Posts Tagged ‘DNREC’
DNREC to Begin Mosquito Spraying This Weekend
DNREC will begin mosquito spraying this weekend.  The annual “Fight the Bite” campaign will begin with spraying of spring woodland pools to control aquatic immature mosquitoes beginning Saturday – weather permitting in southern Sussex County. Spraying will expand into Kent and NCCo over the next several weeks.  Spraying Saturday through Monday will be by…
Read MoreDNREC to Hold Public Input Meetings this Week on Delaware’s Climate Action Plan
Three public meetings are being held this week on development of Delaware’s climate action plan. The Sussex County meeting is today at the CHEER Community Center on Sand Hill Road in Georgetown from 4:30 to 7:30pm. Delaware has committed to reducing the state’s greenhouse gas emissions 26% to 28% from 2005 levels by 2025. This…
Read MoreDam & Fishing Access at Records Pond in Laurel to Close Monday till Spring 2021
The dam and fishing access areas at Records Pond in Laurel will close on Monday through spring of 2021 – also Willow Street will be closed during the construction period. DelDOT will begin reconstruction of the dam to improve safety. The dam is ranked #2 out of 41 state regulated dams on the prioritization list. …
Read MoreDNREC to close The Point at Cape Henlopen for 2020 beachnesting season
DNREC will close The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park for the 2020 beachnesting season. The closure will occur on Sunday, March 1, and includes a stretch of ocean beach and dunes, and a half-mile along the bay shoreline, for the benefit of threatened and endangered beachnesters and migratory shorebirds, including red knot, piping plovers,…
Read MoreDNREC launches refrigerant incentive program
DNREC’s Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy has launched a program to provide incentives to businesses to install refrigeration systems that are less harmful to the environment. The “Cool Switch – Low Impact Refrigerant Program” aims to reduce the amount of hydroflourocarbons (HFCs) released into the atmosphere. Some refrigerants contain potent greenhouse gases that have…
Read MoreDNREC Accepting Written Public Comment on Agreement & Proposed Consent Decree between DNREC & Mountaire Farms in Millsboro
On Dec.13, 2019, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) entered into an Agreement and [Proposed] Consent Decree with Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc., to resolve spray irrigation and land application permit violations cited by DNREC in a Nov. 2, 2017 Notice of Violation (NOV). On Feb. 1, 2020, DNREC will publish a…
Read MoreComment Period for Fenwick Island State Park Improvements Extended to Wed, Jan 15
DNREC has extended the Fenwick Island State Park proposed improvements survey deadline until Wednesday, January 15th to allow additional input regarding the estimated $18-million in proposed improvements. The improvements will look at ways to better traffic flow, upgrade infrastructure and add new recreational amenities. Offshore wind developer, Orsted, has proposed funding these projects as part…
Read MoreLewes Wastewater Treatment Plant Back Online
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control was informed today by Tidewater Utilities, Inc. that the Lewes wastewater treatment plant was back online and had resumed normal treatment of effluent following a Dec. 18 system malfunction at the plant. Tidewater Utilities informed DNREC Saturday evening that treatment membranes contaminated during an automated backwashing process…
Read MoreDNREC Asking You to Recycle – Your Christmas Tree
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control encourages Delawareans to recycle your Christmas tree at one of many yard waste recycling facilities located throughout the state, or to place your tree curbside for recycling. Whatever route you and your Christmas tree may take toward recycling, it’s always a good post-holiday destination that benefits the…
Read MoreDNREC & Mountaire Enter Into Agreements to Address Violations at Millsboro & Selbyville Plants
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control signed an agreement with Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc. Dec. 13 to resolve spray irrigation and land application permit violations cited by DNREC in a Nov. 2, 2017 Notice of Violation (NOV). DNREC first took action against Mountaire for these violations via the filing of a complaint…
Read MoreDNREC’s Clean Transportation Incentive Program Continues into 2020
In response to Delawareans’ growing demand for cleaner fuel and electric vehicles, DNREC’s Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy announced today that Delaware’s Clean Transportation Incentive Program will continue to offer rebates to drivers and businesses statewide toward the purchase or lease of electric and alternative fuel vehicles and charging stations through Dec. 31, 2020.…
Read MoreDE Sportsmen Against Hunger Looking for Donations of Deer Meat
Hunters are encouraged to share their harvest by donating venison to the Delaware Sportsmen Against Hunger program. The donated venison will be distributed by DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife to more than 30 charitable organizations throughout the state. Over the past 20-plus years, the program has provided about 2-million meals for needy Delawareans. Monetary…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE | DSSA sues DNREC over ban on semi-auto rifles for hunting
The Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association (DSSA) has filed a lawsuit against the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) after the agency banned the use of semi-auto straight walled pistol rifles for hunting. DSSA President Jeff Hague appeared LIVE on WGMD Tuesday morning and confirmed to our Rob Petree that the association has…
Read MoreUPDATED: Crash in Bridgeville Leaves 1 Dead and DNREC Mopping Up Large Fuel Spill
UPDATED – 11/4/19 – 11am – Delaware State Police have identified the driver who died in the crash on Sunday, November 3 at Route 13 and Redden Road in Bridgeville, as 49-year-old Isaias Perez of Bridgeville. The crash remains under investigation. ======================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 11/3/19 – One lane of southbound Route 13 has reopened…
Read MoreBlades Goundwater Site Proposed for Superfund List
DNREC on Friday announced that the EPA has proposed the Blades Groundwater site to the Superfund National Priorities List. The list is sites that have seen releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants requiring evaluation for possible remediation – financed under the federal Superfund program. The EPA would also use Superfund authority and resources to…
Read MoreDNREC announces hunting dates for November
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has announced the dates for Delaware’s hunting seasons in November. Numerous Delaware hunting seasons open in November, including the shotgun deer season from Friday, Nov. 15 through Sunday, Nov. 24, Sundays included, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced Thursday. Other popular hunting seasons opening in November include the…
Read MoreBeach Replenishment to Start This Week in Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach beach nourishment project to begin this week along the north end of Rehoboth. The project is being done by DNREC and the US Army Corps of Engineers – sand pumping operations will be through Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company. Expect temporary closures of sections of the beach while the pumping is being…
Read MoreOverdue Windsurfer Found Safe at Long Neck
An overdue windsurfer has been found. DNREC officials say the windsurfer went missing on the Rehoboth Bay Thursday evening from Towers Road Bayside. He was located Friday morning at Bay City off Long Neck by DNREC officials. The windsurfer was fully outfitted with needed safety equipment, but told officials that the sail disconnected from his…
Read More59 Graduate DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Youth Academy
During the summer, DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Youth Academy program was run – with 59 students taking part. The program is for students aged 12 to 15 who are interested in natural resources and law enforcement with a focus on acquiring or enhancing boating, fishing and hunting skills. At graduation the Basic…
Read MoreNew DE State Record Blue Catfish
A new state record catch of a blue catfish! DNREC officials confirm the record in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament. The 43-inch, 47.75 pound blue catfish was caught on the Nanticoke River by Colt Williamson of Harrington on August 31st. The record catch was initially weighed by Taylored Tackle Shop in Seaford and later verified by…
Read MoreHunting Seasons Begin in Delaware
The 2019/2020 hunting season opens Sunday with the archery and crossbow deer seasons. Mourning Dover and resident Canada goose seasons open Monday. Later in September is the start of a special September teal season and then gray squirrel season will open. A Delaware hunting license or License Exempt Number is required to hunt – waterfowl…
Read MorePublic Hearing Thursday on Atlantic Striped Bass Regulations in Dover
A public hearing on a proposed addendum to the Atlantic Striped Bass Interstate Fisheries Management Plan will be held on Thursday, August 29th at 6pm in the DNREC Auditorium in Dover. The public hearing is being held by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission which is proposing to reduce fishing-related mortality by 18% in response…
Read MoreDownstate Skeeter Spraying Tuesday Night & Spray Zones
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, August 20, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In Houston and Slaughter Beach, in and near Georgetown and Selbyville, and near Bethany Beach, Dagsboro, Millsboro, Lewes, Milton, Milford, Frederica,…
Read MoreMosquito Spraying Downstate Tuesday
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application for mosquito larvae. This application could take place during the daylight hours on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 via helicopter (registration number N123NM). Application of Vectobac12AS (liquid BTI) to control mosquito larvae in the following areas: Near Milton. For notification purposes, spraying will be done in the following spray…
Read MoreCity of Lewes & DNREC Cracking Down on Illegal Storage in Dunes
Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the City of Lewes will launch an awareness campaign next week aimed at clearing the Lewes dune of personal effects such as boats and kayaks that are stored illegally on the dune – not only causing harm to the dune but preventing it from protecting coastal properties…
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