NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

Feb. 20, 2009
Vol. 39, No. 60

For more information contact Terry Deputy, Financial Assistance Branch, Division of Water Resources, 302-739-9941; or Melanie Rapp, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.

     Hearing Set for March 18 on the Delaware Water Pollution Control
  Revolving Loan Fund 2010 Project Priority List and Intended Use Plan

The Delaware Clean Water Advisory Council will hold a public hearing 9 a.m., March 18 on the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund 2010 Project Priority List and Intended Use Plan. The hearing will be held at Delaware Technical and Community College, Terry Campus, Room 400A, in Dover.

Delaware’s Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund is a program that provides financing for construction and improvements of municipal wastewater systems and related projects. Three public workshops were held in Dec. 2008 to inform municipal governments, engineers and other interested parties on the program and the Notice-of-Intent wastewater project solicitation for the 2010 Project Priority List process.

The 2010 Project Priority List and Intended Use Plan will be available at the public hearing. Written comments must be submitted by 4:30 p.m., April 20 to Terry.Deputy@state.de.us or by mail to DNREC, Financial Assistance Branch, 5 East Reed Street, Suite 200, Dover, DE 19901, Attn. Terry Deputy.

The Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund is a multi-million dollar program created by the Delaware General Assembly in 1990. Since its inception, 15 federal capitalization grants and state matching funds have been awarded. The program has provided 41 loans for municipal wastewater projects that totaled $186 million and 1,143 loans for non-point source pollution control projects that totaled $11 million.

For more information, call 302-739-9941.