H. Donovan Phillips Jr. appointed as Delaware member of Chesapeake Bay Local Government Advisory Committee
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2017
DOVER – Governor Jack Markell has appointed H. Donovan Phillips, Jr. to serve as a member of the Chesapeake Bay Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), created by the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council through the 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement. The Chesapeake Executive Council – whose members include the governors of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay Commission Chair and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator – was established in 1983 with responsibilities for guiding the Chesapeake Bay Program’s policy agenda and setting conservation and restoration goals for the bay.
Latest installment in ‘Wetlands 101’ video series – ‘Freshwater Wetlands’ – now available on DNREC’s YouTube Channel
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, December 29, 2016
The seventh installment of DNREC’s “Wetlands 101” video series – “Freshwater Wetlands” – is now available for viewing on DNREC’s YouTube Channel.
DNREC awarded $345,000 grant from EPA to protect Delaware wetlands through conservation and education
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, December 8, 2016
DOVER – DNREC has been awarded a $345,000 US Environmental Protection Agency Wetland Program Development Grant that will go to the Division of Watershed Stewardship Watershed Assessment and Management Section’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program to fund enhanced wetland conservation in Delaware through science, statewide mapping, and education and outreach.
DNREC schedules Tuesday, Nov. 15 public hearing in Rehoboth on city’s proposed wastewater projects
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2016
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Nov. 15 on several wastewater projects proposed by the City of Rehoboth Beach, including the city’s ocean outfall.
DNREC schedules Oct. 19 public workshop for proposed Rehoboth wastewater projects
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Monday, October 17, 2016
DNREC will hold a public workshop Wednesday, Oct. 19 to provide information about several wastewater projects currently proposed by the City of Rehoboth Beach. The workshop will begin at 6 p.m. inside Rehoboth Volunteer Fire Company Station 86, at 219 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach.
