Contact: Frank Piorko, Soil & Water Conservation, phone: (302) 739-4411
or Melinda Carl, Public Affairs Office, phone: (302) 739-4506

Surface Water Management Task Force Meeting Set for Feb. 21/Subcommittee will meet at 9 a.m.

The Surface Water Management Task Force will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 17 at the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve, (St. Jones Reserve), 818 Kitts Hummock Road, Dover, Del. The subcommittees will meet at 9 a.m. for discussion and reporting.

The agenda for the task force meeting includes presentations by FEMA and Wetlands and Subaqueous Regulatory Permitting Assistance along with general comments and an opportunity for public comments.

The task force, which includes officials from state, county and local governments, as well as the private sector, is charged with recommending changes to state or local laws and policies while ensuring that any new policies comply with state and federal water quality requirements. It also will study the costs and potential sources of funding for a statewide plan to minimize flooding and drainage problems. When possible, the group will recommend strategies that will preserve and enhance the recharge of aquifers and the uses of open space, consistent with Livable Delaware policies and habitat conservation strategies.
 

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