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Naw STATEWIDE @CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE INITIAL DRAFT Office of Management, Budget, and Planning HT 393 D45 1981 February 1981 STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE INITIAL DRAFT Office of Management, Budget, and Planning with the technical assistance of Roy F. Weston, Inc. February 1981 17 This publication is financed in part through a federal grant from the office of Coastal Zone Management, NOAA under provision of Section 306 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-583) Printed in U.S.A. DOCUMENT NO. 1003-81-04-01 STATE OF DELAWARE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT, BUDGET, AND PLANNING OFFICE OF THE DOVER, DELAWARE 19901 TELEPHONE: (302) 736-4271 DIRECTOR February 1981 To the Participants and Reviewers of the Statewide Critical Areas Plan In accordance with the provisions of 29 Delaware Code, Chapter 92, Section 9212 of the Delaware Land Use Planning Act of 1978, the Office of Management, Budget, and Planning has prepared an INITIAL DRAFT of the Statewide Critical Areas Plan for Delaware, and we are.'enclosing it for your- review and consideration. This Draft represents the completion of the first phase toward the development of the final State Plan and includes input from the local jurisdictions as required by the Act. Please note that this is a draft document. We are transmitting it for your review and comment and will modify it as appropriate to incorporate your suggestions. If you have any questions or comments about this Draft Plan, please contact OMBP. Written comments should be submitted within 60 days, attention: Mary L. McKenzie Planner office of Management, Budget, and Planning Townsend Building, Third Floor P.O. Box 1401 Dover, DE 19901 Phone: (302) 736-42'71 Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. - Very truly yours, David S. Hugg, III Acting Director DSH:MLMCK:ma6 Enclosures INITIAL DRAFT STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS SECTIONS PAGE 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES 1 1.1 Background to Statewide Plan I 1.1.1 Delaware Tomorrow Commission 1 1.1.2 Coastal Management Program 2 1.2 Role and Uses of Statewide Critical Areas Plan. 3 1.3 Associated Programs and Legislation 3 1.3.1 State Programs 4 1.3.2 Federal Programs 10 1.3.3 County/Local Programs 12 1.4 Statewide Plan Objectives 13 1.4.1 Short-Term objectives 13 1.4.2 Long-Term Objectives 14 2.0 CRITICAL AREA CATEGORIES 15 2.1 Definitions and Broad Categories 15 2.1.1 Definition of Critical Areas 15 2.1.2 Definitions of Associated Terms 15 2.2 Characteristics and Evaluation 16 2.3 Critical Areas Categories 18 3.0 CRITICAL AREAS INVENTORY 20 3.1 Development and Organization of Input 20 3.2 Evaluation Criteria and Presentation Format 23 3.3 Statewide Critical Areas Inventory 25 3.3.1 Physical/Natural Areas 27 3.3.2 Physical/Other Areas 83 3.3.3 Social Areas 89 3.3.4 Economic Areas 104 3.4 Special Local Area Concerns 119 4.0 PLAN REFINEMENT PHASES 120 4.1 Refinement of Statewide Plan (Initial Draft) 120 4.2 Preparation of Statewide Plan (Final Draft) 120 4.3 Public Hearings 120 4.4 Official Statewide Critical Areas Plan .122 4.5 Critical Areas Plan Implementation and Updating Process 122 TABLES PAGE 1- 1 Statewide Critical Areas Category List 19 3- 1 Recommended unique Natural Areas 30 3- 2 Recommended Public Beaches 39 3- 3 Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Insurance Administration 46 3- 4 Recommended Flood Hazard Areas .47 3- 5 Recommended SurfaceWater Bodies 52 3- 6 Recommended Wetlands/Tidal Lands 59 3- 7 Recommended Forests and State Parks 65 3- 8 Recommended Aquifers/Recharge Areas 71 3- 9 Recommended Geologic Hazard Areas 75 3-10 Recommended Minerals and Geologic Features 80 3-11 Recommended other Recreation Sites 84 3-12 Recommended Waste Disposal Sites 86 3-13 Recommended Impoundment Sites 87 3-14 Educational and Speical Institutions in Delaware 91 3-15 Recommended Institutions 92 3-16 Recommended Historic/Archaeological Sites 96 3-17 Recommended Communications and Public Safety 101 3-18 Recommended Highways and Intersections 105 3-19 Recommended Airports 109 3-20 Recommended Railroad and Yards 110 3-21 Recommended Port Facilities ill 3-22 Recommended Public Utilities 113 3-23 Recommended industrial Sites/other Employment Centers 116 FIGURES PAGE 3- 1 Critical Areas Inventory Preparation 22 3- 2 Critical Natural Areas and vistas in Delaware 36 3- 3 Delaware's Beaches 41 3- 3 Delaware's Beaches (continued) 42 3- 3 Delaware's Beaches (continued) 43 3- 4 Delaware's major Streams 50 3- 5 The Coastal Strip 51 3- 6 Generalized Wetlands Map of Delaware 62 3- 7 Acreage and Location of Delaware State Forest Lands 67 3- 7 Acreage and Location of Delaware State Park Lands 68 3- 8 Aquifer Sub,crop and Recharge Areas to be Protected in Delaware 72 3- 9 Public Water Supply Well Field (tapping the surficial aquifers) 73 3-10 Prime Productive Surficial Aquifer Areas in Delaware 74 3-11 mineral Resources of the Delaware Coastal Plain 78 3-12 Generalized Geologic Map of Delaware 79 4- 1 Statewide Plan Refinement Phases 121 APPENDICES A. LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS PLAN Introduction Presentation of Local Inputs B. LIST OF AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING THE STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN (INITIAL DRAFT) C. COPIES OF CORRESPONDENCE TO AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS Acknowledgements The office of Management, Budget, and Planning wishes to express its appreciation of the cooperation and participation of the municipal and county governments in their,preparation of local critical areas input t6.the first phase of the Statewide Critical Areas Plan. We are very appreciative of the courtesy and support.extended by the Director of the Delaware League of Local Governments in working with the local jurisdictions. The County Governments, especially Kent County, are to be commended for their leadership in developing their plans and extending assistance and support to the municipalities within their jurisdictions to develop their plans. The municipal governments are to be commended for demonstrating additional efforts, such as willingness to hold special meetings in order to submit their input to this Statewide Plan. We wish to acknowledge the participation of all the other State agencies, along with related federal agencies who provided valuable input throughout the various stages of the.preparation of this Draft Plan. To the public and private interest groups and individual s, we extend our thanks for their participation, input and interest shared in this effort. We acknowledge the reference reports, such as the State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan.