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 Brownfield Development Agreement (BDA).  A BDA is an agreement between DNREC and a Brownfield 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) negotiated a BDA with Southbridge Community Services, Inc. regarding the 518 South Heald Street Site (Site), located at 518 South Heald Street in Wilmington, Delaware.  Identified by New Castle County as tax parcel number 26-058.10-071, 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.

The public comment period begins on Monday March 30, 2020 and will close at the end of the business day (4:30 p.m.) on Monday, April 20, 2020. Please submit written comments to the DNREC-RS Project Manager, Caleb Melvin at DNREC-RS, 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720.  A copy of the BDA is available at the office of DNREC – RS or by accessing the DNREC-RS’ site files database. 

Learn more about this Site and other Brownfields sites by accessing DNREC-RS’ web page at de.gov/brownfields by contacting the DNREC-RS Project Manager, Caleb Melvin at (302) 395-2600 or caleb.melvin@delaware.gov.