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  • Learn About the Environment
  • Biodiversity
  • Coastal storms

  • Coastal zones, beaches, and wetlands

  • DNREC Contacts

  • DNREC Frequently asked questions

  • Education programs

  • Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know

  • Environmental response statistics

  • Geographic information systems

  • Interactive mapping with the Environmental Navigator

  • Maps, photographs, charts, and data

  • Protect and conserve Delaware's natural environment

  • Natural resource and environment information

  • Sign up for environmental e-mail notices


  • Land Use / Planning
  • Land use rules
  • Shaping Delaware's Future

  • Blue Ball Properties Project

  • Livable Delaware


  • Air Resources
  • Pollen count
  • Air quality

  • Ozone pollution

  • PM 2.5 monitoring network

  • Air regulations and standards

  • Air monitoring data

  • Forms and applications for air and waste programs

  • EPA - Mid-Atlantic Air Protection


  • Water Resources
  • Water resources
  • Water quality and quantity

  • Hydrology and water resources

  • Soil and water conservation

  • Sediment and storm water regulations

  • Surface Water

  • Delaware Water Conditions

  • Whole basin management

  • Groundwater financial assistance programs

  • Beach Water Quality Monitoring

  • U.S.Geological Survey District Office

  • EPA - Mid-Atlantic Water Protection


  • Fish & Wildlife
  • Fish and wildlife conservation
  • Animals, birds, and fish


  • Forests & Forestry
  • State forests
  • Urban and community forestry

  • Forest health

  • Forest fires


  • Violation Information
  • Report an environmental emergency or violation
  • Sign up for environmental e-mail notices


  • Waste Management
  • Curbside Recycling Service
  • What and Where to Recycle

  • Composting

  • Homeowner's guide to open burning

  • Infectious waste

  • Request air and waste management public records through FOIA

  • Solid and hazardous waste management

  • Online Asbestos Notification System

  • Accidental release prevention

  • Hazardous waste regulations


  • Environmental Programs
  • Delaware's Debris Pit programs
  • Site cleanup (Brownfield Program)

  • Beverage Container Refund


  • Environmental Control & Regulations
  • Mosquito control spraying policy
  • Beach use and protection

  • Coastal zone information

  • Parks

  • Pollution prevention

  • Underground storage tanks

  • Above ground storage tanks

  • Environmental Enforcement activity statistics

  • Administrative and civil environmental enforcement actions

  • Local emergency planning

  • Site investigation and restoration

  • Groundwater license requirements


  • Geology
  • Geology information for teachers
  • Mineral and energy resources

  • Fossils and paleontology

  • Geological web sites

  • Delaware Geological Survey

  • Geologic projects


  • Volunteer / Contribute
  • Volunteer for beachgrass planting
  • Voluntary cleanup program


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