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One set of tools the Department uses to meet those goals is a collection of regulations and permits focused on the wise management, conservation, and enhancement of the State鈥檚 natural resources. Regulatory and permitting programs are meant to guide the use and management of natural resources and to balance environmental protection with economic growth and activity.</p> <p><a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/dnrec-regulations/">The Department’s various regulations</a> are published by the <a href="https://regulations.delaware.gov/">Office of the Registrar of Regulations</a> as part of the <a href="https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/">Delaware Administrative Code</a>. Several of the Department’s “<a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/online-applications/">e-government</a>” offerings are related to permitting and regulation.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/dnrec-regulations/" class="btn btn-primary btn-block"> <strong>DNREC Regulations</strong> </a> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/public-hearings/" class="btn btn-primary btn-block"> <strong>Public Hearings</strong> </a> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/dnrec-public-notices/" class="btn btn-primary btn-block"> <strong>Public Notices</strong> </a> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/public-meeting-calendars/" class="btn btn-primary btn-block"> <strong>Public Meetings</strong> </a> </div> </div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Featured Links</h2> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Assistance to Communities and to Small Business</h3> <p>The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control provides Ombudsmen to help <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/environmental-justice/community-ombudsman/">communities</a>, business and industry and the public at large understand the Department’s various regulatory and permitting programs. The <span class="ms-rteCustom-ArticleTitle"><a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/community-services/business-assistance/">Delaware Business Assistance Program</a> </span>provides direct assistance to businesses and serves as the Departmental liaison with the <a href="https://regulations.delaware.gov/">Registrar of Regulations</a>.</p> <div class="wp-block-image col-xs-12 col-md-4 pull-right"> <figure class="alignright"><a href="https://firststeps.delaware.gov/"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="265" src="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/08/firststeps_header-1024x265.jpg" alt="Delaware Business First Steps Webpage" class="wp-image-5258 img-responsive " srcset="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/08/firststeps_header-1024x265.jpg 1024w, https://dnrec.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/08/firststeps_header-300x78.jpg 300w, https://dnrec.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/08/firststeps_header-768x199.jpg 768w, https://dnrec.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2016/08/firststeps_header.jpg 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure></div> <p>The <a href="https://firststeps.delaware.gov/">Business First Steps website</a> provides a portal to important permitting, licensing and registration information for people seeking to start their own businesses and for those looking to expand their business in Delaware. Many of DNREC’s permitting and regulatory programs are included in the listings on this site, which are grouped by subject matter, from the perspective of an entrepreneur. DNREC content is found under the <a href="https://firststeps.delaware.gov/topics.shtml#Boating">Boating</a>, <a href="https://firststeps.delaware.gov/topics.shtml#Contractors/Building/Construction/HomeOwnerImprovements">Contractors/Building/Construction/Home Owner Improvements</a>, <a href="https://firststeps.delaware.gov/topics.shtml#EnvironmentalProtection">Environmental Protection</a>, and <a href="https://firststeps.delaware.gov/topics.shtml#Manufacturing">Manufacturing</a> headings.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Land Use</h3> <p>The <a href="http://delcode.delaware.gov/title7/c070/index.shtml">Delaware Coastal Zone Act</a> (7 <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Del.C.</span> Chapter 70) was passed in 1971 to protect a coastal zone that runs from the northern part of the state, along the shores of the Delaware River and Bay, and down the state’s ocean coastline, from the effects of heavy industrial activity. The Act requires a <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-zone-act/">Coastal Zone permit</a> for any new or expanded manufacturing activities. The Department manages the Coastal Zone Act Program under the <a href="https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title7/100/101.shtml">Regulations Governing Delaware’s Coastal Zone</a>.</p> <p>The 2017 Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act amended the Coastal Zone Act to allow for a new permit process to allow industrial reuse of 14 existing sites of heavy industry use within Delaware鈥檚 Coastal Zone.</p> <p>Development along Delaware’s beaches is regulated under the <a href="http://delcode.delaware.gov/title7/c068/index.shtml">Delaware Beach Preservation Act</a> (7 <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Del.C.</span> Chapter 68) which requires that construction be kept off of the beaches and the dune systems that protect us from coastal flooding. The <a title="" href="https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title7/5000/5102.shtml">Regulations Governing Beach Protection and the Use of Beaches</a> establish a “dune line” beyond which construction is not allowed without <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/watershed-stewardship/beaches/coastal-construction/">approval under the act</a>.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Environmental Protection</h3> <p>The four divisions that make up the Office of Environmental Protection — the Division of Water, the Division of Air Quality, the Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy, and the Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances — all manage regulatory and permitting programs that control various forms of pollution and potentially polluting activities.</p> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="panel-group" id="custom-collapse-0"> <div class="panel panel-success"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a class="collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#custom-collapse-0" href="#custom-collapse-0-0">The Division of Water</a> </h4> </div> <div id="custom-collapse-0-0" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> <p>All <a href="https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title7/7000/index.shtml">Regulations</a> for the <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/water/">Division of Water</a></p> <p>The <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/water/residential/">Residential Services Section</a> serves property owners, their contractors and appointed agents. Services include drinking water wells, septic systems and other residential activities that affect water resources.</p> <p>The <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/water/commercial-government/">Commercial and Government Services Section</a> serves the permitting needs of industrial, municipal and agricultural customers.</p> <p>The <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/water/wetlands/">Wetlands and Waterways Section</a> serves property owners and their selected contractors and appointed agents. The scope of services includes permitted activities on, or affecting, wetlands and subaqueous lands.