The Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has issued Secretary’s Order Number 2020-W-0005 which authorizes Delmarva Power and Light to perform the following activities:  To install a sixteen-inch diameter by 564-foot long 25kV electric distribution line by directional bore at a minimum depth of 20 feet below the mudline of White Creek between the terminus of Peaceful Lane and Daisey Avenue in Ocean View, Sussex County Delaware. The public hearing on the application was held on October 1, 2019.

The Secretary’s Order is available for public inspection at the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Water, Wetland and Subaqueous Lands Section, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE or online at dnrec.delaware.gov/secretarys-orders/. For additional information, please call 302-739-9943.

Any Person whose interest is substantially affected by this Order may appeal to the Environmental Appeals Board, as set forth in 7 Del.C. §6008 (c), within 20 days of this announcement of the decision. For more information please visit the website at dnrec.delaware.gov/environmental-appeals-board/

These Documents/Applications above are available for review by contacting:

Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
302-739-9943