The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances (WHS) Remediation Section (RS) invites public comment on a proposal to clean-up the 0 Old Airport Road Site (DE-1801) (Site) located at 0 Old Airport Road in New Castle. The Site was utilized as an auto salvage yard since the early 1980s. The Site was Midway Towing Inc., from the early 2000s until 2022. The Site was historically B & B Auto Salvage in the 1980s. Based on historic aerials prior to the 1980s, the Site appeared to consist of undeveloped land.

The 0 Old Airport Road Site will be subject to the following key remedial actions: the submittal of a Remedial Action Work Plan which specifies the methods to be used to remediate the site including the removal and disposal of impacted soils, the recording of an Environmental Covenant restricting groundwater withdrawal, the submittal of a Long-term Stewardship Plan, and the submittal of a Remedial Action Completion Report.

Details of the Proposed Plan of Remedial Action (Proposed Plan) are available online at https://den.dnrec.delaware.gov.

For additional information, please contact:

John Costa, 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 August 5, 2025.

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