Betty Pardee has requested an allocation permit for one proposed irrigation well with a capacity of 500 gpm. The requested allocation is 0.53 MGD, 15.9 MG per month, and 31.8 MG per year. The well will be located 4 miles west of Harrington in Kent County, on Fox Hunters Road. Tax parcel MN-00-169.00-01-12.00.000.

Jesse Ellis has requested an allocation permit for one proposed irrigation well with a capacity of 300 gpm. The requested allocation is 0.43 MGD, 6.0 MG per month, and 18.0 MG per year. The well will be located 2 miles east of Gumboro in Sussex County, on Cypress Road. Tax parcel 3-33-16.00-0001.00.

Perdue Farms, Inc has requested a modification of allocation permit for four existing wells with a combined capacity of 5,100 gpm. The requested allocation is 2.2 MGD, 66.0 MG per month, and 540.0 MG per year. The wells are located 1 mile north of Georgetown in Sussex County. Tax parcel 1-35-15.00-0014.00.

Glen Jones Spicer Farm, LLC has requested an allocation permit for one proposed irrigation well with a capacity of 400 gpm. The requested allocation is 0.5 MGD, 15.0 MG per month, and 30.0 MG per year. The well will be located 1.5 miles south of Bethel in Sussex County, on Portsville Road. Tax parcel 4-32-07.00-0017.00.

The above-mentioned application(s) may be inspected by contacting:

Water Supply Section
89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901
302-739-9945
DNREC_Water_Allocation@delaware.gov

A public hearing on the above applications will NOT be held unless the Secretary of DNREC determines that a public hearing is in the public interest or if a written meritorious objection to the application is received by May 4, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. A public hearing request shall be deemed meritorious if it exhibits a familiarity with the application and provides a reasoned statement of the action’s probable impact.

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