This office has under consideration the application of:

Applicant: Lewes Board of Public Works
Location: Hoornkill Avenue, Lewes, DE 19958
Parcel(s): N/A

Project Description: Lewes Board of Public Works proposes to install approximately one thousand one hundred and sixty-seven linear feet (1,167 LF) of one and a half inch (1.5”) diameter sanitary sewer force main, and three (3) semi-positive Displacement pumps to serve as a new wastewater conveyance system for existing single family dwellings located on Hoornkill Avenue, Lewes, DE 19958. The proposed force main will connect to Howard H Seymour Water Reclamation Plant.

The application and other relevant information is posted at: dnrec.delaware.gov/dnrec-public-notices

For questions regarding the application and plans, please contact:

Commercial and Government Services Section
DNREC Div. of Water
89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901
(302) 739-9948
Commercial_Government_LegalNotice@delaware.gov

A public hearing on the above applications will NOT be held unless the Secretary of DNREC determines that a public hearing is in the public interest or if a written meritorious objection to the application is received within 15 days from this notice, ending at 4:30 p.m. on January 29, 2026. A public hearing request shall be deemed meritorious if it exhibits a familiarity with the application and provides a reasoned statement of the action’s probable impact.

Please submit all written comments and/or a meritorious request for a public hearing to the email address Commercial_Government_LegalNotice@delaware.gov.

Related Topics:  force main, permitting and regulation, public notice, pumps, wastewater, water