The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has adopted a plan regarding the clean-up of the 100-116 E 16th Street Site (DE-1852) (Site) located in Wilmington. The Site is currently a parking lot. Historic operations included residential housing and commercial buildings. The Site consists of approximately 0.67 acres. The Site will be subject to the following key remedial actions: Impacted site soils are being excavated to the extent feasible as detailed in a Remedial Action Work Plan. In the Long term, the site will be managed with an environmental covenant (EC), Contaminated Materials Management Plan (CMMP), and Long-Term Stewardship (LTS) Plan. The EC will restrict groundwater withdrawal on the site.

DNREC issued a public notice of the Proposed Plan of Remedial Action (Proposed Plan) for the 100-116 E 16th Street Site on October 22, 2025. There were no comments or questions from the public regarding the Proposed Plan.

Details of the Final Plan of Remedial Action are available online at 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
DNREC_WHS_REMEDIATIONINBOX@delaware.gov
302-395-2600

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