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Federal Consistency Determinations Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

Federal Consistency Determinations have been submitted by the Delaware Army National Guard and by the U.S. Coast Guard for unrelated projects in Smyrna and at the Indian River Inlet.


Federal Consistency Certification: DNREC Open Marsh Water Management

The DNREC Mosquito Control Section proposes to continue to use the technique of Open Marsh Water Management as the primary form of larval mosquito control within tidal wetlands throughout Delaware.


Delaware Inland Bay and Delaware Bay Coast Coastal Storm Risk Management Study

The Coastal Storm Risk Management Study of the Delaware Inland Bays and Delaware Bay Coast (known as the Back Bay Study) will explore potential storm risk management problems and flood risk reduction solutions. It will recommend risk reduction solutions that increase community resilience to coastal storms.
The Delaware Inland Bays


Delaware Ocean and Bay Plan

DNREC’s Delaware Coastal Programs is developing an Ocean and Bay Plan to protect Delaware’s marine resources, ecological functions and ocean and bay uses. Developing the plan will include public input and review by stakeholders, residents and the public at large.
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Federal Consistency Certification: Dewey Beach Renourishment

Dewey Beach Enterprises proposes to place 1,300 cubic yards of sand at Dewey Bayside Public Beach at Lighthouse Cove, adjacent to Rehoboth Bay, in Dewey Beach.


Federal Consistency Certification: Eastern Shore Natural Gas

Eastern Shore Natural Gas proposes to install a stone access drive and parking area, a meter and regulator, and a connection to an existing pipeline located in an unincorporated area of northwestern Sussex County.


Joint Public Notice: USACE SPGP 18 Reauthorization

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposes to revalidate and extend the expiration date of the Department of the Army State Programmatic General Permit 18 to the end of 2027.


FujiFilm Imaging Colorants, Inc. Withdrawal of Request for Major Modification

FujiFilm Imaging Colorants has withdrawn their application for a major modification to a standard coastal zone permit.


FujiFilm Imaging Colorants, Inc. Public Hearing Cancelation

The Dec. 14 public hearing regarding the FujiFilm Imaging Colorants, Inc. application for a major modification to a standard coastal zone permit has been canceled and will be rescheduled.


Federal Consistency Certification: Harpoon Hanna’s

Hanna Holdings proposes make boardwalk and pier improvements at the Harpoon Hanna’s Restaurant and Marina facility located on the south side of Lighthouse Road and the east side of the Fenwick Ditch near Fenwick Island.


Public Hearing: FujiFilm Imaging Colorants, Inc. Request for Major Modification to Standard Coastal Zone Permit

FujiFilm has applied to modify its existing Coastal Zone Act permit, which authorizes manufacturing of high-performance aqueous pigment dispersions for ink jet printer ink, to increase production capacity.


Federal Consistency Certification: Monarch Glen Subdivision

FR Land Investment, LLC proposes to build Monarch Glen residential subdivision south of Fisher Rd. in the Milton area of Sussex County, resulting in impacts to palustrine forested wetlands and stream impacts.


Federal Consistency Determination: National Marine Fisheries Service

The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to add commercial black sea bass state allocations to the Mid-Atlantic Council’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries Management Plan and modify the trigger for Federal in-season closures.


Federal Consistency Certification: Burkentine Docking Facility

The applicant proposes to construct a pier, a dock and two boat lifts adjacent to the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal at 55 Thompson Court, Canal Corkran, Rehoboth Beach.


Federal Consistency Determination: HUD Villa Maria

The Ministry of Caring proposes to build an affordable housing complex for seniors in the east 1900 and 2000 blocks of North Market Street, in Wilmington.


Federal Consistency Certification: Pennfield Pond Improvements

The McKee Group proposes to make improvements to an existing farm pond associated with the proposed Pennfield residential community in the St. Georges area of New Castle County.


Federal Consistency Determinations

A listing of recent Federal Consistency Determinations submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program regarding construction of housing for seniors in Wilmington and maintenance dredging in the Maurice River in New Jersey.


Federal Consistency Certification: Chesapeake Utilities

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation proposes to to replace approximately 375 linear feet of steel gas main with a new plastic under a section of Broad Creek in Laurel.


Federal Consistency Determination: National Ocean Service

The NOAA National Ocean Service has prepared an environmental impact statement for 2023 to 2027 to analyze potential environmental impacts associated with recurring surveys and other data collection activities in various waterways.


Federal Consistency Certification: Cape Shores Beach Renourishment

The DNREC Div. of Watershed Stewardship proposes to use a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers individual permit to renourish Cape Shores beach, located on the Delaware Bay, via truck-fill method.


Federal Consistency Certifications Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

Federal Consistency Certifications have been submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program for beach renourishment projects by the DNREC Div. of Watershed Stewardship for Slaughter Beach and South Bowers Beach.


Federal Consistency Certification: US Wind Maryland Offshore Project

US Wind proposes to develop a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project in waters offshore of Maryland with offshore export cables proposed to make landfall in Sussex County, Delaware.


