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Coastal Zone Act Status Decision: Atlantic Concrete

The DNREC Secretary has determined that a proposal by Atlantic Concrete to build a new concrete manufacturing plant to replace two existing plants on Old Orchard Rd., Lewes, would not require a permit under the Coastal Zone Act.


Federal Consistency Certification: MMW Investments, LLC

MMW Investments, LLC proposes to remove existing, deteriorated docking facilities and construct new docking facilities at 640 Pilottown Road, in Lewes.


Federal Consistency Determination: Copen / Kirby Docking Additions

The applicant proposes adding a personal watercraft lift to an existing structure and installing a floating kayak dock with two support pilings at 32 Eleanor Lee Lane East, Rehoboth Beach.


Public Hearing: Proposed 2021 Weatherization Assistance Program Grant Application

The DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy will conduct a virtual public hearing on the proposed Weatherization Assistance Program 2021 grant application.


Public Participation

Public participation has been essential to developing Delaware’s Climate Action Plan. In addition to public workshops held in the spring and fall of 2020, online surveys and comment forms soliciting public input, DNREC sought insight from Delaware-based technical stakeholders in the buildings, electric power, industrial transportation and waste


Federal Consistency Determinations Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA) proposes to promulgate a new rule to implement an amendment to the Fishery Management Plan for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery of the Atlantic. It also proposes amendments to the Atlantic Pelagic Longline Take Reduction Plan.


Federal Consistency Determination: Proposed EPA Incidental Vessel Discharge Regulations

The EPA is proposing regulations to establish national standards of performance for marine pollution control devices for discharges incidental to the normal operation of primarily commercial vessels.


Coastal Zone Act Status Decision Request: Atlantic Concrete Company

The DNREC Coastal Zone Act Program has received a Request for Status Decision from Atlantic Concrete Company, Inc.


Delaware’s Climate Action Plan

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Federal Consistency Certifications: Carbone Dock and Pier

The property owner proposes construction of a deck, a retaining wall with stone rip-rap, and docking facilities in the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal at 99 Tidewaters Road, Lewes.


Federal Consistency Certifications: Diamond State Port Corporation

Diamond State Port Corporation proposes to conduct maintenance dredging at the Port of Wilmington Berths 1 through 7.


Federal Consistency Determinations: Delaware Army National Guard

The Delaware Army National Guard proposes the demolition of bunkers 30, 31 and 44 at the River Road Training Site, at 1197 River Road, New Castle.


Federal Consistency Determinations: Delaware Army National Guard

The Delaware Army National Guard proposes the demolition of Wings A & B of the Wilmington Readiness Center, on First Regiment Road, in Wilmington.


Federal Consistency Determinations: Kruger Road Project

The USDA proposes to fund the purchase of a farm property and the installation of a high-tensile fence using wood posts on approximately 5 acres of property on Kruger Road, near Georgetown.


Federal Consistency Certifications: Hayward Project

The applicant proposes to repair/replace an existing bulkhead and install a new pier and dock adjacent to the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal at 63 Anchor Road, in North Shores, Rehoboth Beach.


Federal Consistency Determinations: USACE NWP Reissuance

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to re-issue the existing 52 nationwide permits (NWPs) and to issue two new NWPs.


DSPC Public Hearing: DCMP Exhibits

A list of public hearing exhibits submitted for the record by the Delaware Coastal Management Program for the Sept. 29, 2020, Diamond State Port Corporation public hearing (Docket #2020-P-MULTI-0024). Exhibit 1: Federal Consistency Application, dated and received March 18, 2020 Exhibit 2: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Permit Application, Application


Federal Consistency Determinations: USDA FSA Poultry Operation

The USDA proposes to subordinate its lien to another lender in order for the other lender to finance construction of two poultry houses, a generator shed, a manure shed/composter, and other related infrastructure on an existing farm on South Old State Road in Georgetown.


Federal Consistency Determinations: PSEG Offshore Wind Support Marine Terminal Facility

PSEG proposes to develop an offshore wind marshalling port at the Salem and Hope Creek Generating Station on Artificial Island, Salem County, NJ, to support offshore wind development in New Jersey and throughout the eastern United States.


Public Meeting Notice for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Evaluation of the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve

NOAA will hold a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, as part of the federal performance evaluation of the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve.


Federal Consistency Determinations: Shelton Dredging Project

An applicant proposes the hydraulic dredging of approximately 200 cubic yards of accumulated sediment in a boat slip in the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal near the intersection of Pilottown Road and New Road in Lewes.


Notice Of Joint Public Hearing: Diamond State Port Corporation

DNREC will hold a public hearing on a proposal from Diamond State Port Corporation to build a new container port at Edgemoor. The project will require permits from the Div. of Water and Div. of Waste and Hazardous Substances, as well as a Federal Consistency Certification from the Delaware Coastal Management Program.


Federal Consistency Determinations submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

Federal Consistency Determinations have been submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program for two assistance projects by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.


Diamond State Port Corporation Proposal

In 2020, Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC) proposed to build a new container port on the Delaware River at 4600 Hay Road, Edgemoor, in New Castle County. The project requires permits from the DNREC Division of Water and Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances. It also needs Federal Consistency Certification from the Delaware Coastal Management


Federal Consistency Determinations: Eastern Shore Natural Gas

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company is proposing to temporarily relocate a 10 inch main within a DelDOT right-of-way, create a 14,000 square foot temporary workstation, and create a 23-acre temporary contractor lay yard near the intersection of SR 8 and SR 15 in Kent County.


