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Water Allocation Permit Applications



Division of Water

Published: May 30, 2021
Comments Due: June 14, 2021

Sb North, LLC has requested an allocation permit for one proposed irrigation well. The requested allocation is 0.07 million gallons (MG) per day, 0.87 MG per month, and 5.2 MG per year. The well will be located north of Middletown in New Castle County, near the intersection of Lorewood Grove and Ratledge Roads. Tax parcel 1300300001.

Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc. (Millsboro) has requested a modification of its industrial water allocation to add two existing industrial wells and two existing miscellaneous wells. The requested allocation is 1.59 MG per day, 49.11 MG per month, and 578.16 MG per year. The wells are located northeast of Millsboro in Sussex County, near the intersection of John J Williams Highway and Maryland Camp Road. Tax parcel 234-32.00-117.00.

The above-mentioned application(s) may be inspected by contacting:

Water Supply Section
89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901
302-739-9945
DNREC_Water_Allocation@delaware.gov

A public hearing on the above applications will NOT be held unless the Secretary of DNREC determines that a public hearing is in the public interest or if a written meritorious objection to the application is received by June 14, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. A public hearing request shall be deemed meritorious if it exhibits a familiarity with the application and provides a reasoned statement of the action’s probable impact.




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