Sussex County is considering a $7.2 million sewer project for Bethany Forest that would replace septic systems and reduce nitrogen entering the Indian River Bay by about 3,500 pounds annually.
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Local policy changes, winter weather impacts, infrastructure planning, and environmental recovery shaped the week’s top stories across Delmarva.
In announcing the reopening, the DNREC Shellfish Program reiterated that the closure did not affect Rehoboth Bay.
Millsboro says within 30 minutes, the town began using pumping trucks to bypass the broken pipe and prevent further release of wastewater.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has issued an emergency closure of Indian River Bay to the harvest of shellfish after an ongoing sewage release connected to the town’s sewer system was reported.
Firefighters say the car struck a bulkhead berm, hit pilings and overturned into the bay, coming to rest on its roof amid extremely low tidal conditions.
The Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute urges boaters to stay alert after a loggerhead sea turtle was distressingly reported in Indian River Bay. Efforts to locate and help the struggling turtle continue.
The dead humpback whale found in the Indian River Bay last week has floated into the inlet. The Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute says they were able to collect more samples on Friday and were going to try to tow the whale again Wednesday before it got carried away.
A dead humpback whale remains stranded more than a mile off the Delaware coast, as the Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute worked for hours Wednesday trying to bring the mammal to shore, but their efforts were unsuccessful, as the mammal is stuck on a sandbar due to its weight.
INDIAN RIVER BAY, Del. - The Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute announced on Tuesday that a line has been attached to the …