The Department invites public comment on a proposal to clean-up the Estate of William C. Ward, Operable Unit -2 (OU-2) (“Site”)(DE-1272) located at 614 South Church Street in Wilmington. The Site is part of a former incinerator dump that has been subdivided into two (2) operable units (OU). The New Castle County tax parcel number associated with OU-2 is 2605700051 and the size is approximately 4.29 acres.

Key remedial actions will include: 1) the submittal of a Remedial Action Work Plan (RAWP) which specifies the methods to cap the site; 2) the development and compliance with a Contaminated Materials Management Plan (CMMP) for the removal and disposal of any impacted soils, 3) a Long-term Stewardship Plan (LTS); 4)The recording of an Environmental Covenant (EC) restricting groundwater withdrawal and property usage to commercial use only.; 5) Compliance with the CMMP and LTS will be required and 6)the Remedial Action Completion Report is required to attain the final Certification of Completion of Remedy (COCR).

Details of the Proposed Plan of Remedial Action 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 24, 2025.

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