(Source,,bNREC), Delaware's Outstanding Natural Areas and their Preservation (Source, DNES), Delaware's Coastal Management Program (Source, OMBP), and National Register of Historic Places for their very valuable input to the Draft Statewide Critical Areas Plan. Finally, we are very appreciative of the eforts of Roy F. Weston, Inc., for the technical assista*nce provided, and especially the outreach efforts extended by Weston staff in working with the local jurisdictions in the preparation of their critical areas input. State of Delaware GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS* OMBP office of Management, Budget, and Planning DNREC Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control DFW Division of Fish and Wildlife DS&WC Division of Soil and Water Conservation WSB Water Supply Branch OHP&R Office of Heritage, Planning and Research DH&SS Department of Health and Social Services DMH Division of mental Health DPH Division of Public Health DAS Department of Administrative Services DCDP Division of Central Data Processing DPS Department of Public Safety DEPO Division of Emergency Planning and Operations DS Department of State DH&CA Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs PSC Public Service Commission DGS Delaware Geological Survey CMP Coastal Management Program SCORP State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan County/Local NCC New Castle County NCC-VoA Village of Arden NCC-ToB Town of Bellefonte NCC-DC Delaware City NCC-ToE Town of Elsmere NCC-ToM Town of Middletown NCC-CON City of Newark NCC-TON Town of Newport NCC-CONC City of New Castle NCC-ToO Town of Odessa NCC-COW City of Wilmington KC Kent County KC-TBB Town of Bowers Beach KC-T6C Town of Cheswold KC-TC Town of Clayton KC-CoD City of Dover KC-TOF Town of Frederica KC-TOH Town of Hartly KC-TH Town of Houston KC-ToL Town of Leipsic *This glossary of abbreviations is added to the initial Draft of the Statewide Critical Areas Plan for Delaware in order to identify the sources and@ references used throughout the text. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS (contin ued) County/Local KC-ToM Town of Magnolia KC-CM City of Milford KC-ToS Town of Smyrna SC Sussek County SC-TBB Town of Bethany Beach ,SC-ToB Town of Bridgeville SC-ToD Town of Delmar SC-TOE Town of Ellendale SC-TFI Town of Fenwick Island SC-ToG Town of Georgetown SC-TG Town of Greenwood SC-THA Town of Henlopen Acres SC-ToL Town of Laurel SC-CoL city of Lewes SC-ToM Town of Millsboro SC-TM Town of Milton SC-CRB City of Rehoboth Beach SC-ToSB town of Slaughter Beach SC-ToS Town of Selbyville SC-TSB Town of South Bethany Federal USDI U. S.. Department of Interior HCRS Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service USDC U.S. Department of Commerce NMFS National marine Fisheries Service (under National oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA) U.S. DOT U. S. Department of Transportation FAA Federal Aviation Administration DAF Depart ment of Air Force DAFB Dover Air Force Base SCS Soi 1 Conservation Service USEPA U. S. Environmental Protection Agency FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency Others DNES Delaware.Nature Education Society DOS Delmarva ornithological Society SOSD Save Our Seashores of Delaware APFL The Association for the Preservation of Farmland CLNCC Civic League for New Castle County INITIAL DRAFT STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES 1.1 Background to Statewide Plan The Statewide'Critical Areas Plan is a product which has emerged to address certain land use planning issues identified in the Delaware Tomorrow Commission Report and the Coastal Management Program Plan, The following summary provides a brief description of the relationship between the Delaware Tommorrow Commission, the Coastal Management Program, the Land Use Planning Act and its Critical Areas Plan. 1.1.1 Delaware Tomorrow Commission On June 19, 1974, the.Delaware Tomorrow Commission was created by Executive Order of Governor Tribbitt, and charged with the responsibility to develop a Statewide Plan for growth. The Commission's task was to examine po licy concerning industrial, commercial and residential development including open space, recreation and transportation, and to recommend the path of economic growth that Delaware should pursue and the policies required for that pursuit. The recommendations made by the Commission in the above-mentioned areas were adopted as an amendment to the Delaware Comprehensive Development Plan in 1976. Included in the recommendations was that of creating a Statewide Land use Plan which would be developed in a cooperative effort.with the full participation of all'the departments in the State government, the counties and municipalities of the State. In accordance with. the requirements of Executive Order No. 12, issued by Governor Pierre S. du Pont, IV, in April 1977,.a report was prepared in the form of a draft of proposed legislation on Statewide Land use Planning by the Delaware Tomorrow Commission. The legislation (Senate Bill No. 358) was -2- enacted by the Delaware General Assembly in July 1978, for purposes of achieving gonsistency and coordination between the levels of government and between government and private enterprise in Delaware. Through this program, a process is established whereby State, local, regional and federal agencies are notified when potentially important land use decisions are contemplated. These decisions may involve the adaption or amendment of a comprehensive development plan or capital improvement programs, actions relating to the planning for or construction of major facilities for public and private institutions, land use actions having a significant impact upon more than one local jurisdiction, or actions affecting a critical area. Relative to critical'areas, the Land Use Planning Act requires each local jurisdiction to prepare a plan designating critical areas and forward it.to the State Offic e of Management, Budget, and Planning (OMBP); OMBP is required to prepare a Statewide Plan designating critical areas with due consideration of local input. 