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  Archives:  December 2019

DNREC, Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc. enter into agreements on violations at Mountaire poultry processing facilities

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Date Posted: Monday, December 16, 2019

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control signed an agreement with Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc. Dec. 13 to resolve spray irrigation and land application permit violations cited by DNREC in a Nov. 2, 2017 Notice of Violation (NOV). DNREC first took action against Mountaire for these violations via the filing of a complaint in Delaware Superior Court against Mountaire in June 2018. The complaint was stayed by Superior Court pending resolution of a parallel action in Federal Court. To formalize ongoing and required corrective actions resulting from the September 2017 wastewater treatment plan failure, DNREC and Mountaire have finalized an agreement based on the consent decree proposed in June 2018. The agreement includes three major components – mitigation, environmentally-beneficial offset, and an administrative penalty and costs. Mountaire is required to mitigate damage to the environment through short-term and long-term corrective measures. In the short term, Mountaire must continue the interim corrective measures required by DNREC that have been ongoing since October 2017. Mountaire must also make long-term system upgrades to the plant, including the requirement for environmental mitigation through the relocation of Mountaire’s production wells within the spray fields to establish a pump and treat system.




Governor Carney Sends Letter to Trump Administration Accepting Resettlement of Refugees

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, December 16, 2019

President Trump’s Executive Order 13888 requires local agreement to resettle refugees in American communities WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, agreeing to continue accepting the resettlement of refugees in Delaware. President Trump’s Executive Order 13888 requires local communities to opt-in to continue accepting the […]




Safe Family Holiday 2019 DUI Checkpoint Results

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | DUI Checkpoint | Impaired Driving | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Highway Safety | Safe Family Holiday | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, December 16, 2019

Three drivers arrested for driving while impaired and nine individuals arrested on drug-related charges FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Cynthia Cavett, Marketing Specialist II & Public Information Officer Delaware Office of Highway Safety Cynthia.Cavett@delaware.gov 302-744-2740 Dover, Del. (December 16, 2019) – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety coordinated DUI checkpoints in each county statewide this past weekend […]




Poster Contest Winners Celebrated

News | Date Posted: Monday, December 16, 2019

Dover, Delaware – The Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens (GACEC) once again hosted a Disability History poster contest. The contest begins in October which s disability history and awareness month in Delaware. The annual Disability History poster contest provides kindergarten through 12th grade students an opportunity to convey their thoughts about disability awareness issues […]




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Dec. 2-8

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, December 13, 2019

DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Dec. 2-8 made 2,239 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters, and the general public.






  Archives:  December 2019

DNREC, Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc. enter into agreements on violations at Mountaire poultry processing facilities

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Date Posted: Monday, December 16, 2019

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control signed an agreement with Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc. Dec. 13 to resolve spray irrigation and land application permit violations cited by DNREC in a Nov. 2, 2017 Notice of Violation (NOV). DNREC first took action against Mountaire for these violations via the filing of a complaint in Delaware Superior Court against Mountaire in June 2018. The complaint was stayed by Superior Court pending resolution of a parallel action in Federal Court. To formalize ongoing and required corrective actions resulting from the September 2017 wastewater treatment plan failure, DNREC and Mountaire have finalized an agreement based on the consent decree proposed in June 2018. The agreement includes three major components – mitigation, environmentally-beneficial offset, and an administrative penalty and costs. Mountaire is required to mitigate damage to the environment through short-term and long-term corrective measures. In the short term, Mountaire must continue the interim corrective measures required by DNREC that have been ongoing since October 2017. Mountaire must also make long-term system upgrades to the plant, including the requirement for environmental mitigation through the relocation of Mountaire’s production wells within the spray fields to establish a pump and treat system.




Governor Carney Sends Letter to Trump Administration Accepting Resettlement of Refugees

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, December 16, 2019

President Trump’s Executive Order 13888 requires local agreement to resettle refugees in American communities WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, agreeing to continue accepting the resettlement of refugees in Delaware. President Trump’s Executive Order 13888 requires local communities to opt-in to continue accepting the […]




Safe Family Holiday 2019 DUI Checkpoint Results

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | DUI Checkpoint | Impaired Driving | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Highway Safety | Safe Family Holiday | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, December 16, 2019

Three drivers arrested for driving while impaired and nine individuals arrested on drug-related charges FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Cynthia Cavett, Marketing Specialist II & Public Information Officer Delaware Office of Highway Safety Cynthia.Cavett@delaware.gov 302-744-2740 Dover, Del. (December 16, 2019) – The Delaware Office of Highway Safety coordinated DUI checkpoints in each county statewide this past weekend […]




Poster Contest Winners Celebrated

News | Date Posted: Monday, December 16, 2019

Dover, Delaware – The Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens (GACEC) once again hosted a Disability History poster contest. The contest begins in October which s disability history and awareness month in Delaware. The annual Disability History poster contest provides kindergarten through 12th grade students an opportunity to convey their thoughts about disability awareness issues […]




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Dec. 2-8

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, December 13, 2019

DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Dec. 2-8 made 2,239 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters, and the general public.