This office has under consideration the application of:

Applicant: The Division of Parks and Recreation, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Location: 1068 Howell School Road, Bear, DE 19701, New Castle County
Parcel(s): 1104700005, 1105100002, 1104200007, 1104700006

Project Description: The Division of Parks and Recreation, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, has applied for reissuance of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. DE 0050083 (State Number WPCC 3150I/74) to discharge treated sanitary sewerage to an unnamed tributary of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. This facility is located at 1068 Howell School Road in Bear, New Castle County, Delaware. Currently, only effluent from the wastewater treatment plant is discharged. Secondary treatment consists of screening, an extended aeration-type process, polishing pond and chlorination prior to batch discharge. Sewage sludge from the treatment operation is sent to the City of Wilmington Wastewater Treatment Plant, via New Castle County’s collection system, for further treatment and disposal.

Based on a preliminary staff review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department proposes to re-issue this permit, subject to certain effluent limitations and conditions.

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

For questions regarding the application and plans, please contact:

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

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 30 days from this notice, ending at 4:30 p.m. on November 28, 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:  NPDES, permitting and regulation, public notice, wastewater, water