1.1.2 Coastal Management Program The Coastal Management Program (CMP) of the State of Delaware addresses the subject of the designation of "areas of particular concern" within the Coastal Zone. The Program has cited the Land Use Planning Act provision for the Critical Areas Plan preparation as one of the major processes by.which this subject will be addressed. Most of these areas are of particular concern because of-their coastal-related values or characteristics, or because they may.face pressures which-require attention beyond that provided in the general Coastal Management Program planning and regulatory system. .Included in the CMP are policies and recommendations on development growth, and management issues and the incorporation of the various State Statutes and Regulations which assist in managing and preserving valuable resources -3- throughout Delaware; these resources which have been designated as'areas of particular concern include such areas as wetlands, public lands and beaches. For the most part, CMP policies are supported by statute and regulation, and the resources/areas covered by CMP policies are mostly critical in nature. 1.2 Role and Uses of Statewide Critical Areas Plan The Coastal Management Program makes reference to the Critical Areas Plan preparation process which is required of the State and all local governments pursuant to the Land'Use Planning Act (Title 29 Delaware Code, Chapter 92, Section 9212). In this context, the primary role of the Critical Areas Plan is to implement the critical areas provisions of the Land Use Planning Act. Through the preparation of the Statewide Critical Areas Plan, many of the actions which are required in the CMP's inventory and designation of "areas of particular concern" will be appropriately addressed. At the same time, it is expected that the Statewide Plan will provide a valuable 'tool for-reviewing and coordinating major land use planning decisions throughout the State of Delaware. A comprehensive overview of the purposes@to be served by the preparation of a Statewide Critical Areas Plan is expressed thr.ough the Plan Objectives contained.in Section 1.4. 1.3 Associated Programs and Legislation With respect to other programs and legislation in DelawAre,.the Critical Areas Plan should be viewed as both an integral part and a special coordinative link. It reflects the continuing efforts to address the issues of improving the planning for, and the development and preservation of the State's valuable environmental, economic and social resources. In addition to the CMP, other major programs which are directly/indi rectly referenced to the Critical Areas Plan. These include State, Federal and County/local programs, as discussed on the next page. -4- l..3.1 State Programs Programs which have direct or indirect relationship/effect with the Critical areas Plan include: Governor's Advisory Committee on Farmland Preservation. Flood Insurance Program Coastal Zone Management Act Natural.Areas Preservation System Environmental Protection Act Wetlands..Act The Beach Preservation Act 'the Underwater Lands Act Erosion and Sedimentation Control Act Governor's Advisory Committee on Farmland Preservation One of the stipulations of the Land use Planning Act, Critical Areas Plan Section, is that agricultural lands in productive use would be considered. separate from the Critical Areas Plan context. The issues of farmland preservation are being addressed through another. mechanism, that of the Governor's Advisory Committee on Farmland Preservation. The Committee is required to submit a final report with rec Iommendations to the Governor by January 1981. The Committee's draft report, issued in Septemberf called for exclusive agricultural zoning districts tied to various tax incentives. These districts would be established at the county level, based upon the United'States Department of Agriculture and the Soil Conservation Service soil classifications and soil productivity. Agricultural activities would be the priority uses in such.districts, with few other (non-agricultural) uses permitted. After public review, the Committee has decided to consider a voluntary program, also including incentives, designation of districts, and pro viding for primarily agricultural uses. The Statewide Critical Areas Plan will ultimately consi der the designation of such districts or any other approaches approved by the Committee and enacted by the General Assembly. -5- Flood Insurance Program Through the provisions of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) is responsible for encouraging property owners to purchase subsidized flood insurance and local governments to adopt or administer flood plain regulations. Through the FEMA-funded studies, flood prone areas are mapped and regulated to minimize damage to property and the risk of personal injury as a result of flood events The State of Delaware, New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties, and almost all affected communities in the State are participating in flood insurance/flood- .plain management programs. Coastal Zone,Management Act As discussed earlier, the provisions of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (P. L. 92-583), as amended, direct State control over the 'coastal zonel, an are a approximately two miles wide along the State's shoreline. Under the Act, new heavy industrial uses are absolutely prohibited in the coastal strip, along with offshore "bulk product transfer fac ilities". Because manufacturing uses are deemed less detrimental to the environment.than heavy industrial uses,. certain new manufacturing uses are allowed in the coastal.strip by permit only. The 1972 Statute includes a method for resolving conflicts among competing interests, in the event a developer, or other aggrieved party, feels the Act is being unfairly administered. The statute provides an appeals procedure with first recourse to the Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board and then to the State Superior Court for taking issue with CMP actions and provisions. Natural Areas Preservation System Title'7, Delaware Code, Chapter 73, establishes a Natural Areas.Preservation System. Under the statute, The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is res .ponsible for: (1) formulating policies for the selection, -6- acquisition, use, management, and protection of nature preserves; (2) defining and.updating system purposes; (3) surveying and recording unique natural areas within the State; (4) disseminating information pertaining to nature preserves within the State; (5) promoting restoration of natural areas; and '(6) adopting regulations for the use and protection of natural areas. Political subdivisions and other instrumentalities.of the State, including schools and universities, are encouraged to dedicate suitable areas.as nature preserves. A specific areas is dedicated as a nature preserve in the.same manner and with the same effect as A. conveyance of an interest in land; i.e., by notifying the County Recorder for recording the area. Once land has been duly dedicated, it cannot.be used for any purpose inconsistent with its preservation unless the following steps occur: (1) a public hearing is held; (2) DNREC finds there exists an imperative and unavoidable public necessity for such use; (3) the.