Pursuant to the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act (HSCA), 7 Del. C. Chapter 91, §9126, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is required to issue a public notice within twenty days after entering into negotiations for a Brownfields Development Agreement (BDA).  A BDA is an agreement between DNREC and a Brownfields Developer with respect to a Certified Brownfield Site that sets forth a scope of work and schedule of remedial activities during the development of the Site.

DNREC’s Remediation Section (DNREC-RS) is negotiating a BDA with Wilmington University, Inc. regarding the Jackson Avenue North Dupont Groundwater Plume Site (Site), located at 3 and 11 East Jackson Street, New Castle, Delaware.  Identified by New Castle County as tax parcel numbers 10-019.10-158 and 10-019.00-007 the Site may have had a release of hazardous substances as a result of historical activities on site.    For more information, please see DNREC’s navigator at: http://www.nav.dnrec.delaware.gov/DEN3.

Learn more about this Site and other Brownfields sites by accessing DNREC-RS’ web page at http://www.awm.delaware.gov/SIRB/Pages/Brownfields.aspx or by contacting the DNREC-RS Project Manager Morgan Price, at (302) 395-2600 or Morgan.Price@delaware.gov