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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


DNREC now accepting grant proposals for Delaware Chesapeake Bay watershed implementation projects

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, August 11, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship is now accepting project proposals for water quality improvement projects within Delaware’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.




DNREC now accepting grant proposals for community water quality improvement projects

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, August 11, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship is now accepting project proposals for matching grants for community water quality improvement projects.




At DNREC’s request, EPA proposes Newark South Ground Water Plume Site to National Priorities List to resolve concerns about city’s ground water

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, July 31, 2017

DOVER – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will propose the Newark South Ground Water Plume Site for listing on the National Priorities List (NPL). The listing in the Federal Register will allow EPA to use Superfund authority and resources to work with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to help resolve ground water concerns in the Newark area and determine the sources of contamination there.




DNREC hosts video premiere of ‘Delaware Bayshore Forever’ at the State Fair

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2017

Governor Carney, DNREC Secretary Garvin, and conservation partners and guests attended the premiere of “Delaware Bayshore Forever,” a new video tour of the Delaware Bayshore, at the Delaware State Fair.




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.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DNREC now accepting grant proposals for Delaware Chesapeake Bay watershed implementation projects

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, August 11, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship is now accepting project proposals for water quality improvement projects within Delaware’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.




DNREC now accepting grant proposals for community water quality improvement projects

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, August 11, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship is now accepting project proposals for matching grants for community water quality improvement projects.




At DNREC’s request, EPA proposes Newark South Ground Water Plume Site to National Priorities List to resolve concerns about city’s ground water

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, July 31, 2017

DOVER – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will propose the Newark South Ground Water Plume Site for listing on the National Priorities List (NPL). The listing in the Federal Register will allow EPA to use Superfund authority and resources to work with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to help resolve ground water concerns in the Newark area and determine the sources of contamination there.




DNREC hosts video premiere of ‘Delaware Bayshore Forever’ at the State Fair

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2017

Governor Carney, DNREC Secretary Garvin, and conservation partners and guests attended the premiere of “Delaware Bayshore Forever,” a new video tour of the Delaware Bayshore, at the Delaware State Fair.




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.