*Governor approves the use; and (4) the.General Assembly, by legislative act, approves the use. Although the Preservation Act does not attempt to preserve (in a regulatory manner) unique natural areas which are privately owned, it is an important device for acquiring interest in or encouraging the dedication of such lands without infringing on private rights through actions-such as eminent domain. Environmental Protection Act Through the provisions of the Delaware Protection Act (Title 7, Delaware Code, Chapter 60), the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is authorized to,exercise direct State control over specified activities related to air 'and water pollution which takes place anywhere within the State. Furthermore,'the CMP incorporates the requirements of the -7- Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) and the Clean Air Act (CAA), as implemented by the Environmental Protection Act. Several sets of regulations adopted by DNREC pursuant to the Protection Act allgment that agency's authority. These sets include regulations governing: (1) the control of water pollution through (effluent standardsl; surface water quality through-stream standards for streams; (3) solid waste disposal; (4) installation and operation of septic tanks; (5) control of air pollution; and (6) implementation plans for attainment and maintenance of national ambient air quality standards. This statute is very broad. A DNREC permit can be required for any activity which might cause or contribute to air or wate r,pollution; ground or' surface water withdrawal, solid waste collection or disposal, and construction or operation of sources and distribution systems. the Wetlands Act The Wetlands Act (Title 7, Delaware Code, Chapter 66), authorizes DNREC to exercise direct State control over all lands between the mean low water elevation and two feet above the local mean high water e.levation, upon which grows or may grow typical marsh plants listed.in the Act. Activities requiring a DNREC Wetlands Act permit include dredging, draining, filling, bulkheading, excavation, drilling, and construction of any kind, including piers, jetties and boat ramps. Prior to issuing any wetlands permit, DNREC must consider the proposed activity's environmental impact, economic impact, aesthetic effect, effect on neighboring land uses, the number and type of public and private support facilities required, as well as the impact of such facilities, the need for water access, and the availability of alternatives. -8- The following activities are not specifically regulated by the Wetlands Act or regulations issued pursuant thereto: (1) mosquito control activities authoriz ed by-DNREC under separate authority; (2) construction of directional .aids to navigation, duck blinds, and foot bridges, (3) placement of boundary stakes; (4) building of wildlife nesting structures; (5) grazing of domestic animals; (6) haying*; (7) hunting, fishing, and trapping. The Beach Preservation Act The Beach Preservation Act (Title 7, Delaware Code, Chapter 68), requires DNREC to pass regulations to effectuate the purposes of the Act. The statute says "the purposes of this Chapter are to enhance, preserve, and protect the public and private beaches of the State ..." This broad directive, coupled with rule-making authority, gives DNREC wide discretion in Delaware beaches' preservation. Under the Beach Act, no substantial change in the existing characteristics of any beach may be made without prior written approval of DNREC. The regulations require. such approval for the following activities on public beaches: (1) carrying away beach material; (2) changes which increase the potential for beach erosion; (3) operation of dune buggies,-automobil6s, or other machines; and (4) construction of any structure on the*landward side of the primary dune (if such.construction has a substantial effect on the dune, a permit is also required). Written approval is required for the following activities on private beaches: (1) construction of structures landward of the primary dune (a permit is required if.the construction would have a substantial effect on the dune); (2) changes increasing the potential for beach erosion; and (3) conditions unreasonably dangerous to persons or property. -9- No construction is allowed on or seaward of the primary.dune if the owner (public or'private) has land on which to build behind the dune. When there is no alternative, a construction permit is required which will not be granted .unless an adequate flood protection plan is presented. Permits are also required for the construction of groins, jetties, and bulk heads. The Underwater Lands Act The Underwater.Lands Act (Title 7, Delaware Code, Chapter 61), authorizes DNREC to exercise direct State control over State lands lying below mean high water. Most of the Act's provisions pertain to development of Delaware's submerged lands The statute addresses problems related to: the-right to drill for and remove minerals; royalties; liens; rentals; drilling record disclosures; bonds;'cessation of production; and drilling and exploration operations. DNREC regulations list five types of projects involving the use of public submerged lands which require State approval: (1) the erection of any- structure on such lands; (2) the dredging or filling of such lands; (3) the excavation of any channel, lagoon, turning basin, or ditch on public or private land which will make connection with public submerged lands; (4) the filling of lands adjacent to public submerged lands; and (5) the lay ing of any pipeline, line for transmission of electricity, or telephone line in public submerged lands. Erosion and Sediment Control Act The Erosion and Sediment Control Act (Title 7, Delaware Code, Chapter 40) requires that DNREC develop and coordinate a Comprehensive State Erosion and Sediment Control Program. This program will develop erosion control techniques for different uses under various circumstances (e.g., construction activities and agricultural practices on different soil types, slopes and -10- proximity to water). Within