The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Air Quality (AQ) has received an application for a natural minor permit (Permit: APC-1996/0784-OPERATION (Amendment 10) and Permit: APC-1996/0785-OPERATION (Amendment 10)) from Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc. (Mountaire). Mountaire requests a Natural Minor permit to operate one (1) Grain Receiving Pit, one (1) Baghouse, one (1) Grain Receiving Leg, and eight (8) Grain Loadout Spouts at their facility located at 402 Main Street, Townsend, New Castle County.

For additional information on the above matter, and to review Mountaire’s permit application and supporting documents online, visit the DNREC website site at de.gov/dnrechearings or contact Mia White at mia.white@delaware.gov or by telephone at 302-323-4542.

Public Hearing

The virtual public hearing on the above matter will be held on Wednesday, December 16, 2026, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The web link to the virtual hearing can be accessed through the DNREC Public Hearings site at de.gov/dnrechearings. If prompted for a Passcode, please use 254771. To access the audio-only portion of the virtual hearing, dial 1 646 931 3860 US and enter Meeting ID: 852 7312 4757. Language assistance is available by request within 10 days of the hearing. Closed captioning is available via the Zoom virtual meeting tool.

Those wishing to offer verbal comments during DNREC virtual public hearings must pre-register no later than noon on the date of the virtual hearing at de.gov/dnreccomments or by contacting the Office of Administrative Services by telephone at 302-739-9034.

DNREC will accept public comments through December 31, 2026. Comments will be accepted in written form via email to DNRECHearingComments@delaware.gov, using the online form at de.gov/dnreccomments, or by U.S. mail to the following address:

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

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