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DNREC’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section to hold informational meeting Sept. 17 in Bethany on Massey’s Ditch maintenance dredging project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2018



DOVER – DNREC’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section within the Division of Watershed Stewardship will hold an informational open house Monday, Sept. 17 to discuss the upcoming Massey’s Ditch maintenance dredging project. The public meeting will be held from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the South Coastal Library, 43 Kent Avenue, Bethany Beach, DE 19930.The logo for the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Topics for discussion will be current shoaling issues at Massey’s Ditch and the need for maintenance dredging; the beneficial reuse of the dredged material for beach nourishment on the north side of Indian River Inlet, and a general overview of sediment management in the Indian River Inlet system. Interested parties are encouraged to attend the open house to share ideas and comments on the maintenance dredging project, as well as to ask questions of DNREC’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section staff about these important topics.

The Massey’s Ditch maintenance dredging project is anticipated to start in late fall or early winter.

For more information, please call the Division of Watershed Stewardship, 302-739-9921.

Vol. 48, No. 229

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DNREC’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section to hold informational meeting Sept. 17 in Bethany on Massey’s Ditch maintenance dredging project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2018



DOVER – DNREC’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section within the Division of Watershed Stewardship will hold an informational open house Monday, Sept. 17 to discuss the upcoming Massey’s Ditch maintenance dredging project. The public meeting will be held from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the South Coastal Library, 43 Kent Avenue, Bethany Beach, DE 19930.The logo for the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Topics for discussion will be current shoaling issues at Massey’s Ditch and the need for maintenance dredging; the beneficial reuse of the dredged material for beach nourishment on the north side of Indian River Inlet, and a general overview of sediment management in the Indian River Inlet system. Interested parties are encouraged to attend the open house to share ideas and comments on the maintenance dredging project, as well as to ask questions of DNREC’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section staff about these important topics.

The Massey’s Ditch maintenance dredging project is anticipated to start in late fall or early winter.

For more information, please call the Division of Watershed Stewardship, 302-739-9921.

Vol. 48, No. 229

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