The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Remediation Section (RS) invites public comments on a proposal to clean-up the Black Oak Development Site, Operable Unit-2 (OU-2) (DE-1863) (Site) located at 14241 Black Oak Drive in Lewes. The Site was historically used for agricultural purposes and consists of approximately 24 acres of a larger 77-acre parcel. The site has been divided into two operable units. OU-1, consisting of the soil, has been remediated under a separate Proposed Plan of Remedial Action (Proposed Plan). OU-2 consists of groundwater and soil vapor.

The Black Oak Development Site OU-2 is subject to the development and compliance with the Contaminated Materials Management Plan (CMMP), and the recording of an Environmental Covenant (EC) to restrict the use of groundwater on site.

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

For additional information, please contact:

Tracy Spinden, Project Manager
DNREC- Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances
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 December 2, 2025.

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