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  Category: Division of Water


Governor Carney joins DNREC Secretary Shawn Garvin in presenting DNREC Awards in Delaware State Fair ceremony

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Community Affairs | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2017

HARRINGTON – Today at the Delaware State Fair, Governor John Carney and Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin honored 30 Delawareans of all ages for their environmental leadership, innovation and dedication.

“This afternoon, we recognized a broad cross section of Delawareans who contribute to the conservation of our natural resources and the stewardship of our environment,” said Secretary Garvin. “We congratulate these volunteers, artists, organizers, photographers, and anglers – conservationists and environmentalists all – for their work that brought us here today, and look forward to their future contributions.”



DNREC establishes 21-day timeframe for extended closure of Delaware Bay for recreational shellfish harvest

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2017

As reported this week to the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Surface Water Discharges Section, Kent County’s wastewater treatment plant is back within acceptable water quality levels for the effluent discharged into the Murderkill River – leading DNREC to establish a timeframe for a federally-advised 21-day closure of recreational shellfish harvest in the Delaware Bay north of the Mispillion Inlet. The 21-day closure in effect for potential public health risks extends from July 24 to Aug. 14.



Make an ‘ECOnnection’ with DNREC at this year’s Delaware State Fair

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Community Affairs | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Thursday, July 20, 2017

With the 2017 Delaware State Fair throwing open the gates today for its fun-filled 10-day run (Thursday, July 20 thru Saturday, July 29), DNREC is again right in the middle of the annual extravaganza – with an array of environmental displays in a newly-climate-controlled State Fair building, and game prizes to be won by kids of all ages for showing their knowledge about the state’s natural resources and environment.



DNREC closes recreational shellfish harvest in north Delaware Bay due to undertreated wastewater from Kent County treatment plant

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin today directed the Kent County wastewater treatment plant to take immediate action to correct an ongoing discharge of undertreated effluent that prompted the Secretary to issue an emergency order for the closure of recreational shellfishing in the Delaware Bay north of the entrance to the Mispillion Inlet. The emergency closure impacts only the harvest of bivalve molluscan shellfish – clams, oysters and mussels – and does not affect the legal harvest of other shellfish species such as crabs and conchs.



DNREC, DHSS to host July 14 public workshop on Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Date Posted: Friday, July 7, 2017

DNREC’s Office of the Secretary, Environmental Finance, and DHSS Division of Public Health, Office of Drinking Water, will host a public workshop from 10 a.m. to noon, Friday, July 14, at the Kent County Administrative Complex, 555 South Bay Road, in Dover, in preparation for the development of FY 2017 project priority lists for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Funds.






  Category: Division of Water

Governor Carney joins DNREC Secretary Shawn Garvin in presenting DNREC Awards in Delaware State Fair ceremony

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Community Affairs | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2017

HARRINGTON – Today at the Delaware State Fair, Governor John Carney and Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin honored 30 Delawareans of all ages for their environmental leadership, innovation and dedication.

“This afternoon, we recognized a broad cross section of Delawareans who contribute to the conservation of our natural resources and the stewardship of our environment,” said Secretary Garvin. “We congratulate these volunteers, artists, organizers, photographers, and anglers – conservationists and environmentalists all – for their work that brought us here today, and look forward to their future contributions.”



DNREC establishes 21-day timeframe for extended closure of Delaware Bay for recreational shellfish harvest

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2017

As reported this week to the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Surface Water Discharges Section, Kent County’s wastewater treatment plant is back within acceptable water quality levels for the effluent discharged into the Murderkill River – leading DNREC to establish a timeframe for a federally-advised 21-day closure of recreational shellfish harvest in the Delaware Bay north of the Mispillion Inlet. The 21-day closure in effect for potential public health risks extends from July 24 to Aug. 14.



Make an ‘ECOnnection’ with DNREC at this year’s Delaware State Fair

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Community Affairs | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Thursday, July 20, 2017

With the 2017 Delaware State Fair throwing open the gates today for its fun-filled 10-day run (Thursday, July 20 thru Saturday, July 29), DNREC is again right in the middle of the annual extravaganza – with an array of environmental displays in a newly-climate-controlled State Fair building, and game prizes to be won by kids of all ages for showing their knowledge about the state’s natural resources and environment.



DNREC closes recreational shellfish harvest in north Delaware Bay due to undertreated wastewater from Kent County treatment plant

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin today directed the Kent County wastewater treatment plant to take immediate action to correct an ongoing discharge of undertreated effluent that prompted the Secretary to issue an emergency order for the closure of recreational shellfishing in the Delaware Bay north of the entrance to the Mispillion Inlet. The emergency closure impacts only the harvest of bivalve molluscan shellfish – clams, oysters and mussels – and does not affect the legal harvest of other shellfish species such as crabs and conchs.



DNREC, DHSS to host July 14 public workshop on Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Date Posted: Friday, July 7, 2017

DNREC’s Office of the Secretary, Environmental Finance, and DHSS Division of Public Health, Office of Drinking Water, will host a public workshop from 10 a.m. to noon, Friday, July 14, at the Kent County Administrative Complex, 555 South Bay Road, in Dover, in preparation for the development of FY 2017 project priority lists for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Funds.