AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoWastewater & growth in Milton: Developers behind the 163-unit Scarlet Oaks in Milton applied to DNREC for sewer force main work, including pumps and lines connecting to Artesian’s Sussex Regional Recharge Facility for treatment and spray irrigation disposal. Shorebird protection at Cape Henlopen: DNREC will reopen The Point at Cape Henlopen’s oceanside beach Sept. 1, after a seasonal closure that supports threatened shorebirds; this year added new least tern nesting exclosures, boosting nests to about 150. New marine habitat for Delaware: DNREC sank a retired 180-foot menhaden vessel off Sussex County to expand the Del-Jersey-Land Reef, after EPA and Coast Guard approvals. Mosquito control downstate: DNREC plans evening mosquito spraying Monday in areas near Laurel/Greenwood and around Delmar, Bethel, Seaford and Bridgeville. Climate research in the Atlantic: A Mississippi State professor and Ph.D. student, including UD researchers, join a deep-sea expedition to study methane emissions from the Atlantic seafloor. Education & community resilience: The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays hosts a Citizens Café Aug. 27 on resilience in the Inland Bays watershed, featuring DNREC climate and sustainability leadership. School safety reminder: A Delaware School Safety Center op-ed stresses safety as a shared responsibility as the school year starts.
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