Pursuant to the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act (HSCA), 7 Del. C. Chapter 91, §9126, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is required to issue a public notice within twenty days after entering into negotiations for a Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA). A PPA is an agreement between DNREC and a Prospective Purchaser with respect to a Site that sets forth a scope of work and schedule of remedial activities during the development of the Site.

DNREC’s Remediation Section (DNREC-RS) negotiated a PPA with Mid State Land Group LLC regarding the Berkshire Property Site (Site), located at 3609 South State Street, Magnolia, Delaware. Identified by Kent County as tax parcel number 7-00-10400-01-7500-00001, the Site may have had a release of hazardous substances as a result of historical activities on site. For more information, please see DNREC’s navigator at: den.dnrec.delaware.gov/.

The public comment period begins on Sunday, February 6, 2022 and will end at the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022. Please submit written comments to the DNREC-RS Project Manager, Kevin Popowich at DNREC-RS, 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720. A copy of the PPA is available by accessing the DNREC-RS’ site files database at den.dnrec.delaware.gov/.

Learn more about this Site and certified brownfield sites by accessing the web page at https://de.gov/brownfields or by contacting the DNREC-RS Project Manager, Kevin Popowich at (302) 395-2600 or Kevin.Popowich@delaware.gov.

Related Topics:  cleanup, Prospective Purchaser Agreement, public notice, remediation, waste and hazardous substances