Wetlands Advisory Committee
Governor Jack Markell signed Senate Bill 78 into law in July 2013. This legislation establishes a Wetlands Advisory Committee to develop comprehensive recommendations for conserving and restoring non-tidal wetlands in Delaware, including evaluating national best practices and standards, evaluating incentive-based programs, and reviewing state and federal wetland permitting processes to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and eliminate redundancy.
Wetlands cover approximately 25 percent of the total land area in the state of Delaware and provide numerous benefits. Wetlands provide flood storage, water purification, and habitat for economically important wildlife. The loss of wetlands in the state has led to flood damage and adverse effects to landowners’ safety, welfare, and personal property.
DNREC Secretary David Small's Letter to the Committee
Final Report Published November 2014
Advisory Committee Meetings
- Upcoming Meetings
No meetings currently planned.
Past Meetings
Relevant Documents
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- Advisory Committee Members (listed in alphabetical order)
Name Chris Bason Edward Bonner Sarah Cooksey Mark Davis Tim Deschepper Hal Godwin Brenna Goggin Mary Ellen Gray George Haggerty Rep. Debra Heffernan Sen. Gerald Hocker David Hugg Sally Kepfer Josh Littleton Andy Manus Robert McCleary Jim McCulley Phil McGinnis Brian Michalski Paul Morrill Michael Parkowski* Frank Piorko Marty Ross Alex Schmidt Porter Schutt* Sen. Robert Venables Bob Walls Rep. Dave Wilson |
Agency Center for the Inland Bays U.S. Army Corps of Engineers DNREC- Coastal Programs Dept. of Agriculture Town of Middletown- LLG Sussex County Planning Delaware Nature Society Division of Planning- Kent County New Castle County Planning Delaware House of Representatives Delaware Senate Town Hall Smyrna- LLG Natural Resource Conservation Service City of Seaford- LLG Land Conservationist Del DOT Home Builders Association of Delaware Delaware Association of Realtors Delaware Forestry Association Committee of 100 Delaware Bar Association DNREC- Watershed Stewardship Delaware Farm Bureau Council of Engineering Companies The Conservation Fund/Open Space Council Delaware Senate Farm Services Agency Delaware House of Representatives |
*Committee Co-Chairs
**If a committee member is unable to attend they will send an alternate in their place. The list of actual attendees is included in the meeting notes each month.
Contact Information:
Mark Biddle, Phone: 302-739-9939
Other Inquiries:
Alison Rogerson
820 Silver Lake Blvd., Suite 220
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: 302-739-9939