Pursuant to the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act (HSCA), 7 Del. C. Chapter 91, §9126, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is required to issue a public notice within twenty days after entering into negotiations for a Brownfield Development Agreement (BDA). A BDA is an agreement between DNREC and a Brownfield developer with respect to a Certified Brownfield Site that sets forth a scope of work and schedule of remedial activities during the development of the Site.

DNREC’s Remediation Section (DNREC-RS) negotiated a BDA amendment to the BDA with Riverfront Development Corporation of Delaware regarding the Riverwalk Site, (Site), located at 105 South Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware to add additional acreage. The additional acreage is identified by New Castle County as portions of tax parcel numbers 26-049.00-008, 26-049.00-009 and 26-49.00-017.

The Site may have had a release of hazardous substances as a result of historical activities on site. For more information, please see DNREC’s navigator at: www.nav.dnrec.delaware.gov/DEN3.

The public comment period begins on Sunday, August 29, 2021 2021 and will end at the close of business September 20, 2021. Please submit written comments to the DNREC-RS Project Manager,Morgan McGee-Solomonat DNREC-RS, 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720. A copy of the BDA is available by accessing the DNREC-RS’ site files database at www.nav.dnrec.delaware.gov/DEN3/.

Learn more about this Site and other Certified Brownfield sites by accessing the web page at de.gov/brownfields or by contacting the DNREC-RS Project Manager, Morgan McGee-Solomon at (302) 395-2600 or Morgan.McGee-Solomon@delaware.gov.

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