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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to use U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit 3 to conduct phase 2 of their marsh restoration project located along the Delaware River front at the Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Pennsville Township, New Jersey.
Delaware continues to explore opportunities and challenges presented by the growing offshore wind industry. The state has set a target of achieving 40% renewable energy by 2035. Increasing renewable energy in Delaware is also identified as a strategy in Delaware’s Climate Action Plan to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions that are driving
The Delaware State Housing Authority proposes to use Recovery Housing Program funds to acquire and rehabilitate single-family housing units in Seaford and Harbeson.
DNREC’s Delaware Coastal Programs conducts a variety of coastal research programs to study the affects of climate change, impacts from human pollutants, and other factors impacting the changing coastal environment of Delaware.
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The Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) collaborates with various partner organizations and hosts visiting scientists who conduct research of local and national significance that focuses on enhancing coastal management.
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Osprey Point Preserves proposes to construct a 25-slip commercial marina and kayak launch dock on the eastern shore of Arnell Creek.
The DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy is conducting a public hearing to consider comments from the public on the 2022 Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) grant application.
Chesapeake Utilities proposes to construct, own, operate and maintain approximately 5.5 miles of 8-inch diameter buried natural gas main in the Selbyville and Fenwick Island areas of Sussex County.
The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to amend the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan to improve the reliability and accountability of catch reporting in the commercial groundfish fishery.
The Wilmington Housing Authority proposes to use Housing and Urban Development funds to make improvements to existing Housing Authority communities throughout the City of Wilmington.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposes to use small dredges to remove spot shoals from a segment of the Salem River navigational channel in Delaware jurisdictional waters over a period of 10 years.
A recent application to the Delaware Coastal Management Program for Federal Consistency Determination.
Climate change looks different depending on where you are in the world. In Delaware, climate change primarily takes the form of sea level rise, increasing temperatures and more frequent intense storms, including heavy precipitation and flooding. While the Earth’s climate naturally changes over millions of years, scientists agree that human
Earth’s climate is changing, resulting in increasing temperatures and precipitation, and contributing to extreme weather and rising seas. The effects of climate change are already being observed in Delaware. What is Climate Change? Climate change refers to long-term changes in average weather patterns
Human activities have increased the amount of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, threatening the health and wellbeing of the people of Delaware. DNREC’s Division of Air Quality conducts an annual inventory of in-state greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The 2021 inventory, which is the latest report available, was released in April
Climate change is a global issue that will require global solutions, but we can all play a part in that greater effort by reducing our energy usage and conserving our resources. Delawareans Want Climate Action Delaware residents have consistently supported action to address climate change.
By maximizing resilience and adapting to climate change impacts now, we are better prepared for extreme and unexpected events. Action Areas to Maximize Resilience to Climate Change Impacts Delaware’s Climate Action Plan outlines seven key action areas for maximizing resilience in the state. Those areas include:
Delaware has taken steps to address the causes and consequences of climate change with the goal of minimizing greenhouse gas emissions and maximizing resilience to the impacts of climate change we are witnessing today. For more than a decade, state agencies and their partners have developed data, collected information and
A glossary of terms used in the Delaware Climate Action Plan and in conversations about climate issues. Accretion: As it relates to wetlands, accretion is the vertical growth of wetland surface elevation. Accretion occurs through two processes: When sediments are deposited onto wetlands during periods of
By minimizing greenhouse gas emissions now, we contribute to a worldwide effort to reduce the severity of rapid climate change. Action Areas to Minimize Greenhouse Gas Emissions Delaware’s Climate Action Plan capitalizes on the work already underway to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Delaware and identifies five
A list of recent applications to the Delaware Coastal Management Program for Federal Consistency Determinations.
A list of recent applications to the Delaware Coastal Management Program for Federal Consistency Determinations.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development proposes to transfer 37 Scattered Sites from the Wilmington Housing Authority to the Delaware Affordable Housing Group, a non-profit entity.
A-Del Construction Co. proposes to construct a turn lane on Frazer Road to serve the Village at Pine View subdivision, causing impacts to approximately 560 square feet of nontidal wetlands.
Notice of continuation of a hearing of the Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board that began on Sept. 15, 2021.
The applicant proposes to perform maintenance on an existing mosquito ditch located west of South Bowers Road to restore its drainage functionality by removing accumulated sediment from the channel.
The applicants propose to build docking facilities consisting of an elevated walkway over vegetated wetlands, a fixed pier, a fixed dock, and a boat lift on the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, in Lewes.
The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to update the Bluefish Fishery Management Plan using the best information available by revising quota allocations and management procedures.
The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to conduct Amendment 21 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan to allow for more controlled access to the scallop resource and increase monitoring to support a growing directed scallop fishery in Federal waters.
The Coastal Zone Act Program has issued a permit to FujiFilm Imaging Colorants, Inc. to build and operate a new manufacturing plant to produce high-performance aqueous pigment dispersions at its facility at 233 Cherry Lane, New Castle.
The applicant proposes to dredge a portion of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal and build a fixed pier, fixed dock, boat lift, gangway, floating dock and a wetland walkway.
The applicant proposes to remove two existing fixed piers and to build a new fixed pier with a boat lift, including two catwalks, and to build a fixed pier with a double PWC lift, including three catwalks, at 201 Anglers Road, Lewes.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development proposes to finance construction of a multifamily residential development on a 26.7-acre property located within a larger parent tract at 1 Heritage Shores Circle, Bridgeville.
The USDA Farm Service Agency proposes to fund the construction a Grain Storage Bin at 3939 Hopkins Cemetery Road, in Felton.
The Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy will conduct a public hearing to consider comments from the public on proposed revisions to the Regulations for the Green Energy Program.
The DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship is requesting modifications to an existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit to change the method of dredging for a portion of the Murderkill River and change the volume of material authorized to be disposed in overboard disposal sites.
The USDA Farm Service Agency is proposing to fund the construction of a grain storage bin and install a grain dryer on a property in Middletown.
The National Marine Fisheries Services is proposing to promulgate a rule that would increase the commercial quota for Atlantic migratory group cobia.
The Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company proposes to relocate a section of buried natural gas pipeline along Polly Drummond Hill Road and Red Mill Road, near Newark, in coordination with a DelDOT road improvement project.
The applicant proposes to build a pier and dock adjacent to the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal at 77 Tidewater Road, Henlopen Acres.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development proposes to build a new five-story, 150-unit multi-family apartment structure at 401 A Street, Wilmington.
DNREC will hold a public hearing on an application for a Coastal Zone permit from FujiFilm Imaging Colorants, Inc. to build and operate a new manufacturing plant at its facility at 233 Cherry Lane, New Castle.
The Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company is seeking a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorization to relocate and/or perform maintenance on existing buried natural gas pipelines, at two locations along U.S. Route 13 in Sussex County.
The USDA Farm Service Agency is proposing to fund the construction of a grain storage bin, involving ground disturbance below the plow line to pour a concrete foundation to be located at 1035 Jamison Corner Rd, Middletown.
The Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company is seeking a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorization for a proposed gas-line expansion/improvement project at an existing compressor station facility located on School House Road, Delaware City.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposes to extend their authorization to conduct maintenance dredging of the Federal navigation channel and turning basin at the Port of Wilmington for a ten-year period (2021-2030).
The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) proposes to fund a grain storage bin near Dover and a Hay storage bin near Middletown.
Delaware City Refining Company proposes to dredge the cooling water intake channel and access channel. River View Industrial Park proposes to rectify non-permitted placement of fill by a previous owner.
The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) proposes to fund the construction of grain storage bins in Dover and in Townsend.
