A water allocation permit is required for all major water withdrawals under the Regulations Governing the Allocation of Water.

This office has under consideration the application of:

Applicant: Nichols Farm LLC
Location: Williamsville Road, West of Hunting Quarter Road, Houston DE 19954
Parcel(s): MN-00-188.00-01-21.00.000

Project Description: The applicant has requested a new allocation permit to allocate: 0.72 Million Gallons/Day, 14 Million Gallons /Month, 23 Million Gallons /Year or Season.

The application for this Public Notice is posted at dnrec.delaware.gov/dnrec-public-notices.

For questions regarding the application and plans, please contact:

DNREC Division of Water
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Commercial and Government Services Section
Commercial_Government_LegalNotice@delaware.gov
(302) 739-9948

A public hearing on the above applications will NOT be held unless the Secretary of DNREC determines that a public hearing is in the public interest or if a written meritorious objection to the application is received within 15 days from this notice, ending at 4:30 p.m. on May 28, 2026. A public hearing request shall be deemed meritorious if it exhibits a familiarity with the application and provides a reasoned statement of the action’s probable impact.

Please submit all written comments and/or a meritorious request for a public hearing to the email address Commercial_Government_LegalNotice@delaware.gov.

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