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Public Notices — Environmental Enforcement Actions

Press Releases — 3/11/2000 to 3/21/2001

03/21 - DNREC Announces $120+ Million Settlement with Motiva Enterprises
03/21 - 12th Annual Beach Grass Planting Set for March 24
03/20 - DNREC Is Searching for Young Environmentalists
03/20 - Public Is Invited to Learn about Proposed Improvements to Brandywine Creek State Park
03/16 - DNREC Officer Arrests Smyrna Recycler for Illegal Dumping of Tires
03/16 - Public Hearing on Addendum to Horseshoe Crab Interstate Fishery Management Plan Set for March 27
03/15 - Division of Fish and Wildlife Begins Spring Woodland Mosquito Larvae Control
03/15 - Annual Meeting Set for Delaware State Parks Friends Groups
03/13 - DNREC Begins Soil Testing for Arsenic Contamination Associated with Historic Tannery Site near Compton Townhouse Apartments in Wilmington
03/13 - Correction - Interim Soil Removal Action Set to Begin at Georgetown Coal Gas Site
03/09 - DNREC Investigating 130,000 Gallon Sewage Discharge at Milford Wastewater Pump Station
03/09 - Coming Events for St. Jones Reserve
03/09 - Delaware Dog Licenses Must Be Renewed Now
03/09 - Drawdown, Boat Ramp Repairs Completed at Becks Pond
03/09 - Recycling Public Advisory Council to Meet March 21, 2001
03/09 - DNREC to Continue Investigation of Potentially Contaminated Sites Near Governor Bacon Health Center
03/09 - State Parks Celebrate 50th Anniversary Governor Minner Proclaims 'Year of Delaware State Parks'
03/08 - DNREC Investigating Water Pollution Discharge at Vlasic
03/08 - Division of Fish and Wildlife to Hold Public Hearing March 20
03/08 - DNREC Winners at Sussex County Science Fair Focus on the Environment
03/07 - FEMA and National Flood Insurance Program Help Protect Oceanfront Homes
03/03 - State Greenway and Trail Projects Receive Delaware Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants
03/02 - Breakfast with the Birds at St. Jones Reserve
03/01 - DNREC Issues Notice of $40,000 Administrative Penalty to Rodel, Inc. for Air Permit Violations
02/28 - DNREC Investigating Water Pollution Discharge at Motiva; Spill Discovered 1/2 Mile from Source by DNREC Environmental Protection Official
02/28 - Cape Henlopen State Park Reopens Pier
02/28 - Drawdown at Becks Pond to End This Week; Boat Ramp Repairs to Continue
02/27 - State Park Surf Fishing Vehicle Access Reopens After Winter Closure
02/27 - One Good Tern Deserves Another, The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park Closes for Birds March 1
02/27 - Towne Point Elementary in the Lead in "Kids for a Greener Delaware" Recycling Contest
02/24 - Arsenic Contamination Found at Compton Townhouses in Wilmington
02/23 - Judging of State Duck Stamp Contest Set for March 9
02/22 - Public Invited to Learn about New Central Reservation System for Delaware State Parks Campsites and Cabins
02/22 - Citizens Source Water Assessment Committee to Meet March 7
02/21 - Recycling Public Advisory Council to Meet Feb. 27
02/16 - DNREC Settles Hazardous Waste Violations with ACM Services
02/16 - Public Is Invited to Learn about Proposed Improvements to Brandywine Creek State Park
02/14 - Division of Fish and Wildlife to Hold Public Hearing Feb. 20 on Proposed Changes to Black Sea Bass Size and Harvest
02/09 - Remedies to PCBs in Delaware River and Bay to be Explored at Meeting Feb. 21 in Wilmington
