A Federal Consistency Certification has been submitted to the DNREC Coastal Management Program (DCMP) for the following: Indian River Inlet Dredging and Beneficial Use Project (2024.0054)

Update to DNREC Notice No. CCE20240324 published on September 11, 2024: The maximum dredged material for the proposed project has been updated to 800,000 cubic yards. The original public notice is below.

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Watershed Stewardship proposes to utilize a U.S. Army Corp of Engineers permit to hydraulically dredge up to 550,000 cubic yards of material from three potential borrow sites: the Indian River Inlet Flood Shoal, the Middle Island Shoal, and/or the Burton Island Shoal. The dredged material will be transported via pipeline to restore approximately 5,200 linear feet of the North Beach berm and dune system near the Indian River Inlet, Sussex County, Delaware, beginning from the north jetty and extending northward. The proposed activity is subject to review for consistency under the policies of the DCMP.

Comments concerning this Federal Consistency Certification will be accepted through October 11, 2024. Comments may be sent to: DNREC 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 de.gov/dnrecnotices or call (302) 739-9283.

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