NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

May 29, 2009
Vol. 39, No. 246

Contact:  Kevin Coyle, Principal Planner, Delaware Coastal Zone Act Program, 302-739-9909; or Melanie Rapp, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.

                       DNREC Secretary Issues Coastal Zone Act Permit
                                   for Oceanport LLC of Claymont

Under the authority of the Coastal Zone Act and the Regulations Governing Delaware’s Coastal Zone, Secretary Collin O’Mara of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has issued a Coastal Zone Act Permit to Oceanport LLC, a privately owned and operated deepwater marine terminal located on the Delaware River in Claymont.

The permit allows the company to mix lime with water that will produce a calcium hydroxide solution at their facility located at 6200 Philadelphia Pike in Claymont. DNREC's review of the application has concluded that no negative environmental impacts will result from this process.

An application to appeal this decision must be filed with the State Coastal Zone Industrial Board before June 11, 2009. An application fee of $100 is required. To obtain an appeal form, contact Gail Henderson at 302-739-9909. If an appeal is not filed before June 11, the decision becomes final.

For more information, contact Kevin Coyle at 302-739-9909.

The Delaware Coastal Zone Act Program regulates existing heavy industrial activities, as well as new and existing manufacturing activities in Delaware’s Coastal Zone through a status decision and permit process. For program information, visit DNREC website, http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Admin/CZA/Pages/CZAHome.aspx.