02/09 - Division of Fish and Wildlife to Stock Trout in Kent, Sussex Ponds
02/09 - Summer Flounder and Striped Bass Regulations Established
02/09 - DaimlerChrysler Equipment Malfunctions Resolved in DNREC Final Findings and Order with $25,000 Penalty
02/09 - Black Sea Bass Limit Lowered
02/09 - Think Spring: Buy Your Annual Delaware State Park Pass Now
02/08 - 2001 Storage Tank Conference: "A Tank Odyssey" to be held March 7 at Ramada Inn
02/08 - Notice of Conciliation Proceedings Served on Frederick Voshell and Refuge Run Corporation for Solid Waste Violations
02/08 - Division of Fish and Wildlife to Hold Public Workshop on Direct Harvesting of Oysters Feb. 13
02/07 - DNREC Issues Administrative Penalty Assessments to Getty Petroleum and Tyree Organization for Air Pollution Permit Violations; Getty Assessed $20,000; Tyree Assessed $10,000
02/07 - DNREC Issues Notice of $23,000 Penalty to Buffalo Concrete for Air Pollution Permitting Violations
02/07 - Division of Fish and Wildlife Completes Mosquito Control Project on Rehoboth Bay Marshes
02/06 - Division of Fish and Wildlife Seeking Landowners for Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Program
01/26 - Robert W. Knecht, A Champion For All Coasts, Honored At Dedication
01/26 - DiPasquale Confirmed as DNREC Secretary
01/26 - DNREC Advisory Council Establishes Project Bank
01/26 - Delaware Selected as One of 10 EPA Underground Storage Tank Fields Pilot Locations
01/25 - Lafarge Issued Notice of $15,000 Penalty For Air Permit Violations
01/24 - Coming Events for White Clay Creek State Park
01/22 - Christina River Basin Low-Flow TMDLS Established
01/22 - Record Number of Birdwatchers Report Sightings of Bald Eagles
01/19 - Corps Main Channel Deepening Permit Application Filed
01/16 - Coming Events for White Clay Creek State Park
01/16 - Coming Events for Killens Pond State Park
01/16 - Interim Response Action Proceeding at Georgetown Cleaners
01/12 - Sussex and Kent Sewer Projects Funding Approved Funding Packages Total Approximately $8.5 Million
01/12 - State's Nanticoke TMDLs Meet EPA Approval for Tributaries and Ponds
01/11 - DNREC Amends Freedom of Information Act Regulations To Allow Exemptions for Fees
01/09 - State Parks Limit Surf Fishing Vehicle Access During Winter Months
01/09 - DNREC Settles Alleged Violations with Green Tree Chemical
01/05 - Public Hearing on Tidal Finfish Regulations Set for Jan. 25
01/04 - Wastewater Facilities Advisory Council to Meet Jan. 10
01/04 - Public Hearing on Subaqueous Lands Application Set for Jan. 10
01/04 - DNREC Issues Notice of Conciliation Order to Triangle Oil for Underground Storage Tank Violations at Tru Blu Station
01/04 - Honeywell Advanced Composites Assessed $10,000 Penalty for Air Pollution Violations
01/04 - DNREC Settles Underground Storage Tank Violations with DelDOT
01/02 - Report Bald Eagle Sightings to Division of Fish and Wildlife
01/02 - Coming Events for White Clay Creek State Park, 425 Wedgewood Road, Newark
01/02 - Coming Events for Killens Pond State Park
12/26 - Cape Henlopen State Park Closes Fishing Pier for Renovations
12/22 - Schools to Compete in "Kids for a Greener Delaware" Contest
12/21 - DNREC and Metachem Reach $1.45 Million Settlement
12/21 - Delaware Sportsmen Against Hunger Donate Venison
12/21 - DNREC Settles Alleged Air Pollution Violations with Reichhold, Inc.
