A Federal Consistency Determination has been submitted to the DNREC Delaware Coastal Management Program (DCMP) for the following: USACE L&R Canal Maintenance Dredging (2024.0048)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposes to maintenance dredge two sections of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal in Sussex County, Delaware in two phases. Phase one involves the removal of approx. 41,000 cubic yards of material from a 4.56-mile stretch between 300 feet southeast of the Route 9 bridge to 1,300 feet southwest of the Henlopen Acres Marina. Phase two involves the removal of approx. 49,000 cubic yards of material from a 3.68-mile stretch between the Henlopen Acres Marina to the canal terminus in Rehoboth Bay. The dredged material will be placed in the Lewes confined upland dredge material placement facility located south of Cedar Street in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware. USACE is seeking a federal consistency concurrence for maintenance dredging operations covering a ten-year period in anticipation that future dredging may be needed. The proposed activity is subject to review for consistency under the policies of the DNREC DCMP.

Comments concerning this Federal Consistency Determination will be accepted through September 3, 2024. Comments may be sent to: Delaware Coastal Programs, Ms. Kimberly Cole, Administrator, 100 W. Water Street, Suite 7B, Dover, DE, 19904, or electronically to DNREC_DCP_PublicComment@delaware.gov. (Please note that there are underscores between DNREC, DCP, and Public). For additional information please visit https://de.gov/dnrecnotices or call (302) 739-9283.

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