Federal Consistency Determinations: USDA FSA Grain Storage Bin

The USDA, Farm Service Agency is proposing to provide financing to construct a 42-foot, 13-ring grain storage bin with 39,400 bushel capacity on a farm at 1027 Alley Mill Rd, Smyrna.


Federal Consistency Determinations: NMFS Emergency Fishery Management Plan Rule

The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing to use an emergency rule under the Fishery Management Plan for Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region to increase the recreational bag limit for Atlantic king mackerel in federal waters.


Federal Consistency Certifications: Unionville Rowing Club

The Unionville Rowing Club, Inc. proposes to install a gangway, dock, and two steel cables in the Christina River at 301 A Street, Wilmington.


Federal Consistency Certifications: Delaware Coastal Airport Shed

The Delaware Coastal Airport proposes the placement of a 12 x 20 foot pre-constructed, wooden shed on the property at 21424 Cedar Creek Ave, Georgetown.


Delaware Coastal Programs Section 309 Draft Enhancement Assessment

The Delaware Coastal Management Program has submitted its draft 2021-2025 Section 309 Enhancement Area Assessment and Strategy to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office for Coastal Management.


DNREC – Delaware Coastal Programs and Delaware Army National Guard Joint Public Notice

The Delaware Army National Guard is proposing to construct a 13,240 square foot housing barracks with an overall height of approximately 30 feet and a 6,500 square foot footprint within the 100-year floodplain of Salt Pond and the Atlantic Ocean on a 99 acre property owned by the State of Delaware located at 163 Scannell Blvd., Bethany Beach.


Federal Consistency Determinations Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing to adjust the current regulations for North Atlantic swordfish and shark retention limits for certain permit holders in U.S. Atlantic and Caribbean waters, including modifying retention limits and adding regulatory criteria for in season adjustment of retention limits.


Federal Consistency Determinations Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to adopt Amendment 21 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP) to establish updated Summer Flounder commercial quota allocations.


Delaware Coastal Management Program – Program Changes

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management has approved program changes that reflect a structural reorganization of the DCMP to move the program into the DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal, and Energy.


Coastal Zone Act Permit: AgroRefiner LLC

DNREC has issued a standard Coastal Zone permit to AgroRefiner LLC (Project CZA-439P) to operate a hemp processing facility in an existing warehouse at 51 Steel Drive, New Castle.


Federal Consistency Determinations Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

The USDA Farm Service Agency proposes to provide financial assistance for the construction of six poultry houses, a manure shed, composter and related infrastructure at Maple Branch Road Farm in Ellendale.


Notice of Proposed Program Change to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

The Delaware Coastal Management Program has submitted proposed changes to Delaware’s federally approved coastal management program to the NOAA Office for Coastal Management.


Federal Consistency Determinations Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

The USDA Farm Service Agency proposes to provide financial assistance for the construction of a home and septic system at 2921 Park Brown Road, Harrington. An older home and several outbuildings will be demolished.


Cool Switch Low-Impact Refrigerant Program

The Cool Switch Low-Impact Refrigerant Program’s goal is to incentivize the use of refrigerants with lower Global Warming Potential impacts.

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Federal Consistency Determinations Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

The USDA, Farm Service Agency, proposes to provide financial assistance for the purchase of an existing poultry operation with residence at 24735 Nine Foot Road, Millsboro.


Federal Consistency Determinations Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

The Delaware Army National Guard proposes the removal of a 0.7 acre septic field at the Bethany Beach Training Site in Bethany Beach.


Federal Consistency Certifications Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

Federal Consistency Certifications have been submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program for the Lawton 10-Slip Docking Facility for construction of a 10-slip marina in Herring Creek at Sisters Lane.


Coastal Zone Act Permit: Delaware Storage and Pipeline Company

DNREC’s Coastal Zone Act Program has issued a standard Coastal Zone permit (CZA-437P) to Delaware Storage and Pipeline Company (DSPC).


Federal Consistency Certifications Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

A listing of recent Federal Consistency Certifications submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program.


Coastal Zone Status Decision: EdgeGEN

The Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has made a decision regarding the Request for Status Decision from Tangent Generation Resources (edgeGEN).


Federal Consistency Determination Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

A Federal Consistency Determination has been submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program for an amendment to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan.


Federal Consistency Certifications Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

The Delaware Army National Guard proposes the demolition of a 1,540 square foot latrine at the Bethany Beach Training Site, at 163 Scannell Blvd., Bethany Beach.


Federal Consistency Certifications Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

Eastern Shore Natural Gas proposes the relocation of two natural gas pipelines totaling 3.2 miles in length along Wrangle Hill Road, in Bear.


Delaware Coastal Management Program Federal Consistency Determination

The Delaware Army National Guard proposes to build a 6,020 square foot physical fitness center at the Bethany Beach Training Site at 163 Scannell Blvd.


Federal Consistency Certifications Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

IPOD LLC has submitted a Federal Consistency Certification to the Delaware Coastal Management Program to add a pier and a dock with a kayak launch float to an existing platform over wetlands in the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal.





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