DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Division of Watershed Stewardship
Sediment and Stormwater Program
GENERAL NOTICE
REGISTER NOTICE
Regulatory Guidance Memorandum RGM-2 Supporting Regulation 5101 Sediment and Stormwater Regulations
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Watershed Stewardship Sediment and Stormwater Program has released a regulatory guidance document titled “Regulatory Guidance Memorandum RGM-2” for public review. This document supports Regulation No. 5101 Sediment and Stormwater Regulations, as set forth at 7 Del.C. §4006(h) and (i).
A synopsis of RGM-2 is as follows: The 2019 Delaware Sediment & Stormwater Regulations (DSSR) include provisions for complying with the “no adverse impact” requirements for the Cv (10-YR storm) and/or Fv (100-YR storm) by performing a downstream analysis. The Sediment & Stormwater Program has prepared a tutorial to outline the steps necessary to complete this analysis in accordance with the Department’s guidelines.
The DNREC Sediment and Stormwater Program hereby provides notice of this regulatory guidance document, pursuant to 7 Del.C. §4006(i), which incorporates the provisions of 7 Del.C. §6004. A public hearing will NOT be held unless the Secretary receives a meritorious request for a hearing within 15 days of date of this notice, ending April 15, 2020. A request for a public hearing shall be in writing and show familiarity with the regulatory guidance document and provide a reasoned statement of the regulatory guidance document’s probable impact.
This document may be reviewed at the following link:
http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/swc/Pages/SedimentStormwater.aspx
For appointments to review the regulatory guidance document, please contact Elaine Webb, DNREC Sediment and Stormwater Program, 285 Beiser Boulevard, Suite 102, Dover, DE 19904, (302) 739-9921, or email elaine.webb@delaware.gov.
PREPARED BY:
Elaine Z. Webb
(302) 739-9921
