NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

Aug. 27, 2009
Vol. 39, No. 361

Contact: Kevin Coyle, Principal Planner, Delaware Coastal Zone Act Program, 302-739-9071; or Melanie Rapp, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.

                  Hearing Set for Sept. 8 on the Coastal Zone Act Permit 
                                             for MAGCO Inc. of Claymont

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has received an application for a Coastal Zone Act permit from MAGCO, Inc. and will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 on the application to expand and relocate their existing sea salt packaging operation from its current location in the Coastal Zone, 6200 Philadelphia Pike, Claymont, to a site located at 341 Pigeon Point Road, New Castle. The public hearing will be held at the DNREC office building, 391 Lukens Drive in New Castle. 

The proposed operation consists of: transporting bulk salt to the site by truck; reducing the moisture content of the salt through a fluidized dryer bed; sorting the salt into distinct sizes suitable for different end markets; packaging the salt into bags or other containers; and shipping the bags/containers off-site to commercial markets. The anticipated environmental impacts are primarily air emissions from the expansion of the drying and packaging operation. The proposed Offset Plan includes obtaining thirteen air credits through the Delaware Economic Development Office.

The permit application can be inspected at DNREC offices at: 89 Kings Highway, Dover; the Air Quality Management Office, 715 Grantham Lane, New Castle; and at three public libraries: the Hockessin Public Library, 1023 Valley Road, Hockessin; Delaware City Library, 250 Fifth St., Delaware City; and the Wilmington Public Library, 10th & Market Street, Wilmington.

The application is considered to be preliminarily, administratively complete and sufficient to proceed to public hearing.

Statements and testimony can be presented orally or in writing at the hearing. Written statements can also be submitted prior to the hearing by email to Kevin.Coyle@state.de.us or mailed to DNREC, Delaware Coastal Zone Act Program, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901; Attn: Kevin Coyle.

The public comment period will end on Sept. 8, unless extended by the hearing officer at the public hearing.

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