Delaware’s recreational summer flounder size limit to increase to 17 inches effective April 1
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Effective April 1, Delaware’s recreational minimum size limit for summer flounder will increase to 17 inches. DNREC Secretary David S. Small signed an Emergency Secretary’s Order to increase Delaware’s minimum size limit regulation by one inch to remain compliant with an addendum to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
DNREC offers new flood planning tool for determining risk for home and business development projects
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2017
DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section now offers an interactive Flood Planning Tool with up-to-date information for helping to determine flood risk for homes and businesses and for designing development projects in accordance with floodplain codes.
Applications now being accepted for Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police’s second annual summer Youth Academy
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2017
If you are a student aged 12 to 15 with an interest in natural resources and law enforcement, applications are now being accepted for the Delaware Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police’s second annual summer Youth Academy.
DNREC issues cease and desist order to Wilmington oil recycling company Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC for hazardous waste violations
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, March 13, 2017
DNREC Secretary David Small has issued a cease and desist order to Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC for violations of Delaware’s laws and regulations governing hazardous waste management. Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC (HCC) owns and operates a used oil recycling facility located at 505 South Market Street in Wilmington that previously did business as International Petroleum Corp. (IPC) of Delaware.
DNREC to present ‘Gardening for Clean Water and Butterflies’ March 20 at Seaford Library as part of Reclaim Our River Program
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Monday, March 13, 2017
DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship’s Reclaim Our River (ROR) Program, in partnership with the Delaware Nature Society’s Abbott’s Mill Nature Center and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, will host a free presentation on “Gardening for Clean Water and Butterflies” at 6 p.m. Monday, March 20 at the Seaford Library, 600 North Market Street Extended, Seaford, DE 19973.
