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Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section for subaqueous lands leases and permits.Public Hearing: Carlo and Teresita Businelli Subaqueous Lands Lease Application
DNREC will conduct a public hearing on an application from Carlo and Teresita Businelli to extend a dock, add a kayak launch and relocate a PWC lift in Herring Creek.Notice of Public Hearing: Fort DuPont Redevelopment Preservation Corporation Subaqueous Lands Permit Application
The DNREC Division of Water will conduct a public hearing on Jan. 12, 2022, to consider comments from the public on the Subaqueous Lands Permit application for Fort DuPont Redevelopment & Preservation Corp.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section for subaqueous lands permits.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of recent applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section for permits and leases.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of recent applications for permits and leases to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A list of recent applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section for subaqueous lands leases and permits.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of recent applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Land Section for permits, leases and other approvals.Presentations and Posters
The call for poster proposals for the 2026 Delaware Wetlands Conference is open. Poster proposals are accepted until Dec. 19, 2025. The call for abstracts for oral presentations is now closed.Federal Consistency Certification: Village at Pine View
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.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of recent applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section for leases, and permits.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A list of recent applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section for wetlands and subaqueous lands leases and permits.Federal Consistency Certification: Paese-Kimbrough Docking Facilities
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.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of recent applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section for Wetlands and subaqueous lands permits and leases.Chester-Choptank Watershed Wetland Assessment
The Chester-Choptank watershed is located partially in Kent County and partially in New Castle County, where it encompasses 113,944 acres of land. Unlike most of Delaware’s watersheds, the Chester-Choptank drains to the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay drainage basin in Delaware, including the Chester-Choptank watershed, provides an estimated $3.4 billion in ecosystem goods and services.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A list of recent applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section for permits and leases.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A list of applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section for permits, leases and map changes.Notice of Rescheduled Public Hearing: Pubusky/Taylor Subaqueous Lands Lease and Wetlands Permit
The Div. of Water will hold a rescheduled public hearing to consider comments on a Subaqueous Lands Lease and Wetlands Permit application for Abby L. Pubusky and Thomas A. Taylor II to conduct restoration activities and build a walkway, pier, gangway, floating platform, floating dock and floating jet ski platform in Herring Creek.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Permit Applications
A listing of recent applications for permits and leases to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands section.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Permits
A list of applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section for permits, leases and water quality certifications.Notice of Public Hearing: Pubusky/Taylor Subaqueous Lands Lease and Wetlands Permit
The Div. of Water will hold a public hearing to consider comments on a Subaqueous Lands Lease and Wetlands Permit application for Abby L. Pubusky and Thomas A. Taylor II to conduct restoration activities and build a walkway, pier, gangway, floating platform, floating dock and floating jet ski platform in Herring Creek.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Program for permits and leases.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of recent applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section for subaqueous lands permits and leases.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of subaqueous lands permit applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of permit and lease applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section.Public Hearing: Matthew Eisenmann Subaqueous Lands Lease
The DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section will conduct a public hearing on a Subaqueous Lands Lease application for Matthew Eisenmann to maintain a pier and build a pier extension, a floating platform, and a boat lift in Herring Creek.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
Timothy and Cheri Gavin have applied to maintain and use a pier and dock and to build two dock extensions, two boat lifts, two PWC lifts, and three catwalks on Peppers Creek, at 120 Creekside Drive, Dagsboro.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of recent applications for permits, leases and water quality certifications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section.Notice of Secretary’s Decision: 204 Salisbury Exchange, LLC
The DNREC Secretary has issued an order which authorizes 204 Salisbury Exchange, LLC to build and use a pier, install two docks and three mooring pilings in Head of Bay Cove, Rehoboth Bay, at 204 Salisbury Street, Rehoboth Beach.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
John and Catherine Yost have applied for a permit to build a wetland walkway in State-regulated wetlands, a pier, and a dock in Deep Hole Creek at 1501 South Bayshore Drive, Milton.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands branch for subaqueous lands and marina permits.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of applications for permits and leases to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section, including proposed renewals of two Statewide Activity Approvals.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of applications for permits and leases to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of recent wetlands and subaqueous lands applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section.Public Hearing: Lawton Family Marina
DNREC will hold a virtual public hearing on an application for a lease and permits to build a new 10-slip marina in Herring Creek near the end of Sisters Lane, in Millsboro.Federal Consistency Certification: Residences at River Place
Residences at River Place, LLC proposes to fill 1,982 square feet of non-tidal wetlands as part of a project to construct two apartment buildings with thirty six units each at The Residences at Riverplace Phase 3, Riverplace Drive, Seaford.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Applications
A listing of recent subaqueous lands permit applications to the DNREC Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section.Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Permit Applications
Diamond State Port Corporation has applied to conduct annual maintenance dredging in the Christina River during a 10-year period at the Port of Wilmington.Wetlands Education Opportunities
There are multiple opportunities for wetland education and field trips in Delaware. They include opportunities within the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and among our conservation partners. DNREC Opportunities The Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Aquatic Research Education Center (AREC) offers extensive wetlandWetlands Protect
Wetlands protect us against flooding and erosion of our shores. Flood Storage WetlandsLibrary: Wetland Health Reports
A collection of wetland health reports from the DNREC Watershed Assessment Section. Wetland Publications LibraryLibrary: Long-Term Wetlands Monitoring
A collection of long-term wetlands monitoring documents from the DNREC Watershed Assessment Section. Wetland Publications LibraryYou Can Help Wetlands and Watersheds
Whether your property is in a suburban, urban, or rural landscape you can adopt several watershed and wetland friendly behaviors that will reduce your impact on the waters and land downstream of you. Here are some of the simple changes, and the more dedicated changes, you can makeWhat’s at Risk?
Even with numerous federal and state level protection efforts, many nontidal (e.g., headwater tributaries) and isolated (e.g., flooded forests, seasonal ponds) wetlands are threatened because of gaps in existing regulations or are being impacted illegally due to limited enforcement activity. Legally, wetlands are permitted to be impacted onWater Family Fest and Native Plant Sale
DNREC and the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays host an annual Water Family Fest and Native Plant Sale at the James Farm Ecological Preserve, in Ocean View. The 2025 Water Family Fest and Native Plant Sale on May 3 was a great success! A fine time wasWetland Plant Field Guide
Plants are a key factor for identifying wetlands. The Delaware Wetland Plant Field Guide aims to make distinguishing wetlands easier by providing a transportable plant guide for use by the public, scientists, and practitioners alike.Contact Us
Library: Education and Outreach Materials
A collection of wetlands education and outreach materials from the DNREC Watershed Assessment Section. Wetland Publications LibraryWetland Monitoring and Assessment
By understanding the health of our wetlands, we also can better understand how to restore them and protect them from actions that cause damage.Contact Us
Alison Rogerson Delaware Wetlands 302-739-9939

