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 with The Wilmington hope Commission, Inc. regarding the 3, 11, 13 Gordon Street (Site), located at 3, 11, 13 Gordon Street, Wilmington, Delaware. Identified by New Castle County as tax parcel numbers 26-022.30-359, 26-022.30-360, 26-022.30-361, and 26-022.30-369 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: den.dnrec.delaware.gov.

Details of the BDA are available online at den.dnrec.delaware.gov.

For additional information, please contact:

Tracy Spinden, Project Manager
DNREC – Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances
Remediation Section
391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720
RS_Public_Comments@delaware.gov
302-395-2600

The comment period ends at close of business (4:30PM) on June 16, 2025.

Related Topics:  BDA, Brownfield Development Agreement, clean-up, permitting and regulation, public notice, remediation, waste and hazardous substances