Delaware Stormwater Strategy

Delaware Stormwater Link
http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/swc/Pages/SedimentStormwater.aspx

Although only a portion of Delaware drains to the Bay, the State is experiencing water quality problems in the fast-growing watersheds that discharge to the Atlantic Coastal Bays. Therefore, a State-wide approach focus is appropriate for the Delaware stormwater action plan. DNREC is in the process of revising regulations and design manuals for both stormwater and erosion and sediment control.

• Work with DNREC to develop more stringent stormwater and ESC requirements in its forthcoming regulations
• Establish nutrient-based load limits to protect water quality in the inland Bays
• Adapt ESD practices to meet demanding conditions of the flat coastal plain and changing coastal development patterns
• Explore ditch restoration as an integrated stormwater and stream restoration strategy in the highly altered coastal drainage network