12/20 - DNREC to Excavate Contaminated Soil at Toni Dry Cleaners, Elsmere
12/19 - Deer Hunters Successful at Brandywine
12/15 - DNREC Offers New Year's Resolutions to Help Preserve and Protect Delaware's Environment
12/15 - Outdoor Delaware Magazine Sponsors State Parks 50thAnniversary Photo Contest
12/14 - Carper announces 1,500-acre land acquisition to further Delaware’s open space preservation efforts
12/11 - Division of Parks and Recreation Honors Outstanding Employees
12/11 - State Parks Will Recycle Christmas Trees
12/07 - Fort Delaware's Civil War Shop Will Open for Delaware City Holiday Festival
12/07 - Delaware State Park Annual Pass - One Gift for Four Seasons
12/07 - New Project Manager Named for DNREC's Site Investigation and Remediation Branch
12/04 - New York Company Assessed $10,000 Penalty for Oil Spill
12/04 - DNREC Settles Alleged Air Permit Violations with Honeywell
12/01 - Citizens Source Water Assessment Committee to Meet Dec. 6
12/01 - State Division of Parks and Recreation Wins National Award for Outstanding Contribution
11/28 - Controlled Deer Hunt Set for Brandywine Creek State Park
11/21 - Fall Tour of Assawoman Wildlife Area Wetlands Set for Sunday, December 3
11/21 - DNREC Assesses Penalty to Maryland Company for False Statements on Hazardous Waste Permit Application
11/21 - Step Back in Time to a 1939 Holiday Season at White Clay Creek State Park's Judge Morris Estate
11/17 - Penalty Assessment to Mobile Home Owner Withdrawn
11/15 - U.S. Filter Operating Services and Wilmington Public Works Assessed $91,000 Penalty for Pollution Violations
11/13 - Roos Foods Assessed $5,000 Penalty for Untreated Wastewater Discharge
11/13 - No Open Burning of Leaves Allowed in Delaware
11/06 - Fall Outdoor Delaware Magazine Is Now Available
11/03 - DNREC Issues Order Settling Atlantic Aviation Alleged Violations; Company Agrees to $17,500 Penalty, $80,000 Environmental Project
11/02 - Volunteers Plant Trees In White Clay Creek State Park
10/27 - DNREC Issues Order Approving Air Quality Construction Permit for Conectiv Hay Road Facility; Coastal Zone Act Permit Approved
10/26 - No Brevetoxin Detected in Shellfish Samples
10/26 - Eastern Equine Encephalitis Detected in Chicken Near Seaford
10/19 - Delaware Farmers Can Receive Funds for Conservation Practices
10/18 - SPI Polyols, Inc. Assessed $24,000 Penalty for Water Pollution Violations in New Castle
10/17 - Silver Lake Water Quality Project Underway in Dover
10/17 - DNREC Files Civil Suit Against Metachem Products; Company Also Ordered to Remove Tank
10/12 - Gunning Bedford Middle School Student, Matt DeLacy, Receives Award at Buy Recycled 2000 Conference
10/11 - Public Reminded to Report Dead Crows, Blue Jays, and Raptors to Mosquito Control for West Nile Virus Surveillance
10/06 - Public Hearing on Proposed FOIA Regulation to be Held Oct. 26 in Dover
10/02 - Crabbing Pier, Shoreline Stabilization Set for Holts Landing State Park
9/29 - Rare Microorganism Reportedly Found in State Waters Could Have Been Contributing Factor In Summer Fish Kills
9/27 - Further Soil Testing Required for Residents of St. Georges
9/27 - Public Meeting on Gasoline Release at Ogletown Mobil, Chestnut Hill Road, Newark Set for
Oct. 2
9/25 - Division of Fish and Wildlife Warns Hunters Not to Use Smokeless Powder in Muzzleloaders
9/22 - Cougar Spotted Again In Delaware
9/22 - Delaware Boating Safety Program Receives National Transportation Safety Board Award
9/22 - Delaware Students Make a Splash with Project WET
9/22 - Visit DNREC at Coast Day 2000 in Lewes
9/20 - DNREC Issues Final Findings and Order Settling Laidlaw Allegations
9/20 - Fall Programs at Killens Pond State Park
9/20 - Look for Native Vines at White Clay Creek State
9/15 - Skies Clear for Coastal Cleanup Saturday
