DOVER – Delaware’s Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.

The Council will discuss the 2018 turkey harvest, as well as the public lands turkey lottery process and area changes for 2019. For more information, including the meeting agenda, visit the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar.

For more information on Delaware wildlife, please call DNREC’s Wildlife Section at 302-739-9912. For more information on Delaware fisheries, please call DNREC’s Fisheries Section at 302-739-9914.

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Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

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DOVER – Delaware’s Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish monthly meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 24 has been canceled.

The council’s next regular meeting is scheduled at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, in DNREC’s R&R Building Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.

For more information on Delaware wildlife, please call DNREC’s Wildlife Section at 302-739-9912.

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Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

DOVER – Delaware’s Advisory Council on Recreational Fishing Funding will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, in the Senate Hearing Room of the Legislative Hall, 411 Legislative Avenue, Dover, DE 19901.

The Council will discuss the status of recreational fishing funds, the status of fishing access projects financed by the recreational funding, and other topics.

For more information, including the meeting agenda, visit the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar.

For more information on Delaware fisheries, please call DNREC’s Fisheries Section at 302-739-9914.

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Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

DOVER – Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23 at DNREC’s Lewes Field Office, 901 Pilottown Road, Lewes, DE 19958. The RPAC meeting agenda can be found on the Statewide Meeting Calendar.

The Recycling Public Advisory Council was enacted into law by Senate Bill 234 in May, 2010, and charged with advising the Governor’s Office, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, and the Delaware Solid Waste Authority on all aspects of recycling, including: development of grant criteria and selection of applications; a methodology for measuring recycling rates; and possible outreach activities designed to achieve higher recycling rates.

For more information about the Advisory Council, please visit the Council’s web page or contact Jackie Howard, DNREC Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Section, at 302-739-9403. More information about the monthly RPAC meeting, including the agenda, is posted on the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar.

Media Contact: Michael Globetti, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.

DOVER – In accordance with 29 Delaware Code, § 10407, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is conducting a review of agency regulations that have not been amended during the last four years. A listing of regulations subject to this review (PDF) can be found on DNREC’s website. The three-month review period began Aug. 4 and concludes Nov. 4.

DNREC is now seeking public comment as to whether or not the regulations subject to this review should be amended or possibly eliminated. Comments should be as specific as possible and include a reference to the relevant regulation. Public comments may be submitted in a variety of ways as listed below:

• Using the electronic comment form (comments can be submitted anonymously)
• By email to DNREC Hearing Officer Lisa Vest
• In writing, c/o Lisa Vest, Hearing Officer, DNREC, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901

“DNREC is eager to hear from the regulated community and the citizens of Delaware regarding recommendations to streamline and improve environmental regulation in Delaware,” said DNREC Deputy Secretary Kara Coats, who is overseeing the department’s regulatory review process.

In addition to accepting written comment at any time during the review period, DNREC will hold three public hearings next month to receive verbal comments from the public. The agency’s public hearings are scheduled as follows:

• 6:00 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 15 at DNREC’s Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway SW, Dover, DE 19901
• 6:00 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19 at Sussex Central High School Auditorium, 26026 Patriot’s Way, Georgetown, DE 19947
• 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, at Appoquinimink Public Library, Meeting Rooms I and II, 651 N. Broad Street #101, Middletown, DE 19709

For more information, please email Michelle Jacobs or call 302-739-9069.

Media Contact: Michelle Jacobs, DNREC Small Business Ombudsman, 302-739-9069

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