Sunday, June 22, is a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ozone in Delaware
¡Domingo 22 de Junio es un Día de Acción por la Calidad del Aire de Código Naranja para el Ozono en Delaware!
Dimanch 22 Jen an se yon Jounen Aksyon Kòd Oranj pou Kalite Lè a pou Ozòn nan Delaware! More Info
DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship – proposes to extend the beach fill template further along the coast by placing an additional 75,000 cubic yards of sand fill material excavated from offshore Borrow Area A as an extension of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planned activity that would use a hydraulic dredge to pump sand onto the beach for beach replenishment along Lewes Beach in Lewes, Sussex County, DE. Additionally, the applicant requests for a Section §401 Water Quality Certification. Approval is being requested to conduct dredging and beach replenishment along Lewes Beach.
United States Army Corps of Engineers – proposes to place up to 132,000 cubic yards of sand fill material excavated from offshore Borrow Area A for periodic beach replenishment along Lewes Beach in Lewes, Sussex County, DE. Additionally, the applicant requests for a Section §401 Water Quality Certification. Approval is being requested to conduct dredging and periodic beach replenishment along Lewes Beach.
These Documents/Applications above are available for review by contacting:
Wetlands and Waterways Section
89 Kings Hwy, Dover, DE 19901
Wetlands_LegalNotice@delaware.gov
302-739-9943
If you request a public hearing with meritorious objection, please return this memo to this office by September 12, 2023.
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 public hearing request is received within 20 days from this notice. Please indicate in your letter whether your intention is to request a public hearing or whether you are simply providing comments for the Department’s consideration. If a public hearing is desired, please be advised that a public hearing request shall be deemed meritorious if it exhibits familiarity with the application and provides a reasoned statement of the action’s probable impact.
Related Topics: beach replenishment, dredging, permitting and regulation, public notice, subaqueous lands, water, water quality, waterways, wetlands