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Fireworks in Delaware
Date Posted: June 26, 2024

DNREC Reminds Drive-On Surf Anglers Reservations are Required for Fourth of July Holiday
Date Posted: June 26, 2024

Black Bear in Newark Area Struck and Killed by Vehicle
Date Posted: June 26, 2024

DPH Cautions Public to Watch for Rabid Animals During Active Season
Date Posted: June 26, 2024

Former “Smackdown” defendant sentenced to 12 years for fentanyl charges
Date Posted: June 26, 2024

Safe Harbor for Financial Institutions Serving Legal Cannabis Businesses
Date Posted: June 26, 2024

Governor Carney’s Statement on Veto of House Bill 282
Date Posted: June 25, 2024

Deadline for Young Environmentalist Awards Nominations Extended to July 5
Date Posted: June 24, 2024

DNREC Invites Youngsters to Enjoy ‘Small Fry Adventures’ at Aquatic Resources Education Center
Date Posted: June 24, 2024

Two Men Arrested After Assaulting a Child and His Mother
Date Posted: June 23, 2024

With Delaware Under Severe Heat Watch for the Weekend, DPH Offers Tips to Vulnerable Populations at Risk
Date Posted: June 21, 2024

Governor Carney’s Statement on the Passage of the FY25 Budget and One-Time Supplemental
Date Posted: June 20, 2024

Delaware Tourism Office Announces Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund Awardees
Date Posted: June 20, 2024

Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmations
Date Posted: June 20, 2024

DPH Partners with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority to Provide Free Health Screenings, Cancer Prevention Education to Kent Co.
Date Posted: June 20, 2024

DOJ secures conviction in violent gun case
Date Posted: June 20, 2024

Electronic Speed Safety Program to begin in I-95/Route 896 Construction Zone
Date Posted: June 18, 2024

The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner launched the Social Equity Eligibility Validation Application and DIA Map
Date Posted: June 18, 2024

Emergency Sirens Test on July 2
Date Posted: June 18, 2024

DPH Notifies of Rise in Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Cases in New Castle County
Date Posted: June 14, 2024

Jennings can fight for Nemours funding, appeals court rules
Date Posted: June 14, 2024

Governor Carney Signs House Bill 350
Date Posted: June 13, 2024

DNREC Revises Recreational Striped Bass Summer Slot Season Limit for Compliance With ASMFC Plan
Date Posted: June 13, 2024

Summer Safety
Date Posted: June 12, 2024

DNREC to Treat Two Downstate Public Ponds During June for Invasive Aquatic Weed Hydrilla
Date Posted: June 12, 2024

End of Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier to Remain Closed for Structural Repairs
Date Posted: June 12, 2024

Attorney General Kathy Jennings Reaches $700 Million Settlement Against Johnson and Johnson
Date Posted: June 11, 2024

Information Meetings To Highlight Energy Efficiency Programs
Date Posted: June 11, 2024

DNREC and Kent Conservation District Announce Fall Cover Crop Cost Share Sign-Up Period Through Aug. 30
Date Posted: June 10, 2024

Delaware Announces Option for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Bilingual Book Collection
Date Posted: June 10, 2024

Winners Announced in DNREC’s Haiku Poetry Contest
Date Posted: June 8, 2024

DelDOT, Georgetown Celebrate Completion of Park Avenue Phase 1 Project
Date Posted: June 7, 2024

Delaware 250 Grants for Museums, Heritage Groups, and Non-Profits – Summer 2024 Cycle
Date Posted: June 7, 2024

The Mezzanine Gallery to exhibit Don James’ “Beyond the Facade: Architectural Portraits”
Date Posted: June 7, 2024

DPH’s PANO Program Hosts Second Annual Advancing Healthy Lifestyles Conference
Date Posted: June 6, 2024

Dagsboro Angler Wins Annual Youth Fishing Tournament Second Year in a Row
Date Posted: June 6, 2024

Middle and High School Students Honored in Digital Mapping Technology Contest
Date Posted: June 6, 2024

Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: June 6, 2024

DNREC to Offer June 13 Lecture on Living Shorelines for Home and Property Owners
Date Posted: June 4, 2024

Governor Carney Announces Judicial Nominations
Date Posted: June 3, 2024

Delaware First to Focus on Healthier Start for New Moms with 12 Weeks of Free Diapers, Home-Delivered Meals
Date Posted: June 3, 2024

Gov. Carney, DSHA and Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County Join Forces to Promote Homeownership Month
Date Posted: June 3, 2024

Program to Help Foster Youth Pursue Higher Education Returns
Date Posted: June 3, 2024

Delaware Day of Action with REFORM Alliance Highlights Reentry Supports, System Change
Date Posted: May 31, 2024

Defendant faces lengthy prison sentence after child pornography convictions
Date Posted: May 31, 2024

Delaware 250 Announces Spring 2024 Grant Recipients
Date Posted: May 31, 2024

Fentanyl dealer sentenced to 18 years
Date Posted: May 30, 2024

Hall-Long, Community Leaders Celebrate 2024 Lt. Governor’s Challenge Honorees
Date Posted: May 30, 2024

Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: May 30, 2024

Cold case cracked as prosecutors secure murder plea
Date Posted: May 28, 2024

Monetary Awards Program for Black Students Celebrates First Award Recipients
Date Posted: May 24, 2024

2024 Memorial Day Events
Date Posted: May 24, 2024

Explore Delaware Agriculture with a Delaware Grown Road Trip
Date Posted: May 24, 2024

Governor Carney Orders Lowering of Flags
Date Posted: May 24, 2024

Panel Discussion Marked 70 Years Since Brown v. Board of Education: Delaware’s Role in Desegregating Public Schools
Date Posted: May 24, 2024

