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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


DNREC Requires Croda to Take Actions Protective of Human Health and the Environment at Atlas Point Facility

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 26, 2021

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced an agreement today with Croda Inc., that requires the company to take actions protective of human health and the environment in addressing recent violations at Croda’s Atlas Point facility near New Castle.




Sewer Break Discharges Water into St. Jones River

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2021

The Kent County Levy Court Public Works is currently addressing a force main break, causing wastewater to flow into the St. Jones River. The public should avoid contact with the water in the St. Jones.




Cleanup Operation Extends from Upper Delaware Bay to Ocean City, Md.

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2020

The Maryland Department of the Environment has joined the U.S. Coast Guard and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control in a joint response, Wednesday, overseeing the cleanup operation of weathered oil called tar balls and oiled debris scattered along the shoreline from Bowers Beach, Delaware to Ocean City, Maryland.




Motorists Urged to Watch Out for Deer Crossing Roadways

Delaware State Police | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Late October through November is prime time for increasing white-tailed deer activity in Delaware, leading up to their peak mating season in mid-November.




U.S. Coast Guard, DNREC Recover 55 Tons of Oiled Debris

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Monday, October 26, 2020

The cleanup of an oil spill from an unknown source continues Monday, one week after oil patties first washed ashore on Broadkill Beach and began migrating to other Delaware beaches on both the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Coast. About 55 tons – enough to fill four construction dumpsters – had been successfully recovered through Sunday afternoon under the unified command of the United States Coast Guard and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DNREC Requires Croda to Take Actions Protective of Human Health and the Environment at Atlas Point Facility

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 26, 2021

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced an agreement today with Croda Inc., that requires the company to take actions protective of human health and the environment in addressing recent violations at Croda’s Atlas Point facility near New Castle.




Sewer Break Discharges Water into St. Jones River

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2021

The Kent County Levy Court Public Works is currently addressing a force main break, causing wastewater to flow into the St. Jones River. The public should avoid contact with the water in the St. Jones.




Cleanup Operation Extends from Upper Delaware Bay to Ocean City, Md.

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2020

The Maryland Department of the Environment has joined the U.S. Coast Guard and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control in a joint response, Wednesday, overseeing the cleanup operation of weathered oil called tar balls and oiled debris scattered along the shoreline from Bowers Beach, Delaware to Ocean City, Maryland.




Motorists Urged to Watch Out for Deer Crossing Roadways

Delaware State Police | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Office of Highway Safety | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Late October through November is prime time for increasing white-tailed deer activity in Delaware, leading up to their peak mating season in mid-November.




U.S. Coast Guard, DNREC Recover 55 Tons of Oiled Debris

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Monday, October 26, 2020

The cleanup of an oil spill from an unknown source continues Monday, one week after oil patties first washed ashore on Broadkill Beach and began migrating to other Delaware beaches on both the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Coast. About 55 tons – enough to fill four construction dumpsters – had been successfully recovered through Sunday afternoon under the unified command of the United States Coast Guard and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.