</p> <p>The <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/water/resource-protection/">Resource Protection Section</a> helps protect groundwater resources through monitoring, evaluation and compliance enforcement. It also provides licensing for water-related professions.<br /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-success"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a class="collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#custom-collapse-0" href="#custom-collapse-0-1">The Division of Air Quality</a> </h4> </div> <div id="custom-collapse-0-1" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> All <a href="https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title7/1000/1100/index.shtml">Regulations</a> for the <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/air/">Division of Air Quality</a></p> <p>For permits for minor and major stationary air pollution sources — the Engineering/Compliance Branch: 302-323-4542</p> <p>For permits for smaller sources of air pollution — the Planning Branch: 302-739-9402<br /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="panel-group" id="custom-collapse-1"> <div class="panel panel-success"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a class="collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#custom-collapse-1" href="#custom-collapse-1-2">The Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy</a> </h4> </div> <div id="custom-collapse-1-2" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> <p>All <a href="https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title7/2000/index.shtml">Regulations</a> for the <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/climate-coastal-energy/">Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy</a></p> <p>For clean transportation programs — the <a href="/energy-climate/clean-transportation/">Delaware Clean Transportation Incentive Program</a>: 302-735-3480</p> <p>For energy issues — the <a href="/energy-climate/efficiency/">energy efficiency</a> and <a href="/energy-climate/renewable/">renewable energy</a> programs: 302-735-3480</p> <p>For land-use planning issues — the <a href="/energy-climate/sustainable-communities/">Sustainable Communities program</a>: 302-735-3480</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel panel-success"> <div class="panel-heading"> <h4 class="panel-title"> <a class="collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#custom-collapse-1" href="#custom-collapse-1-3">The Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances</a> </h4> </div> <div id="custom-collapse-1-3" class="panel-collapse collapse"> <div class="panel-body"> All <a href="https://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title7/1000/">Regulations</a> for the <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/waste-hazardous/">Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances</a></p> <p>For reporting environmental releases or spills, use the 24-Hour Hotline: 800-662-8802</p> <p>For emergency planning, accident prevention, and emergency response — The <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/waste-hazardous/emergency-response/">Emergency Response and Strategic Services Section</a>: 302-739-9404</p> <p>For evaluation and remediation of hazardous waste sites, federal and state superfund programs, and Brownfields — the <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/waste-hazardous/remediation/">Remediation Section</a>: 302-395-2600</p> <p>For waste generation, transport, treatment, recycling and disposal — the <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/waste-hazardous/management/">Compliance and Permitting Section</a>: 302-739-9403</p> <p>For underground and above ground storage tanks, vapor recovery equipment and boiler safety — <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/waste-hazardous/tanks/">Tanks Compliance</a>: 302-395-2500<br /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>In addition, the Division of Watershed Assessment oversees the <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/watershed-stewardship/sediment-stormwater/">Sediment and Stormwater Regulations</a>, which govern the management of stormwater for land use projects throughout the state. The regulations guide the control of stormwater both during and after construction.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Hunting, Fishing and Boating</h3> <div class="col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-lg-3 pull-right"> <a href="https://epermitting.dnrec.delaware.gov/" class="btn btn-primary btn-block"> <strong>Digital DNREC</strong> </a> </div> <p>The Division of Fish and Wildlife offers a variety of <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/licenses/">licenses and permits</a> for recreational hunting, trapping and fishing. Users can manage their licenses on the <a href="https://epermitting.dnrec.delaware.gov/">Digital DNREC</a> ePermitting system.</p> <p>Hunters can take advantage of <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/wildlife-areas/">wildlife area maps</a> that include information about wildlife area regulations.</p> <p>Annual <a href="http://www.eregulations.com/delaware/hunting/">hunting</a> and <a href="http://www.eregulations.com/delaware/fishing/">fishing</a> guides provide comprehensive information.</p> <p>And the division offers <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/fishing/">commercial fishing licenses</a> and <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/boating/registration/">boat registration and boat ramp certificates</a> for boaters.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <a href="https://news.delaware.gov/?cat=8&tag=permitting-and-regulation" class="btn btn-primary active pull-right"> <strong>Related News</strong> </a> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Learn More</h2> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Important Phone Numbers</h3> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p>For information about the Community Ombudsman, call 302-739-9040.</p> <p> For information about the Small Business Assistance Program, contact the <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/community-services/">Office of Community Services</a>: 302-739-9959</p> <p>For information about the Coastal Zone Act, contact the <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-zone-act/">Coastal Zone Coordinator</a>: 302-739-9283</p> <p>For Information about the beach preservation regulations, contact the <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/watershed-stewardship/beaches/">Shoreline and Waterway Management Section</a>: 302-739-9921</p> <p>For information about stormwater regulations or the NPDES general permit, contact the <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/watershed-stewardship/sediment-stormwater/">Sediment and Stormwater Program</a>: 302-739-9921</p> <p>For information about drainage, or to report specific drainage concerns, use the <a href="https://documents.dnrec.delaware.gov/swc/Drainage/Documents/Drainage%20Program/Drainage%20Concerns.pdf">Drainage and Stormwater Assistance</a> hotline: 302-855-1955</p> <p>For information about hunting, fishing and boating permits, contact the <a href="https://dnrec.delaware.gov/fish-wildlife/">Division of Fish and Wildlife</a>: 302-739-9910</p> </blockquote> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Public Meetings</h3> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p><a href="https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/#/search?AgencyID=114">Meetings of the DNREC Office of the Secretary</a></p> <p><a href="https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/#/search?AgencyID=336">Meetings of the Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy</a></p> <p><a href="https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/#/search?AgencyID=177">Meetings of the Division of Water</a></p> <p><a 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