The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Water, Commercial and Government Services Section hereby provides public notice of permit applications submitted by Quarry Walk, LLC and of a virtual public hearing (Docket #2024-P-W-0010) to be held by DNREC regarding those applications and proposed draft permits.

Wastewater Collection and Conveyance System Construction Permit

Quarry Walk, LLC has submitted an application for a permit to install a pump station and approximately one thousand seven hundred and thirteen linear feet (1713 LF) of sanitary sewer force main to serve the Quarry Walk residential subdivision, located at 838 Yorklyn Road, Hockessin, Millcreek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. The sanitary sewer is gravity fed to the proposed pump station and pumped by force main to the New Castle County sewer in Yorklyn Road. Site Tax Map ID: 08-088.10-135.

Copies of the above permit applications, supporting documents, and proposed draft permits are available online at de.gov/dnrecnotices. For more information on how you can inspect a physical copy of these documents, please contact Wenjia Fan, Ph.D., P.E. via email at Wenjia.Fan@delaware.gov or via phone at 302-739-9948.

On-Site Wastewater Treatment and Disposal System Permit

Quarry Walk, LLC has also submitted an application for a permit to use twelve 1,500-gallon tanks and related infrastructure to receive and temporarily store wastewater from 25 dwellings in the Quarry Walk subdivision. The holding tank permit will authorize the storage of wastewater until the pump station and force main are constructed. Site Tax Map ID: 08-008.10-117 to 120; 08-008.10-083 to 103.

Copies of the above permit applications, supporting documents, and proposed draft permits are available online at de.gov/dnrecnotices. For more information on how you can inspect a physical copy of these documents, please contact Derrick Caruthers, P.E. via email at Derrick.Caruthers@delaware.gov or via phone at 302-739-9948.

Virtual Public Hearing

A virtual public hearing on the above matter will be held on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The web link to the hearing can be found at de.gov/dnrechearings. If prompted for a passcode, please use 211922. To access the audio-only portion of the hearing, dial 1-305-224-1968 and enter meeting ID number 838 0955 0220 (passcode: 211922). Closed captioning in over 20 languages, including English and Spanish, is available to attendees via the Zoom platform used for all DNREC public hearings.

Those wishing to offer verbal comments during DNREC public hearings must pre-register no later than noon on the day of the hearing at de.gov/dnreccomments or by telephone at 302-739-9001. Please note that, in accordance with DNREC policy, there will be a 3-minute time limit per commenter enforced at the public hearing.

The Department will accept written public comment through July 10, 2024. Comments will be accepted in written form via email to DNRECHearingComments@delaware.gov, using the online form at de.gov/dnreccomments, or by U.S. mail to the following address:

Lisa A. Vest, Hearing Officer
Office of the Secretary
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901

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