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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Sewage Spill Suspends Shellfish Harvesting in Rehoboth Bay

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2021

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control today issued an emergency closure of commercial and recreational shellfish harvest of oysters, clams and mussels in the Rehoboth Bay after a spill from a residential sewer line in the Long Neck area of Sussex County discharged thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater into a waterway of the Rehoboth Bay. The harvest closure will be in effect for 21 days unless further spills occur.




Delaware Natural Resources Police Collect More Than 700 Toys as Holiday Gifts for Delaware Children

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2021

After a statewide gift-giving campaign, Delaware Natural Resources Police delivered 739 toys to the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program in Delaware.




DNREC Encourages Delawareans to Recycle Christmas Trees

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | News | Date Posted: Monday, December 20, 2021

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control encourages Delawareans to regift their real Christmas trees to the environment by recycling them at one of the many yard waste recycling facilities located throughout the state.




Agreement Signed by DNREC, DHSS to Connect Donovan Smith Community to Public Sewer and Water

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, December 17, 2021

Delaware state agencies today officially moved to connect the Donovan Smith community in Lewes to municipal water and sewer, which is the pilot project of the Clean Water Initiative for Underserved Communities established by Gov. John Carney.




DNREC Adopts White Clay Creek State Park Master Plan After Significant Public Input

Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Thursday, December 16, 2021

White Clay Creek State Park offers scenic and recreational open space among 3,689 acres and nearly 40 miles of trails in northern Delaware. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has adopted the White Clay Creek Master Plan after significant input from the public. The plan will provide a vision and a framework […]







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Sewage Spill Suspends Shellfish Harvesting in Rehoboth Bay

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2021

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control today issued an emergency closure of commercial and recreational shellfish harvest of oysters, clams and mussels in the Rehoboth Bay after a spill from a residential sewer line in the Long Neck area of Sussex County discharged thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater into a waterway of the Rehoboth Bay. The harvest closure will be in effect for 21 days unless further spills occur.




Delaware Natural Resources Police Collect More Than 700 Toys as Holiday Gifts for Delaware Children

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2021

After a statewide gift-giving campaign, Delaware Natural Resources Police delivered 739 toys to the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program in Delaware.




DNREC Encourages Delawareans to Recycle Christmas Trees

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | News | Date Posted: Monday, December 20, 2021

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control encourages Delawareans to regift their real Christmas trees to the environment by recycling them at one of the many yard waste recycling facilities located throughout the state.




Agreement Signed by DNREC, DHSS to Connect Donovan Smith Community to Public Sewer and Water

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, December 17, 2021

Delaware state agencies today officially moved to connect the Donovan Smith community in Lewes to municipal water and sewer, which is the pilot project of the Clean Water Initiative for Underserved Communities established by Gov. John Carney.




DNREC Adopts White Clay Creek State Park Master Plan After Significant Public Input

Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Thursday, December 16, 2021

White Clay Creek State Park offers scenic and recreational open space among 3,689 acres and nearly 40 miles of trails in northern Delaware. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has adopted the White Clay Creek Master Plan after significant input from the public. The plan will provide a vision and a framework […]