one year from State adoption of the program (September 1980), soil conservation districts (Delaware political subdivisions) must develop local programs consistent with the State Program. During this one year "interim" period, projects involving more than 20 acres are covered through the State Program. The State can develop the district programs for local implementation, if the districts are unable or unwilling to do so. once the local programs are in place, any land disturbing activities (except for home landscaping, agriculture and forestry practices on lands of less than six percent slope) require approved erosion control plans before such activities can be initiated. The Act defines "land disturbing activity" as "any land change which may result in soil erosion ... including ... filling, clearing, grading, excavating and filling of land ... the Act requires periodic inspections to ensure that distinct plans are being followed and provides for injunctive relief to correct program deficiencies. Normally these inspection responsibilities will be carried out at the local level, but DNREC is required to take over the functions if local districts fail in this respect. 1.3.2 Federal Programs and Legislation The programs and legislation at the Federal level which have a bearing on the State Critical Areas Plan are listed below. Coastal Zone Managem ent Act of 1972 Establishing national policies to preserve, protect, develop, and.where possible, restore or enhance the Nation's resources of the coastal zone, the 1972 Act provides monetary assistance to states for best use of, and adequate protection for the coastal zone environment. National Flood Insurance Program The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 is administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It provides federally subsidized flood insurance at affordable rates to property owners in flood, mudslide (mud flow), or flood-related erosion-prone areas. The major regulations pertinent to the Flood Insurance Program are: Flood Plain Management, Executive Order No. 11 988 Federal agencies are required to recognize significant public values of flood plains and to avoid, to the extent possible, the long and short-term adverse impacts associated with occupancy and modifications of flood plains (and to avoid direct and indirect support of flood plain development wherever there is a practicable alternative). Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 Federal or federally-related financial assistance for acquisition or construction purposes in areas of special flood hazard areas, are required to be protected by flood insurance. National Flood insurance Act of 1968 The Act has been partially revised or repealed by sections of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973; refer to previous discussions for Federal requirements. Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 The Act relates to environmental, aesthetic, recreational and economic values of the marine resources, and other uses of the ocean. Secton 102 of the Act requires that any action including ocean dumping, shall be allowed only after consideration of the effect of the proposed action on aesthetic, recreational and economic values and other uses of the ocean. -12- Protection of Wetlands, Executive Order No. 11990 Through this Executive Order, the President declared.wetlands important national resources warranting specific measures for their preservation. Fish and Wildife Coordination Act of 1958 The Act requires that the adverse effects on fish and wildlife resources and opportunities for improvement of these resources shall be examined along. .with other purposes which might be served by water resources development. River and Harbor Act of 1899 The Act-was enacted.to protect navigation and the navigable capacity of the nation's waters. By a revision of the Act on 18 November 1968, additional factors were included*in the Act for any permit applications; these factors included fish and wildlife, conservation, pollution, aesthetics, ecology and the general public interest. 1.3.3 County/Local,Programs Through Delaware Planning and Zoning enabling legislation found in Titles 9 and 22 of the Delaware Code, provisions are made for county and municipal governments to adopt-zoning ordinances and comprehensive development plans. zoning ordinances provide for the regulation of: (a) buildings and structures according to their construction and the nature and -extent of their use; (b) the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces; (c) density and distribution of community development; and (d) uses for trade, industry, residence, recreation,, public activities, soil and water supply conservation, or other similar purposes. All three counties and the majority of incorporated municipalities in the State have adopted ordinances. Through adopted Comprehensive Development Plans, county and local .governments are able to plan for development of the entire area within their jurisdiction or such part as may be deemedladvisable. Plans may include such -13- things as existing and proposed land uses general location and character of downtown areas, waterways, parks and open spaces; public buildings; public utilities; terminals; public housing and other physical facilities, including private as well as public ownership. Adopted Comprehensive Development Plans may be amended regularly or revised and updated as needed. Relative to regional and local critical areas, consideration should be given to using the existing processes mentioned above as effective mechanisms through which Critical Areas Plans can be implemented. For instance, Kent County has adopted its critical areas as an amendment to the County Comprehensive Development Plan. 1.4 Statewide Plan objectives As'a method of achieving consistency and coordination between the levels of government, and between government and private enterprise, the Statewide Plan is intended to accomplish the following short-term and long-term objectives% 1.4.1 Short-Term objectives Short-Term Critical Areas Plan Objectives include: 1. Conformance with provision of Senate Bill 358 for preparing Statewide Critical Areas Plan. 2.. Preparation of critical areas information as an .-important input to the "Notification, Review and Comment" process established in Senate Bill 358. 3. Preparation of a comprehensive statewide critical areas inventory. 