NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
July 22, 2009
Vol. 39, No. 313
Contact: Andrew Whitman, Division of Water Resources, 302-739-9943; or Melanie Rapp, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.
DNREC Secretary issues Order authorizing Wetlands Permit and Water Quality Certification for maintenance work on state regulated wetlands in Kitts Hummock to help reduce flooding
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Collin O’Mara has issued a Secretary’s Order authorizing that a Wetland Permit and Water Quality Certification be issued to DNREC’s Division of Soil and Water Conservation to maintenance dredge an existing drainage ditch on state regulated wetlands in Kitts Hummock that will help reduce flooding in the area.
The Secretary’s Order authorizes DNREC’s Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section to mechanically excavate 100 cubic yards of accumulated sediment from an existing drainage ditch and to side cast the materials over 106,000 square feet of state regulated wetlands in Kitts Hummock.
In addition, the Order authorizes the installation of stone rip-rap, not to exceed 40 cubic yards, to stabilize an existing tide gate along the west side of South Bay Drive.
The Secretary’s Order is posted on DNREC’s website, http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Info/Pages/SecOrders.aspx, and is available for inspection at DNREC’s Division of Water Resources office, Wetlands and Subaqueous Lands Section, 89 Kings Hwy., Dover. For more information, contact 302-739-9943.
