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DNREC to hold public hearing on proposed revisions
to Delaware Sediment and Stormwater Regulations

DNREC's Division of Watershed Stewardship will conduct a public hearing on proposed revisions to the Delaware Sediment and Stormwater Regulations at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 1 in the DNREC Auditorium, Richardson and Robbins Building, 89 Kings Highway, Dover. The revisions are designed to address the 2005 recommendations of the Task Force on Surface Water Management. A technical document prepared in support of the proposed regulations is also available for public review and comment. Both the proposed revisions and the technical document may be viewed on the Sediment and Stormwater Program website. 

Written statements and comments on the proposed changes and the technical document may be addressed to: Elaine Webb, DNREC Sediment and Stormwater Program, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901, or submitted by email to Elaine.Webb@state.de.us.

 

Rain Gardens for the Bays - click here to find out about our demonstration sites


’62 Storm 50th anniversary commemoration workshop events

Few residents who lived along the Delaware coast in 1962 will ever forget the coastal storm of the century. The powerful northeaster that pounded the coast from March 6 through March 8 that year destroyed dozens of oceanfront homes and businesses, flooded communities, and snatched away lives. Seven people were killed in Delaware alone. In conjunction with the Delaware Sea Grant College Program and the City of Rehoboth Beach, DNREC's Division of Watershed Stewardship will be hosting several activities to commemorate the past and to create awareness of potential future coastal storm impacts in Delaware. For more information, please click here. 

Delaware Bay economic analysis under way

Aerial view of Delaware Bay

DNREC has begun an analysis of shoreline management alternatives for portions of the Delaware Bay shoreline. This analysis will evaluate the economic impacts (both positive and negative) of various management alternatives, such as beach nourishment and strategic shoreline retreat. Click here for details on this and other updates from the Delaware Bay Beach Work Group


                       Delaware Beach Fill Projects Bethany Beach/South Bethany Storm Damage Renourishment Project


The US Army Corps of Engineers has contracted with Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC to conduct beach fill projects along Delaware's beaches. Click here to learn more.


 

NEW! Delaware Floodplain and Drainage Standards Committee

 

 

 

Click here for Floodplain and Drainage Code Workgroup Committee updates.

 

 

 

 

Soil & Water Conservation-related topics:

Coastal Construction/Beach Preservation
Shoreline construction, construction permits, storm response, dune protection, beach grass planting and more.

Coastal Management
Federal Consistency Certifications, Special Area Management Planning, open space, Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve and more.

Conservation Services/Programs
Conservation Districts, Nonpoint Source Pollution, Cost-Share, CREP, wetland restoration, debris pits and more.

Drainage & Tax Ditches
Technical assistance to landowners, drainage, tax ditches, channel restoration, and more.

Education/Volunteer Opportunities
Delaware's National Estuarine Research Reserve, Envirothon, environmental education programs, beach cleanup and more.

Estuary Research
Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve, horseshoe crab spawning surveys, Delaware Bay Benthic mapping and more.

Flooding and Dam Safety
The Delaware Dam Safety Program, dam safety regulations, flood mitigation, coastal storm response and recovery, floodplain information and insurance rate maps, and more.

Navigable Waterways/Dredging
Indian River sand bypass system, inland navigation channels, tax lagoons, macroalgae harvesting, Assawoman Canal Dredging Project and more. 

Restoration
Wetland restoration, tax ditch restoration and reserve restoration.

Sediment & Stormwater
Stormwater management, sediment and erosion control and inspection, contractor licenses and certification courses and more.

Watershed Assessment
Water quality standards, 305(b)/303(d), TMDLs (total maximum daily loads), PCSs (pollution control strategies), WIPs (watershed implementation plans), restoration, wetlands, shellfish and recreational water programs, and more

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Alphabetical listing of topics covered by the Division of Soil & Water Conservation.


 
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