Delaware water quality to improve as a result of new wastewater system regulations
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Delaware’s revised wastewater system regulations will become effective Jan. 11, 2014. The regulations keep pace with changes in technology for large and small systems, protect public health and reduce pollution in groundwater, streams, rivers and bays, helping Delaware to meet its goal of achieving clean water. The changes correspond to regulations in effect for the past four years in Delaware’s Inland Bays Watershed. They also protect homebuyers from acquiring malfunctioning septic systems.
Delaware, seven other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states seek to curb pollution from upwind states
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, December 9, 2013
Eight Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States, including Delaware, petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require upwind states to reduce air pollution generated within their borders, which causes asthma attacks, respiratory disease, and other public health problems downwind.
White House Officials Visit Wetlands Project in Wilmington as part of the President’s Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, November 8, 2013
The Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Nancy Sutley and David Agnew, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs visited Wilmington to get a firsthand look at a wetlands restoration and mitigation project site that will restore 22-acres of wetlands in the Southbridge neighborhood of South Wilmington.
DNREC’s remediation and restoration of Mirror Lake in Dover gets under way
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, November 7, 2013
Scientists from DNREC with help from numerous partners are adding to the list of “firsts” for the First State. Work is now under way on an innovative project that will clean up and restore Dover’s Mirror Lake.
Capital City Trails Phase One Complete
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Transportation | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, November 4, 2013
Governor Jack Markell, Department of Transportation (DelDOT) Secretary Shailen Bhatt, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Secretary Collin O’Mara, and Dover Mayor Carleton Carey are pleased to announce the completion of Phase 1 of the Capital City Trails project in Dover.