4. Improvement in State-local coordination and communications regarding preservation and development plans and similar activities. -14- 1.4.2 Long-Term Obj ectives Long-Term Critical Areas Plan objectives include: 1. Development on an information base on critical areas which can provide input to numerous State and local planning and action programs. 2. Development of effective mechanisms for guiding development actions of more than local concern, which may adversely impact the physical, social and economic resources of Delaware. 3. Enhanced vis ibility and attention given to the State's unique, natural, valued, and otherwise significant resources and facilities. 4. Development of critical areas' protection/preservation needs and options that can help guide future refinements in related State legislation and policies. -15- 2,0 CRITICAL AREA CATEGORIES 2.1 Definitions and Broad Categories This section reviews certain basic terms and concept definitions that are essential to the use of Critical Areas Plan information. 2.1.1 Definition of Critical Areas Senate Bill 358 defines the critical area as "an area wherein the establishment or maintenance of a viable physical, economic, or social environment is of more than local concern; or the-physical, economic or social characteristics of said area are of primary importance or uniquely sensitive, including, but not limited to wetlands, major port facilities, and historic areas". The Senate Bill further states that, "Critical Ar eas, however, do not include agricultural lands in productive use". In terms of this Plan, the definition of a critical area can be extended to include: Areas having or containing a significant impact upon environmental, natural, scientific, cultural, historical or archaeological resources of regional or statewide importance;. Areas significantly affected by, or having a significant effect upon, an existing or proposed major public facility or other area of major investment which is intended to serve substantial numbers of persons beyond the vicinity in which the development is located and which tends to generate substantial development or organization. This broad critical areas definition covers many areas of physical, environmental, and economic interests, however, it is equally important to refrain from grouping non-related land use issues into this definition. 2.1.2 Definitions of Associated Terms Related to the above critical areas definition, are the associate terms of "local jurisdiction, of more than local concern, and productive agricultural lands". A Local, Jurisdiction in the State of Delaware means, "the County of. New Castle, the County of Kent, the County of Sussex, municipalities within the State,-or.any other political subdivision of the State, or instrumentality., of any political subdivision of the State", as defined in Senate Bill 358. There are 56 municipalities in the State; 18 in Kent, 13 in New Castle, and 21 in Sussex County, and 2 bi-county municipalities. Critical Areas of '.more than local concern' means those areas "where uncontrolled or incompatible large scale development" or change in the present uses, "could result in damage to the environment, life or property, where.the short or long term public interest is of more than local significance". A n extension of this formal Senate Bill 358 definition is: the areas of 'more than local benefit' examples being large public parks or industrial developments whose benefits are likely to extend beyond the boundaries of an individual jurisdiction. Agricultural Lands in Productive Use, as defined in Senate Bill 358,- includes ."those lands which are both: 1. delineated 'at 'Prime Farmlands', 'unique farmlands', or 'additional farmlands of Statewide Importance', by the Soil Conservation Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture on maps entitled, 'Important Farmlands' and dated January 1977 for New.Castle and Kent Counties and January 1978, for Sussex County; and 2. currently used for the commercial production of livestock, trees or nursery stock, food or fiber." 2.2 Characteristics and Evaluation of Critical Areas An area or resource location nominated or identified as critical by local jurisdictions, State and federal agencies and interest groups for its inclusion in the Statewide Critical Areas Plan has been evaluated by any or a combination of the following basic characteristics: -17- The intrinsic value of the resource or area, such as its: Uniqueness (the only one of its kind or a particularly putstanding example of its kind) Quality of significance, Rarity at a specific location, and Economic benefits. Sensitivity or vulnerability of the resource, based on tolerance or intolerance to uncontrolled growth or development that may be incompatible with vital resources. Immediacy of threats to the resource or area deemed critical, due to potential long-term danger of degradation stemming from development pressures, or@the nearby location of urban centers. Supply and demand for a resource, for which the location of a critical area with respect to centers of demand may make it scarce, although the total stock of-this resource is not limiting around the State. Hazard potential to human activities in or around the resource; where a critical area poses a physical threat to human activities or development; (a flood plain for example). A critical area which has been proposed at the local or another level for inclusion in the Statewide Critical Areas Plan has been evaluated for its designation as 'critical' beyond local significance using the following factors: Public Concensus High Visibility Broad-based Support Economic Benefits Economic Dependence These factors suggest the orientation of initial plan development efforts toward pulling together all local and regional inputs which have value. to Delaware residents. 2.3 Critical Area Categories The candidate areas and resources which are potentially.significant beyond local interests and:concerns are identified as 'critical' through the process of evaluation. These areas have been organized into the following four.(4) major categories: 1. Physic.al/Natural Areas 2. Physical/other Areas 3. Social Areas/Resources 4.- Economic Areas/Resources Typical'items under these categories are listed in Table 1.1. -19- Table 1. 