from the medical community, law enforcement, and Delaware Health and Social Services Secretary Rita Landgraf, Attorney General Beau Biden and lawmakers today unveiled legislation focused on making Delaware families and communities safer by ensuring that firearms are kept out of the hands of dangerous individuals and those who […]





  Archives:  April 2013

DNREC issues air permit to restart cooling tower at Delaware City Refinery

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | News | Date Posted: Monday, April 22, 2013

DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara today approved issuance of an air permit for the Delaware City Refining Company to restart an unused closed-loop cooling water tower at the Delaware City Refinery. The restarted unit will help the facility achieve a required 33 percent reduction in cooling water withdrawal from 452 million gallons per day (mgd) to 303 mgd, which is anticipated to reduce incidents of aquatic life mortality by a corresponding 33 percent. The reductions are required to be achieved by the end of 2013, per the facility’s restart agreement with the State and other existing permit conditions.



State Park Rangers’ investigation into vehicle break-ins leads to arrests of Wilmington couple

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, April 22, 2013

An investigation by Delaware State Park Rangers into a series of vehicle break-ins over the last three months at White Clay Creek and Brandywine Creek State Parks culminated in the arrests April 19 of a Wilmington couple on an array of criminal charges.



Lt. Joe Szczerba Honored Posthumously with Congressional Badge of Bravery

Department of Justice | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, April 22, 2013

U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, U.S. Congressman John Carney, and U.S. Attorney Charles M. Oberly, III, presented the family of fallen Officer Joseph L. Szczerba with the Congressional Badge of Bravery Award.



First Lady Carla Markell Will Mark Start of Delaware’s Week of Service with Volunteer Day at Brandywine State Park

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, April 22, 2013

First lady Carla Markell, Sen. Tom Carper and DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara came together at the Brandywine State Park Community Volunteer Day to kick-off Delaware’s Week of Service.



Biden, legislators unveil measure to expand protections against dangerous persons with guns

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, April 22, 2013

   Wilmington – Joined by leaders from the medical community, law enforcement, and Delaware Health and Social Services Secretary Rita Landgraf, Attorney General Beau Biden and lawmakers today unveiled legislation focused on making Delaware families and communities safer by ensuring that firearms are kept out of the hands of dangerous individuals and those who […]