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DNREC Recycling Program offers compost bins for sale online at discount price for pickup at three locations statewide

DNREC’s Recycling Program within the Division of Waste & Hazardous Substances is offering compost bins that can be pre-ordered online at a discount price of $50, half the retail price of the bins. The bins must be picked up by the purchaser at any of three locations: Dover, Lewes, and Delaware City. Orders for discounted compost bins must be placed online at www.enviroworld.us/delaware, with major credit cards and PayPal accepted.




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police announce extension of No Wake Zone in Lewes-Rehoboth Canal

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police have announced that additional No Wake signs are being installed to extend the current No Wake Zone in the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal southward to the Rehoboth Bay.




DNREC displays Delaware’s coastal and natural resources on Oct. 7 at Coast Day in Lewes

Delaware’s coastal and natural resources will be showcased Sunday, Oct. 7 at DNREC’s Coast Day education tent on the campus of the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment in Lewes.




Drinking Water Notice Issued to Water Customers in Lewes After Lead Levels Exceed EPA Action Level

The Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing that the Lewes Board of Public Works (BPW) has issued a drinking water notice to customers after tests showed elevated levels of lead in the water. DPH received notification late last week from BPW that drinking water samples collected in August showed an exceedance of the EPA Action Level for lead. Lab analysis found that the 90th percentile result of 26.5 ug/L exceeded the EPA Action Level of 15 ug/L. Sampling consisted of 10 samples collected in different parts of the BPW service area with results ranging from non-detect to 38.4 ug/L.




Registration open for DNREC-sponsored living shorelines workshop March 7 and 8 in Lewes

DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program and the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays will host a two-day Living Shorelines workshop for Engineers, Contractors, and Landscape Professionals.







 Pages Tagged With: "Lewes"

DNREC Recycling Program offers compost bins for sale online at discount price for pickup at three locations statewide

DNREC’s Recycling Program within the Division of Waste & Hazardous Substances is offering compost bins that can be pre-ordered online at a discount price of $50, half the retail price of the bins. The bins must be picked up by the purchaser at any of three locations: Dover, Lewes, and Delaware City. Orders for discounted compost bins must be placed online at www.enviroworld.us/delaware, with major credit cards and PayPal accepted.




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police announce extension of No Wake Zone in Lewes-Rehoboth Canal

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police have announced that additional No Wake signs are being installed to extend the current No Wake Zone in the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal southward to the Rehoboth Bay.




DNREC displays Delaware’s coastal and natural resources on Oct. 7 at Coast Day in Lewes

Delaware’s coastal and natural resources will be showcased Sunday, Oct. 7 at DNREC’s Coast Day education tent on the campus of the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment in Lewes.




Drinking Water Notice Issued to Water Customers in Lewes After Lead Levels Exceed EPA Action Level

The Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing that the Lewes Board of Public Works (BPW) has issued a drinking water notice to customers after tests showed elevated levels of lead in the water. DPH received notification late last week from BPW that drinking water samples collected in August showed an exceedance of the EPA Action Level for lead. Lab analysis found that the 90th percentile result of 26.5 ug/L exceeded the EPA Action Level of 15 ug/L. Sampling consisted of 10 samples collected in different parts of the BPW service area with results ranging from non-detect to 38.4 ug/L.




Registration open for DNREC-sponsored living shorelines workshop March 7 and 8 in Lewes

DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program and the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays will host a two-day Living Shorelines workshop for Engineers, Contractors, and Landscape Professionals.