1 STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS CATEGORY LIST CATEGORY ITEM EXAMPLE PHYSICAL/NATURAL Unique natural areas Vistas, trails, wildlife preserves, CRITICAL AREAS conservation areas Public beaches Public access areas to the beaches Flood hazard areas 100-Year Flood zones Surface water bodies Streams bays, ponds Wetlands/tidal lands Banks, ;alt and fresh marshes, swamps Forests & State Parks Aquifers/recharge areas Sources of underground water faults, Geologic hazard areas landslides, rock falls Minerals & geologic features Mining areas, mineral areas PHYSICAL/OTHER CRITICAL AREAS Other recreation sites County parks, ballfields, marinas Waste disposal sites Landfill sites,. pewer treatment plant sites Impoundment sites Dams, dikes, reservoirs, fresh-water wetlands SOCIAL CRITICAL AREAS Cultural areas Museums, theaterst town centers Institutions Hospitals, Schools, public buildings Historic/archaeological Sites and stru ctures, neighborhoods sites Communications and public Fire Station, communication' facilities safety facilities ECONOMIC CRITICAL Highways & intersections High volume traffic routes AREAS Airports Approaches, safety and noise zones Railroads and yards Freight train routes, yards, stations Port facilities Navigation channels, spoil disposal sites, anchorages Public utilities Power plants, water supply and sewerage systems Industrial sites/other employment centers Industrial parks. Shopping centers Malls, commercial strips along highway -20- 3.0 CRITICAL AREAS INVENTORY The Statewide Critical Areas inventory was compiled as the basis for Initial Draft Plan preparation. The inventory steps include: data gathering, presentation formats, selection, evaluations, discussion and presentation as illustrated in Figure 3-1. 3.1 Development and Organization of Input The dat-a gathering effort for the Statewide Plan included the following preliminary steps: Initial presentations of Plan purposes, data needs and development Input discussions with county and State agencies and interest @groups Mailing of letters of request for input to local, county, State, federal and regional agencies and other interest groups Review of comprehensive plans and other related documents for critical areas information Contacts by phone, with county, State and federal agencies County-h osted public meeting to assist in local inputs preparation, and Follow-up with local contacts to refine or arrange inputs Since the responses from agencies and jurisdictions were initially limited, the course for Plan development was modified to accommodate additional direct interactions with these agencies, jurisdictions and interest groups through open sessions meetings and later individual contacts. An inputs discussions meeting was held on 23 June 1980 at the Delaware Technical and Community College, Dover, which was attended by a number of "358" Participants and interested parties. -21- In order to provide further assistance to local jurisdictions in the preparation of local Critical Areas Plans and input to the Statewide Plan, local assistance meetings were held at Georgetown (Sussex County) on July 15, at Dover (Kent County) on July 16, and, at New Castle (New.Castle County) on July 17, 1980. While attendance at these local-assistance meetings was light, it was found that they were beneficial to those who participated to gain more insight on data needs and formats, as reflected in their'input. Pursuant to the request from attendees at the June 23 meeting, input received by OMBP and its consultant was compiled, forwarded to each county ".358" designee, and was available for reference at therespective County Planning Offices and also at OMBP. The inventory was periodically updated as information was received by OMBP. As of August 1, 1980, the day after the target date for local inputs, respons es from twenty-one (21) out of fifty-six (56) municipalities and the counties were received for inclusion in the Statewide Plan. In order to encourage input actions by those local jurisdictions not having responded by. that date, the designated 358 representatives of these jurisdictions were' individually contacted. In certain cases, additional follow-up requests for input were sent to the jurisdictions. Continued personal contacts and follow-ups resulted in obtaining input to the Initial Draft Plan from all but' five (5) out of the fifty-six (56) local jurisdictions-and.the three*counties. Local input from each.jurisdiction has been reviewed and the areas of more than local concern" have been identified through a preliminary evaluation procedure, based on criteria developed and utilized in conjunction with the definition and characteristics of critical areas (as presented earlier under Section 2). A copy of the individual inputs, after preliminary evaiuation, was returned to respective jurisdictions on October 24, 1980, for their information. The county and local inputs are presented as Appendix A. -22- FIGURE 3-1 CRITICAL AREAS INVENTORY PREPARATION INIT'IAL CONTACTS AND MEETINGS INDIVIDUAL- FORMAL CONTACTS FOR INPUTS REQUESTS FORMULATION OF INVENTORY FOLLOW-UP OF. REFINEMENT SPECIFIC CHECKS WRAP-UP PRELIMINARY OF CONTACTS EVALUATIONS RECOMMgNDATIO95_ STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS INVENTORY -23- Copies of key correspondence to local jurisdictions., agencies and interest groups in reference'to the Statewide Critical Areas Plan input are presented as Appendix C. 3.2 Evaluation Criteria and Presentation Format Data provided by federal, State, county, and local agencies and interest groups as input to the Statewide plan, and other special studies, have been evaluated through a screening process to determine the criticality of these sites and features. The three general criteria resulting from Items in Section 2.2, and used for identi'fying critical conditions, are: 1. Economic Benefits A critical area can be based on a unique need or potential for economic development. Such Areas include: Areas experiencing a loss or reduction in productivity of.food, fiber, minerals or industrial plant; Areas of public investment, enabling the State to guide desirable development or even to induce specific projects as strategic points, such as highway interchanges; Areas with a unique potential for divelopment, such as sites for reservoirs, port facilities, or electric generating plants. 