water quality

Update: DNREC Lifts Recreational Water Advisory in Rehoboth Beach

By WGMD News | August 24, 2022 |

A recreational water advisory for a portion of Rehoboth Beach has been lifted.

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources issued…

Recreational Water Advisory Issued for Portions of Rehoboth Beach

By WGMD News | August 23, 2022 |

A recreational water advisory has been issued for a portion of beach in Rehoboth Beach due to high enterococcus levels.

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$18.8-Million Awarded to Chesapeake Bay Restoration Programs

By WGMD News | July 12, 2022 |

22 Chesapeake Bay ecological restoration projects will get a share of $18.8-million in funding, according to Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
The…

PFAS Found In Untreated Well Water Across Del., Says USGS

By WGMD News | February 14, 2022 |

Contaminants known as PFAS have been found to be widely distributed in untreated well water in Delaware, with the highest number of types of chemicals in Sussex…

Untreated Wastewater Spills Into Rehoboth Bay Waterway; Shellfish Harvesting Suspended

By WGMD News | December 28, 2021 |

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources has issued an emergency closure of commercial and recreational harvest of oysters, clams and mussels in Rehoboth Bay after a spill…

Update: Bethany Crest Water Tests Safe For Drinking, Cooking

By WGMD News | November 8, 2021 |

The water at the Bethany Crest community near Millville is safe to use for drinking and cooking once again.

The Department…

Rehoboth Beach, Sussex Co. Negotiate On Ocean Outfall Agreement

By WGMD News | November 5, 2021 |

Sussex County is proposing to purchase a portion of Rehoboth Beach’s excess ocean outfall capacity for treated wastewater.

The Rehoboth Beach…

Grants Available For Farmers To Plant Cover Crops

By WGMD News | November 3, 2021 |

More than $540,000 will be available for the planting of cover crops in the Delaware Bay and Inland Bays watersheds of Sussex County over the next two…

Sewer Rupture Pours Wastewater Into St. Jones River

By WGMD News | February 18, 2021 |

A sewer break has caused wastewater to flow into the St. Jones River in Kent County.

According to the Delaware Department…

Well Owners, Users May Get Water Tested For Free

By WGMD News | November 25, 2020 |

Free water quality testing is available in Delaware thanks to a partnership between the Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project and Delaware Public Health.

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