The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Water, Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section will conduct a public hearing on Sargio Corporation’s application to dredge material from Bay Vista Marina located at the end of Basin Street in Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County, and to dispose of the material on an adjacent upland parcel.

Sargio Corporation proposes to mechanically maintenance dredge 3,500 cubic yards of material to a depth of 4 feet below mean low water in the marina basin and to a depth of 6 feet below mean low water in the access channel. The total area of the marina basin to be dredged is 0.65 acres and the total area of the access channel is 0.11 acres.

The disposal area is directly adjacent to the marina to the north and is also owned by Sargio Corporation. The area is 0.34 acres in size and will be prepared by excavating a 2-3 foot deep cut and using the excavated material to create a 4 foot high earthen berm around the site. Silt fencing will also be placed around the bermed area. Following placement of the dredge spoil in the disposal site, the material will be allowed to dewater and will then be stabilized by leveling, capping with upland soil on top, and seeded.

The public notice of the Department’s receipt of the application was published in The News Journal and the Delaware News on September 19, 2018. The Department received a public hearing request on October 3, 2018.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Subaqueous Lands Act (7 Del C., Chapter 72) and “The Regulations Governing the Use of Subaqueous Lands”, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will conduct a public hearing on March 14, 2019 at 6 pm at the DNREC Lewes Field Office, located at 901 Pilottown Rd., Lewes, DE 19958. The purpose of the hearing is to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the aforementioned permit application, and will include a presentation from DNREC staff.

Persons wishing to comment on the applications and draft permit may do so either orally or in written form at the public hearing on March 14, 2019. In lieu of attending the public hearing, written comment may be submitted to the Hearing Officer via either email to Bethany.Fiske@delaware.gov or via USPS to the following address:

Bethany Fiske, Hearing Officer
Office of the Secretary
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
89 Kings Highway
Dover, Delaware 19901

The application is available for inspection at https://dnrec.delaware.gov/water/wetlands-subaqueous/permits/ or copies may be obtained by contacting:

Gayle Calder
Division of Water
89 Kings Highway
Dover, Delaware 19901