DNREC and the DHSS Division of Public Health are working with federal agencies to protect the environment and public health in Delaware from the effects of a group of synthetic chemicals known as PFAS. A dual-federal-agency supplemental report released on Dec. 10, 2024, outlines findings from settled dust samples
When the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control needs to test water samples for contaminants, it turns to its Environmental Laboratory, which has been helping protect the state’s natural resources for 75 years — and will, before long, move into a new home. In this piece, Outdoor Delaware takes you into the lab to elucidate its important duties.
Monitor and observation wells constructed in Delaware must conform to the requirements of the Delaware Regulations Governing the Construction and Use of Wells (7 DE Admin. Code 7301). This page reiterates some of the requirements found in the regulations. It also establishes additional criteria for the design and construction of monitor and observation
This page provides a general interpretation of existing methods for designing spray irrigation facilities, and also considers the relative effectiveness and limitations of these facilities.
The DNREC Division of Water issues permits to Non-Hazardous Liquid Waste Transporters under the Delaware Regulations Governing the Design, Installation and Operation of On-Site Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems (7 DE Admin. Code 7101).
The DNREC Division of Water issues licenses for the various professions involved in designing, installing and maintaining on-site wastewater treatment and disposal systems. Licenses are granted under the state’s on-site systems regulations and with input from the On-Site Systems Advisory Board.
The On-Site Systems Advisory Board advises the Department on the groundwater discharges licensing program. The Board, created in the on-site systems regulations (7 DE Admin. Code, 7101), reviews and approves professional training requirements and courses and makes recommendations for licensing decisions by the Department. [panel type=”success” heading=”Contact Us”
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added the East Basin Road Groundwater Site in New Castle County to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The site is an approximately seven-square mile area surrounding the city of New Castle’s public wells. [modal text=”DNREC Contacts” title=”DNREC Contacts”
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added the Georgetown North Groundwater Site to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is EPA’s list of priority sites requiring evaluation for possible remediation from releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants. [collapse type=”success” title=”DNREC
US Home has applied for a Temporary Holding Tank Permit to accommodate 11,700 gallons per day of wastewater from a site located northeast of the intersection of Lizard Hill and Peppers Corner roads, in Sussex County.
Iglesia Pentecostal La Senda Antigua-Milford, Inc has applied for a permit to construct an on-site wastewater treatment and disposal system on their property on the north side of Johnson Road west of Coastal Highway near Lincoln.
Hy-Point Dairy Farms has applied for renewal of a permit to spray irrigate screened milk and beverage processing wastewater at their facility on the north side of Beaver Valley Rd., approximately 0.5 miles west of Route 202, in New Castle County.
A listing of recent applications to the DNREC Groundwater Discharges Section for permits to transport grease trap waste and/or cooking oil waste, septage and holding tank waste, to be disposed of at permitted facilities.
James-Heather Lynch has applied for an on-site wastewater treatment and disposal system permit to serve an assisted living facility at 207 Ruth Drive, in Middletown.
Waste Masters Solutions LLC has applied for renewal of a permit to transport portable toilet waste to be disposed of at the New Castle and Kent County Sewer Systems.
A listing of applications to the DNREC Groundwater Discharges Section for a Non-Hazardous Liquid Waste Transporters Permit
and for Rural Area Waivers to construct septic systems.
Long-term stewardship (LTS) is the maintenance and monitoring of the remedial measures taken at a site to maintain the desired level of protection of human health and the environment over an extended period of time.
Newton Farms has applied for a permit to install an on-site wastewater treatment and disposal system on their property at the southeast corner of Emma Jane Road and E. Newton Road, near Bridgeville.
The DNREC Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances and Division of Watershed Stewardship are working together to study polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and how they enter surface waters from hazardous substance release sites around the state. Phase I Summary [button type=”primary”
The Watershed Approach to Toxics Assessment and Restoration (WATAR) is a watershed-scale approach to evaluating where contamination comes from, how it gets into Delaware’s waterways and water bodies, and what effects it has on watershed health.
The phase II report from the DNREC initiative to study polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and how they enter surface waters from hazardous substance release sites around the state. PCB Mass Loading from Hazardous Substance Release Sites to Surface Waters in New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties Part 1 — Summary
The phase I report from the DNREC initiative to study polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and how they enter surface waters from hazardous substance release sites around the state. PCB Mass Loading from Hazardous Substance Release Sites to Surface Waters of the Christina River Basin Report Summary Figure 1 Evaluated
NSTU Inc. has applied for an on-site wastewater treatment and disposal system permit for a system designed to accommodate 30 employees; at a site located at 1400 S. Dupont Hwy. in New Castle.
The DNREC Groundwater Discharges Section has rescheduled a public hearing on Midway Service Inc.’s permit amendment to their Non-Hazardous Liquid Waste Transporters Permit to include Clean Delaware, Inc. as a disposal facility for septage and holding tank waste.
Robinson’s Sewage Disposal has applied to the Groundwater Discharges Section for a renewal of the Non-Hazardous Liquid Waste Transporters Permit which allows for the transport of septage and holding tank waste to be disposed of at the Sussex County Sewer System.
John E & Barbara H Moore have applied for a construction permit for an on-site wastewater treatment and disposal system for four homes located at the intersection of Thompsonville Road and Lynch Road, in Kent County.
Occidental Chemical Corporation has applied for reissuance of its permit to discharge treated groundwater and stormwater to the Delaware River and stormwater to the Red Lion Creek from their facility at 1657 River Road in New Castle County.
The Groundwater Discharges Section will conduct a public hearing on May 21 on the application and draft construction permit and associated modification and renewal draft permit for Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc.’s On-Site Wastewater Treatment and Disposal System.
A listing of recent applications to the Groundwater Discharges Section for permits related to on-site wastewater treatment and disposal and transportation of non-hazardous liquid waste.
The Ground Water Discharges Section is soliciting Class B and Class C Designers (Professional Engineer) interested in applying for consideration to become a member of the On-Site Systems Advisory Board.
National Property Services LLC has applied to the Groundwater Discharges Section for a Non-Hazardous Liquid Waste Transporters Permit to transport septage and holding tank waste, to be disposed of at the Town of Laurel and Sussex County Sewer System.