DNREC Public Notices

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control publishes notices in Delaware newspapers to make the public aware of applications, permitting and regulatory decisions, enforcement actions, plans for cleanups, and other actions.

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These notices may be required by state law or regulations, or may be traditional communication tools for regulatory and other programs. The Department also publishes them here, as part of its continuing effort to increase transparency.

Learn more in A Brief Guide to Delaware’s Environmental Permitting Process.

This page, and its associated archive pages, contain public notices published in the last year.

Recent Public Notices

The ten most recent public notices from the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

Water Allocation Permits (3/22/2023) - A listing of recent applications to the DNREC Water Supply Section for water allocation permits.

Proposed Plan of Remedial Action for the Hamilton Park/Pyles Lane Site – Operable Units 43, 44, and 45 (DE-1284) (3/22/2023) - The Department invites public comment on a proposal to cleanup Operable Units 43, 44 and 45 of the Hamilton Park/Pyles Lane Site, three properties located within a residential neighborhood in New Castle.

Notification of Negotiations Concerning a Voluntary Cleanup Program Agreement for the Rogers & Heald Street Site, Located at 1161 South Heald Street, Wilmington (DE-1467) (3/22/2023) - DNREC is negotiating a Voluntary Cleanup Program Agreement with Industrial Partners V Heald LLC regarding the Rogers & Heald Site, located at 1161 South Heald Street, in Wilmington.

7 DE Admin. Code 1102 Natural Minor Permit Applications: Agilent Technologies (3/19/2023) - Agilent Technologies requests a permit to construct a vapor degreaser at their Little Falls site, located at 2850 Centerville Rd, in Wilmington.

7 DE Admin. Code 1102 Natural Minor Permit Applications: The Animal Soul (3/19/2023) - The Animal Soul Inc. requests a permit to construct an animal crematory and requests amendments to operating hours for three others at their facility at 323 Robinson Lane, in Wilmington.

Application for a Permit for Construction Seaward of the DNREC Building Line (3/19/2023) - Middlesex Beach Association proposes to redistribute sand from perpendicular mounds to lowest area of the dunes on a specific parcel.

Title V Permit Renewal Applications: Delaware State University (3/19/2023) - Delaware State University has submitted a request for renewal of permit the operating permit for their facility at 1200 N. DuPont Highway, in Dover.

Pending Hazardous and/or Non-Hazardous Solid Waste Transporter Permits (3/19/2023) - A listing of recent applications to the DNREC Div. of Waste and Hazardous Substances for permits to transport hazardous and/or non-hazardous solid wastes in, out of, or through the State of Delaware.

Fish, Amphibian, and Bird Data Gap Study Plans Natural Resource Damage Assessment Available for Public Comment for the Koppers Co., Inc. Superfund Site (3/16/2023) - The Koppers Natural Resource Trustees are seeking public comment on study plans for a Natural Resource Damage Assessment for the Koppers Superfund Site, near Newport.

Wastewater Facilities Construction Permit Application: New Castle County (3/15/2023) - New Castle County proposes to install approximately eighteen thousand linear feet of parallel 10- and 16-inch force main to provide central sanitary sewer service to the west wing portion of the New Castle County southern sewer service area.

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