9/14 - Fort Delaware State Park Blacksmith Offers Blacksmithing Classes
9/14 - Judith Jeffers Named Manager of State Parks Special Use Facilities in New Castle County
9/13 - Delaware is first state to sign historic Chesapeake Watershed environmental pact
9/12 - Pirates and Pirate Enthusiasts to Storm Shores at Gordon's Pond State Beach
9/11 - Division of Parks and Recreation Earmarks Funds for Gordon's Pond State Beach Parking Lot Improvements
9/11 - White Clay Creek State Park Road Closing
9/08 - Public Meeting on Indian River Remediation of Fuel Leak Set for Sept. 11 at Power Plant
9/08 - Public Meeting on St. Georges Bridge Area Soil Testing To Be Held Sept. 13th at Gunning Bedford School
9/08 - Delaware State Parks Recruit Volunteer Wildlife Managers
9/08 - State Responds to Federal and Regional Emergency Fishery Actions Fishery for Spiny Dogfish Closed; New Limits Set for Black Sea Bass
9/06 - Another 5,000-10,000 Menhaden Found Dead at Torquay Canal
9/06 - Rite Off, Inc. Assessed $25,000 Penalty For Hazardous Waste Violations
9/06 - Early Teal Season Set for Sept. 7-16
9/06 - Join a Couple of ‘Cool Cats’ and Help Raise Funds for Brandywine Zoo’s Tiger House Renovations
9/01 - Search Continues for Man Who Capsized in Christina River; Division of Fish and Wildlife Encourages Everyone to Boat Safe and Sober Labor Day
9/01 - New Manager Named for Cape Henlopen’s Biden Center
9/01 - Local Students to Join More Than 50,000 Children Nationwide in Raising Awareness of the Importance of Protecting Water Resources
8/31 - Harvester Used to Clean Up Dead Menhaden at Torquay Canal and Bald Eagle Creek Fish Kill Site
8/29 - Numbers Increase at Bald Eagle Creek and Torquay Canal Fish Kill; Pepper Creek is Site of Additional Fish Kill
8/29 - Killens Pond State Park Water Park Hours Reduced During Last Week
8/29 - Brandywine Zoo Under Construction for Visitor-Friendly Improvements
8/28 - Another Fish Kill Discovered at Bald Eagle Creek and Torquay Canal at Head of Rehoboth Bay
8/28 - Park Ranger Saves Heart Attack Victim
8/25 - Massey’s Landing Boat Ramp Opens After $1.3 Million Renovation
8/25 - DNREC Engineer Returns from Fighting Fires in the West
8/25 - Soil and Water Conference 2000 Set for Oct. 24-26
8/25 - Tickets for Kent Conservation’s Annual Barn Dance on Sale Fundraiser Supports Delaware ENVIROTHON
8/25 - State Parks Superintendent Is Dale Carnegie Graduate
8/24 - Community Advocacy Workshop to Focus on Pollution Prevention and Clean Production
8/24 - ACM Services Company Assessed $55,000 Penalty For Hazardous Waste Violations
8/24 - DNREC to Conduct Inspection of Potentially Contaminated Sites Access Limited in Some Areas of Fort DuPont State Park
8/23 - Rare Plant Discovered at Delaware Seashore State Park
8/22 - Report on Inland Bays Summer 2000 Fish Kills Available
8/21 - DNREC WILL POST PRELIMINARY NOTICES OF ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS ON INTERNET
8/18 - Friends of White Clay Creek State Park Plan Reforestation Project
8/18 - Division of Fish and Wildlife Offers Free Delaware Reef Guide
8/15 - DNREC Responds to Asbestos Contamination in Elmhurst Neighborhood
8/11 - Formosa Assessed $46,200 Penalty for Air Pollution Violations
8/10 - Public Workshop to be Held Aug. 24 on Conectiv Energy Hay Road Expansion Permit Applications; Public Hearings to Follow Sept. 6 on CZA and Air Permits
8/10 - Cape Henlopen State Park Adds 41 Acres of Woodlands
8/10 - Final Plan of Remediation for Del Chapel Place Issued
8/10 - Army Corps of Engineers to Hold Regional Listening Session
8/09 - Departure of Lifeguards Leaves 2 State Park Beaches Unguarded
8/09 - Public Hearing on Water Pollution Regulations Set for Aug. 29
8/09 - Delaware Seeks Volunteers for Coastal Cleanup Sept. 16
8/09 - Reminder for Dog Owners: License Required
