The DNREC Division of Water will conduct a public hearing on Sunrise Ventures, LLC’s application to construct a new 20 slip marina located south of the intersection of Kaitlyn Drive and Oyster House Road, in Rehoboth Beach. (Public Comment Period Closed)

Sunrise Ventures, LLC proposes to construct a new 20 slip minor marina, stabilize the shoreline in separate areas by installing riprap revetment and bulkhead, construct two stormwater outfall aprons, dredge 265± cubic yards to a depth ranging from -0.8 feet to -3.5 feet MLW in the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, and to dispose of the dredged material via off-loading from a barge and then trucking to a previously approved borrow pit disposal area located northeast of the intersection of Irons Lane and Old Mill Road.

The application is posted below. Copies may be obtained by contacting:

Gayle Calder
Division of Water
89 Kings Highway
Dover, Delaware 19901

Persons wishing to comment on the proposed amendments may do so either orally or in written form at the public hearing on May 28, 2019. In lieu of attending the public hearing, written comments may be submitted to the Hearing Officer via email or via USPS at the address below.

Public Hearing Officer:

Lisa A. Vest
DNREC Office of the Secretary
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901

Public Hearing Materials

Public Hearing Notice
– For newspaper publication
– On the DNREC web site
– On the Public Meeting Calendar

Permit Application
– Draft
– Final

Large-Scale Plan
– Draft
– Final

Applicant Public Hearing Exhibit
– Applicant’s Exhibit Number 1

DNREC Public Hearing Exhibits
– Exhibit 1 (Applicable Regulations)
– Exhibit 2 (Original Application)
– Exhibit 3 (Public Notice for the Original Application)
– Exhibit 4 (Final Application)
– Exhibit 5 (Original and Final Large-Scale Plans)
– Exhibit 6 (Community Plans)
– Exhibit 7 (Public Notice for the Public Hearing)
– Exhibit 8 (Public Posting on DNREC Website)
– Exhibit 9 (DNREC Public Hearing Presentation)
– Exhibit 10 (All Comments Received)

Transcript, Hearing Officer’s Report, and Order

Public Hearing Transcript

Hearing Officer’s Report

Secretary’s Order No. 2019-W-0040 — Permit Application of Sunrise Ventures, LLC, to construct a new 20 slip community marina, to install shoreline stabilization, and to conduct maintenance dredging in the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.