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  Archives:  April 2019

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: April 8-14

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2019

Between April 8-14, DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 2,451 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters, and the general public.



Arbor Day 2019: Poster Contest Winners and Community Events

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2019

Ellie Merrick, a 5th-grader at Southern Delaware School of the Arts in Selbyville, has been named the State Winner of the Delaware Forest Service’s 2019 Arbor Day Poster Contest. This year’s theme – “Trees Are Terrific…in Cities and Towns!” – was chosen to highlight the benefits of trees in our communities. Almost 100 years before Earth Day, Arbor Day was established on April 10, 1872 by J. Sterling Morton in Nebraska City, Nebraska. It is believed more than one million trees were planted on the first Arbor Day. In Delaware, Arbor Day is traditionally celebrated on the last Friday in April, which falls on April 26, 2019. This year, the Delaware Forest Service will help Dover celebrate its 30th Anniversary as a Tree City USA by planting more than 30 trees at parks and streets throughout the city.



DNREC sponsoring Earth Day events throughout the state

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2019

In observance of Earth Day, Monday, April 22, DNREC encourages all Delawareans to take part in the many activities across the state.



Tornado Damage Assessment Underway

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2019

An assessment team was in Sussex County today to conduct Individual Assistance Property Damage Assessments.  



DNREC determines deluge water used to contain Croda, Inc.’s 2018 ethylene oxide release did not impact the environment

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Date Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2019

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has concluded that there was no increased risk to human health or safety from deluge water used to contain the Nov. 25, 2018 ethylene oxide (EO) release at Croda’s Atlas Point facility. DNREC’s conclusion was made from a soil and groundwater sampling report required of Croda by the Department as part of a settlement agreement with DNREC in the aftermath of the EO incident.





  Archives:  April 2019

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: April 8-14

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2019

Between April 8-14, DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 2,451 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters, and the general public.



Arbor Day 2019: Poster Contest Winners and Community Events

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2019

Ellie Merrick, a 5th-grader at Southern Delaware School of the Arts in Selbyville, has been named the State Winner of the Delaware Forest Service’s 2019 Arbor Day Poster Contest. This year’s theme – “Trees Are Terrific…in Cities and Towns!” – was chosen to highlight the benefits of trees in our communities. Almost 100 years before Earth Day, Arbor Day was established on April 10, 1872 by J. Sterling Morton in Nebraska City, Nebraska. It is believed more than one million trees were planted on the first Arbor Day. In Delaware, Arbor Day is traditionally celebrated on the last Friday in April, which falls on April 26, 2019. This year, the Delaware Forest Service will help Dover celebrate its 30th Anniversary as a Tree City USA by planting more than 30 trees at parks and streets throughout the city.



DNREC sponsoring Earth Day events throughout the state

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2019

In observance of Earth Day, Monday, April 22, DNREC encourages all Delawareans to take part in the many activities across the state.



Tornado Damage Assessment Underway

Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Date Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2019

An assessment team was in Sussex County today to conduct Individual Assistance Property Damage Assessments.  



DNREC determines deluge water used to contain Croda, Inc.’s 2018 ethylene oxide release did not impact the environment

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Date Posted: Thursday, April 18, 2019

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has concluded that there was no increased risk to human health or safety from deluge water used to contain the Nov. 25, 2018 ethylene oxide (EO) release at Croda’s Atlas Point facility. DNREC’s conclusion was made from a soil and groundwater sampling report required of Croda by the Department as part of a settlement agreement with DNREC in the aftermath of the EO incident.