8/04 - Pfiesteria Found in Water Sampled at Arnell Creek
8/04 - Gumboro Fire Department Assessed $1,000 Penalty For Air Pollution Violations
8/04 - Sussex Realtor Arrested for Illegal Dumping of Oil
8/01 - Delaware Seeks Volunteers for Coastal Cleanup Sept. 16
7/27 - Large Menhaden Fish Kill Discovered in Dead End Lagoon at Indian River Acres No Lesions on Fish
7/27 - Governor Presents DNREC Awards at State Fair
7/27 - Division of Parks and Recreation Announces New Reservation System for Disabled Campers Needing Accessible Campsites
7/26 - Order to Cease and Desist Served on Mobile Home Park Owner for Untreated Wastewater Violations
7/25 - Cease and Desist Order Served on Mobile Home Owner for Discharging Untreated Wastewater
7/24 - Angler Sets New Record With 942-Pound Mako Shark Catch
7/21 - EPA Changes Ozone Reporting Standards as Delaware Entered July
7/21 - Delaware Environmental Champions to Compete in Nova Scotia
7/20 - Section of Beach at Cape Henlopen State Park Re-Opens As Piping Plovers Take Flight
7/19 - Large Menhaden Fish Kill Discovered at Arnell Creek; No Lesions on Fish; Low Dissolved Oxygen Suspected Cause
7/18 - DNREC Issues $20,000 Penalty Assessment and Order to Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company
7/17 - Division of Fish and Wildlife Reminds Fisherman of Legal Size Limits
7/15 - Division of Fish and Wildlife Extends Cost Share Funds for Phragmites Control To Landowners
7/15 - Division of Fish and Wildlife Seeks Volunteer Dolphin Counters
7/14 - Some live menhaden found with lesions sampled at one location in Indian River
7/13 - Pfiesteria not found in second water test; Advisory for Pepper Creek lifted
7/12 - No Pfiesteria Found in Pepper Creek Water Samples
7/10 - Dead Fish found in Pepper Creek
7/07 - Flowing Toward the Future Committee Wins Conservation Award
7/07 - Public Hearings on Kaneka Delaware, Metachem Products and DP&L NPDES Permits Set for July 26
7/06 - Large Fish Kill Discovered at Bald Eagle Creek and Torquay Canal; Low Dissolved Oxygen Suspected Cause
7/06 - Dog Control Panel Directs SPCA to Euthanize Dangerous Dog
7/03 - DNREC Responds to Subsurface Propane Leak at Rehoboth Mall
6/23 - DNREC Assesses $40,000 Penalty to E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.
6/21 - State Land Acquisition Will Preserve Historic Dickinson Plantation Setting
6/14 - DNREC Settles Oil Spill, Air Violations With DP&L Indian River Facility
5/19 - Governor Carper Signs Proclamation on National Safe Boating Week
5/10 - Reichhold Assessed $123,000 Penalty for Air Pollution Violations
5/10 - Mosquitos Produce Record Nuisance In Delaware; DNREC's Mosquito Control Takes Extra Measures To Combat Problem
5/9 - Sussex County Sewer Projects Funding Approved
5/5 - DNREC Announces Settlement with Clean Earth of New Castle
5/5 - Conectiv Oil Recapture and Remediation Progressing at Indian River Plant
5/3 - Wastewater Facilities Advisory Council to Meet May 10
5/3 - Public Meeting on Sussex Flood Mitigation Plan Set for May 10
4/27 -Hearing on Johnson Controls Coastal Zone Act Permit Application Set for May 23
4/27 - Motiva Assessed $100,000 Penalty for Air Pollution Violations
4/20 - DNREC Issues Amended Penalty Assessment Order to Color Works
4/19 - Governor and DNREC Unveil New Internet Tool: Environmental Navigator
4/14 - Metachem Products Assessed $200,000 for Violating Air Regulations
4/13 - DNREC Issues Amended Penalty Assessment and Order to Port Contractors
3/31 - DNREC and Perdue Farms Agree on Settlement
3/24 - Notice Served on ICI Americas, Inc. of $5,000 Administrative Penalty
3/22 - Three Men Rescued by Helicopter as Dredge Takes on Water
3/21 - Motiva Served with Notice of $390,000 Penalty for NDPES Permit Violations

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