Cape Henlopen Reclaims Girls Lacrosse State Championship
Date Posted: May 24, 2024

Delawareans Gear Up to Celebrate 529 Day
Date Posted: May 24, 2024

Hurricane Awareness Week: Prepare Now for Active Season
Date Posted: May 24, 2024

EDGE Competition Reaches Milestone – 100 Small Businesses Awarded Grants Since 2019
Date Posted: May 23, 2024

2024 Lt. Governor’s Challenge Winners Announced
Date Posted: May 23, 2024

DNREC to Host Public Information Session in Lewes June 5 for Proposed Offshore Wind Project
Date Posted: May 22, 2024

Governor Carney’s Statement on Passage of House Bill 350
Date Posted: May 21, 2024

Milford School Counselor Delaware 2024 Behavioral Health Professional of the Year
Date Posted: May 20, 2024

Click It or Ticket Campaign, Buckle Up Every Trip, Every Time & Reminder of Updates to Delaware Car Seat Law
Date Posted: May 20, 2024

Lt. Gov. Hall-Long Statement: Senate Bill 2(S) Gun Safety Legislation Signed into Law
Date Posted: May 16, 2024

Governor Carney Signs Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 2
Date Posted: May 16, 2024

Public Encouraged to Avoid the Urge to ‘Rescue’ Young Wildlife
Date Posted: May 16, 2024

Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmation
Date Posted: May 15, 2024

DIAA Announces Scholar Athlete Awards
Date Posted: May 15, 2024

DNREC-Sponsored Poetry Contest Seeks Entries Focused on ‘What I Love About the Ocean’
Date Posted: May 15, 2024

Flags Ordered to Half Staff for Peace Officers Memorial Day
Date Posted: May 15, 2024

DNREC Announces Fees, Passes for Use of Deauville Beach
Date Posted: May 14, 2024

Office of Women’s Advancement & Advocacy and Delaware Women’s Commission Announce 2024 She’s on Her Way Awardees
Date Posted: May 14, 2024

School Behavioral Health Professionals to be Honored
Date Posted: May 14, 2024

Suspect charged with hate crime following UD vandalism
Date Posted: May 13, 2024

DPH Recognizes May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Date Posted: May 10, 2024

AG Jennings announces $10.25 million settlement with multiple major wireless carriers over deceptive advertising
Date Posted: May 9, 2024

Dept. of Labor Announces New Apprenticeship Pathway to College Credit for Delaware’s Vocational Workforce
Date Posted: May 9, 2024

Delaware Teachers Deserve Continuous Appreciation
Date Posted: May 8, 2024

Delaware to Join Public-Private Partnership to Build New Port
Date Posted: May 8, 2024

Jason Schaffer promoted to Deputy Warden at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center
Date Posted: May 7, 2024

DHSS Releases Fourth Annual Health Care Benchmark Trend Report
Date Posted: May 7, 2024

Departments of Labor & Education Team with Jobs for the Future to Celebrate National Youth Apprenticeship Week
Date Posted: May 7, 2024

Navarro Announces Completion of First Pharmacy Benefit Manager Exams
Date Posted: May 7, 2024

AG Jennings Secures Over $270 Million Settlement in Principle with Amneal Pharmaceuticals for Role in Opioid Crisis
Date Posted: May 6, 2024

May is Motorcycle Awareness Month
Date Posted: May 6, 2024

Delawareans Can Buy Discounted Compost Bins Online Through State-Initiated Program
Date Posted: May 6, 2024

Governor Carney Commends State of Delaware Employees in Celebration of Public Service Recognition Week, May 5-11
Date Posted: May 6, 2024

Brutal jewelry store robbery and assault results in conviction on all charges
Date Posted: May 6, 2024

Office of Marijuana Commissioner Opens Social Equity Workshop Registration
Date Posted: May 3, 2024

DNREC, City of Wilmington Unveil Revamped 7th Street Boating and Fishing Access Area
Date Posted: May 3, 2024

The Mezzanine Gallery to exhibit “15,000 Dowels” by Gregg Silvis
Date Posted: May 3, 2024

Governor Carney Announces Compassionate Champion Award Winners to Kick off Trauma Awareness Month
Date Posted: May 2, 2024

The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner Has Published the Official Proposed Regulations.
Date Posted: May 2, 2024

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DNREC and Kent Conservation District Offer Grants for Septic Tank Pump Outs

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 9, 2023

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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and Kent Conservation District announce grants are available for homeowners in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in Kent County who wish to have their residential septic tanks pumped out for routine maintenance. Funding for the new grant initiative is made available by DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship through a Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant.

Regularly pumping out a septic system prolongs the life of the system as well as protects surface and ground waters from potential contamination. Up to $200 in grant funds are available to qualifying applicants on a first-come, first-served basis. Funding for the project is provided by a Chesapeake Bay Implementation Grant through the DNREC Nonpoint Source Program in partnership with the Kent Conservation District, administering the program.

More than $68,000 in grant funding – or enough to pump out roughly 300 Kent County residential septic systems – is available. The homeowner must live in the home to qualify for grant funding. The pump-out project runs through June 30, 2024 or as long as funding lasts.

For more information, interested homeowners may contact the Kent Conservation District at 302-608-5370 or visit kentcd.org for a grant application.

About DNREC
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control protects and manages the state’s natural resources, protects public health, provides outdoor recreational opportunities and educates Delawareans about the environment. The DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship develops and implements innovative watershed assessment, monitoring and implementation activities. For more information, visit the website and connect with @DelawareDNREC on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn.

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