Federal Consistency Certification: Angola by the Bay Living Shoreline

The Angola by the Bay Property Owners Association proposes to build a living shoreline project within its community, in Lewes.


Federal Consistency Certification: Marcus Hook Terminal Dredging

Energy Transfer proposes to conduct mechanical maintenance dredging over a 10-year period at berths and water intakes at the Marcus Hook Facility within Delaware and Pennsylvania portions of the Delaware River.


Federal Consistency Determinations Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

Federal consistency determinations have been submitted for an amendment to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan and for a plan to dredge the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal.


Federal Consistency Certification: North Millsboro Bypass

DelDOT is seeking a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit for the construction of the North Millsboro Bypass.


Federal Consistency Certification: Eastern Shore Natural Gas

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company is proposing to replace 9,000 linear feet of a six-inch natural gas pipeline in an unincorporated area near Bridgeville.


Federal Consistency Certification: South Shore Marina Entrance Channel Relocation

South Shore Moorings proposes to relocate the entrance channel of a 92-slip marina.


Federal Consistency Certification: STA Pharmaceutical Plant

STA Pharmaceutical proposes to construct a new pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Middletown.


Federal Consistency Determination Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program: National Marine Fisheries Service

The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing to implement a flexible shortfin mako shark retention limit.


Federal Consistency Certification Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program: Port Mahon Maintenance Dredging

Delaware Storage and Pipeline Company proposes to maintenance dredge the berth and access channel leading to its fuel berth/docking facility near Port Mahon, in Kent County.


Federal Consistency Certification Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program: DelDOT Interchange

The Delaware Department of Transportation is seeking a United States Army Corps of Engineers permit to reconfigure the existing I-95 and SR 896 interchange to a double flyover interchange with new and realigned/widened ramps.


Federal Consistency Determination Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program: Bobola Hopper Tank

The USDA has received an application for financing for an additional Hopper Tank and a Bucket Elevator at an existing grain storage yard on Chestnut Grove Road, in Dover.


Federal Consistency Determination Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program: Delaware Air National Guard

The Delaware Air National Guard proposed building a new Fuel Cell and Corrosion Control Hangar to replace existing facilities at the Guard base in New Castle.


Federal Consistency Determination Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program: Green Meadow Farms

The USDA has received an application for financing for an additional Grain Storage Bin and a Grain Dryer on a property at 1708 Hemping Rd., in Harrington.


Federal Consistency Determination Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program: National Marine Fisheries Service

The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing to implement changes to the American lobster fishery in Federal waters of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.


Federal Consistency Determination Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes to use U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit 3 to conduct phase 2 of their marsh restoration project located along the Delaware River front at the Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Pennsville Township, New Jersey.


Federal Consistency Determination Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program: USDA Farm Service Agency

The USDA Farm Service Agency is proposing to subordinate a loan for the construction of a home and related infrastructure at 19463 Parson’s Road, Georgetown.


Federal Consistency Determinations Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program

The Delaware State Housing Authority proposes to use Recovery Housing Program funds to acquire and rehabilitate single-family housing units in Seaford and Harbeson.


Coastal Research

DNREC’s Delaware Coastal Programs conducts a variety of coastal research programs to study the affects of climate change, impacts from human pollutants, and other factors impacting the changing coastal environment of Delaware.

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302-739-6377



Collaborations

The Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) collaborates with various partner organizations and hosts visiting scientists who conduct research of local and national significance that focuses on enhancing coastal management.

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Federal Consistency Certification Submitted to the Delaware Coastal Management Program: Osprey Point Marina

Osprey Point Preserves proposes to construct a 25-slip commercial marina and kayak launch dock on the eastern shore of Arnell Creek.


Federal Consistency Determination: Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to amend the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan to improve the reliability and accountability of catch reporting in the commercial groundfish fishery.


Federal Consistency Determination: Salem River Maintenance Dredging

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposes to use small dredges to remove spot shoals from a segment of the Salem River navigational channel in Delaware jurisdictional waters over a period of 10 years.


Federal Consistency Determinations

A list of recent applications to the Delaware Coastal Management Program for Federal Consistency Determinations.


Federal Consistency Certifications

A list of recent applications to the Delaware Coastal Management Program for Federal Consistency Determinations.


Federal Consistency Determination: HUD/ Wilmington Housing

The Department of Housing and Urban Development proposes to transfer 37 Scattered Sites from the Wilmington Housing Authority to the Delaware Affordable Housing Group, a non-profit entity.


Federal Consistency Certification: Village at Pine View

A-Del Construction Co. proposes to construct a turn lane on Frazer Road to serve the Village at Pine View subdivision, causing impacts to approximately 560 square feet of nontidal wetlands.


Federal Consistency Certification: Mosquito Ditch Maintenance

The applicant proposes to perform maintenance on an existing mosquito ditch located west of South Bowers Road to restore its drainage functionality by removing accumulated sediment from the channel.


Federal Consistency Certification: Paese-Kimbrough Docking Facilities

The applicants propose to build docking facilities consisting of an elevated walkway over vegetated wetlands, a fixed pier, a fixed dock, and a boat lift on the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, in Lewes.





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