NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

July 22, 2009
Vol. 39, No. 314

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 to
                                   Grantham Lane Associates LLC

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Collin O’Mara has issued a Coastal Zone Act Permit to Grantham Lane Associates LLC to install a debris crusher at their facility in New Castle, which will allow the company to recycle construction debris into useful products.

Grantham Lane Associates LLC, a subsidiary of Cirillo Bros. Inc., is located at 761 Grantham Lane, New Castle. The company performs construction work that includes the demolition and excavation of existing structures and roadways.

The expected environmental impacts from the crusher operation include an increase in particulate matter emitted into the air of 0.07 tons per year. The company’s proposed offset plan includes: obtaining two tons of emissions credits from the Delaware Economic Development Office; converting a heating plant from fuel oil to propane at one of the buildings onsite; providing a one-time financial contribution of $2500 for a hot water heater replacement at a local school district; planting 200 native species trees onsite; and removing a solid waste stream from Delaware’s solid waste management system that will help extend the life of existing landfills.

For more information, contact Kevin Coyle, principal planner 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’s website, http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Admin/CZA/Pages/CZAHome.aspx.