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Waste Site Reports: Delaware
NOAA trust species in Delaware include anadromous and catadromous species such as blueback herring, alewife, white perch, American eel, American shad, and striped bass. Marine and estuarine species include, but are not limited to, shortnose sturgeon (federally protected) and Atlantic sturgeon (of special concern to the state).
Military Sites in Delaware
NOAA conducted a coastal hazardous waste site review for U.S. Dover Air Force Base in 1987. Recent activities include reviewing the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study work plans and reports. The nature of defense-related activities involves chemicals that are highly toxic and persistent in the environment. In Delaware, military-related contaminants of concern in coastal sites include VOCs, heavy metals, PCBs, pesticides, and chlorinated solvents. NOAA's input is important to ensuring that cleanups are protective of coastal natural resources as well as human health. NOAA offers technical expertise and a perspective valued by both EPA, the military, and the local public.
Areas of Special Concern in Delaware
The NOAA CRC program works to protect and restore natural resources throughout Delaware. The Delaware River and its tributaries constitute important fish habitat for many NOAA species of concern. Known spawning grounds of the Atlantic sturgeon (a species of state concern) are located in Delaware River tributaries. The Delaware Bay estuarine system is also an important wintering area for many passerine birds, hawks, waterfowl and seabirds. NOAA is currently working with EPA and the state on three Superfund Sites (DuPont Newport, Koppers, Inc., and Halby Chemical) on the Christina River where the focus of restoration is for blueback herring. NOAA has provided valuable technical assistance to EPA in evaluating ecological risk and developing protective cleanup and mitigative strategies. In addition, NOAA initiated a database and mapping project in cooperation with EPA and the state, integrating GIS land use coverage, habitat parameters, and contaminant data to facilitate cost-effective ecosystem restoration.
Waste Site Reports Not Yet Available
- Coker's Sanitation Service Landfills (Reviewed 1986); CERCLIS No. = DED980704860
- Dover Air Force Base (Reviewed 1987); CERCLIS No. = DE8570024010
- Dover Gas and Light Company (Reviewed 1987); CERCLIS No. = DED980693550
- E.I. Du Pont, Newport Landfill (Reviewed 1987); CERCLIS No. = DED980555122
- Halby Chemical (Reviewed 1986); CERCLIS No. = DED980830954
- NCR Corp., Millsboro (Reviewed 1986); CERCLIS No. = DED043958388
- Pigeon Point Landfill (Reviewed 1987); CERCLIS No. = DED980494603
- Standard Chlorine Co. (Reviewed 1986); CERCLIS No. = DED041212473
Waste Site Reports
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- DE: Sealand Limited (Reviewed 1989); CERCLIS No. = DED981035520
(Document format: PDF, size: 27.2 K)
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- DE: Wildcat Landfill (Reviewed 1984); CERCLIS No. = DED980704951
(Document format: PDF, size: 483.1 K)
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