2. Scarcity A resource is scarce due to its fixed supply relative to the demand for its service or use. The quantity of resources available is limited because its total stock cannot be increased and no substitute exists, yet the demand may grow. Conditicn7, of scarcity that may be considered as critical include: The quality of rarity, in which the resource is the only one of its kind or is a particularly outstanding example of its kind. The quality of significance, in which a resource is recognized as necessary by a substantial segment of the State's population. Distribution of the resource, in which the location is a resource with respect to centers of demand may make it scarce. -24- 3. Sensitivity A critical area can be based on sensitivity or tolerance to uncontrolled growth, or developments that are incompatible with its vital characteristics. Increasing demands for a resource may imply potential depletion or degradation. This potential should be objectively evaluated in terms of the-capacity of the resource to support mor e iritensive use, and the parameters.of*degradation. This sensitivity may be.a critical issue where: An increase in the intensity of use will degrade *or destroy the unique qualities of an area or its resources; in a wildlife area, as the number of visitors increase, there will occur, at some point, a change in certain valued characteristics, such as solitude, or wildlife that is intolerant of humans; likewise, in an agricultural community, the development of central sewer and water systems to serve residential developments often leads to pressures for further development which eventually displaces the agriculture and the rural character of the' community; A change to more intensive activities will impair basic natural processes, for example, development may affect the hydrological cycle of an area to the extent that the water table drops significantly, which can subsequently affect vegetation, microclimate, water supplies, and building foundations. Each of the inputs provided by local jurisdictions, counties, State and federal agencies, and .interest groups for inclusion in the Statewide Critical Areas Plan, has been evaluated for its specific designation as "critical to more than local residents and government, and of more than local concern," by reviewing the specific situation and using the following evaluation questions (criteria): Is there strong public concensus on the inherent value of the area (resource)? Is the area (resource) highly 'visible', and well known throughout the region and (preferably) the State of Delaware? -25- Does the public and the local/county/State governmental agencies strongly support its selection as a State.critical area? Does the area (resource) generate or represent clearly recognizable economic benefits to more than one jurisdiction or locality? Is the existence of the community and region heavily dependent on the economic benefit generated by the area (resource)? Areas clearly passing one or more of the above questions have been tentatively identified as "of more than local concern" and are recommended for inclusion in the Statewide Plan. The critical areas identified as "of more than local concern" are tabulated under each item of the Statewide Critical Areas Category List given in Section 2.3. The presentation of these critical areas under each item is in the following order referring to their location and/or significance: Statewide Areas New Castle County Areas Kent County Areas Sussex County Areas The source(s) of information, or the agencies who have provided the input, are identified under the last column in each Table in parenthesis; refer to the Glossary of Abbreviations for source(s) identification. 3.3 Statewide Critical Areas Inventory The following is a compilation of information gathered on Statewide Critical.Areas Inventory. -26- RECOMMENDED PHYSICAL/NATURAL CRITICAL AREAS (PRELIMINARY) -27- 3.3.1 Physical/Natural Critical Areas Natural areas are locations in which natural'processes still predominate; where fluctuations in plant and animal life are allowed free play and human intervention is minimal. These locations have been spared from manis development of land, because of a specific natural value-or resou rce (and conservation efforts), or having simply been passed by for better land. These areas contain certain features of unique or typically natural occurrence, in their setting, types of plant and animal life, animal-plant community, or in geological, archaeological, aesthetic features, or combinations thereof. Most natural areas are documented in the Study Reports - "Critical Natural Areas: Kent and Sussex Counties" by the Delaware Nature Education Society (DNES), and "New Castle County Natural Areas Study" by DNES. These "areas are irreplaceable as laboratories for scientific research; as reservoirs of natural materials; as habitats for plant and animal species, and biotic communities whose diversity enriches the meaning and enjoyment of human life; as living museums where people may observe natural biotic and environ- mental systems of the earth and the interdependence of all forms of life; and as reminders of the vital dependence of the health of the human community upon, the health of th e natural communities of which it is an inseparable part".1 If those areas are maintained in their natural staLe, the State's population can "retain the opportunity to maintain their Close contact with such living communiti.es and environmental systems of the earth and to benefit from the scientific, educational, aesthetic, recreational, and cultural values 1 possessed by such.areas". 1 Delaware Coastal Management Program and Final Environmental Impact Statement, 1980. -28- major sources of information used for compiling the preliminary list of physical/natural critical areas include: Delaware.Nature Education Society and its recent study report: Delaware's outstanding Natural Areas and Their Preservation, by Lorraine M. Fleming (1978); Delaware State Division of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and its various divisions; Delaware State Coastal Management Program (CMP) and its various publications; Delaware State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP); U. S. Department of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreational Services (HCRS); and Delmarva ornithological Society. Items listed under the physical/natural critical areas category include: Unique Natural.Areas Public Beaches Flood Hazard Areas Surface Water Bodies Wetlands/Tidal L 'ands Forests and State Parks Aquifers/Recharge Areas Geologic Hazard Areas Minerals and Geologic Features Brief narration of, and the recommended critical areas under these items are presented below: unique Natural Areas This critical area item includes vistas, trails, wildlife preserves, conservation areas and similar unique natural features least disturbed by land development activities. Sites and features of unique characteristics, and whose ownership or management rests, at least partially, with the State of Delaware, federal government or the counties which are listed in Table 3-1. The sites and features. (both public and private) are considered to be critical from their existing or planned uses, as noted by the federal agencies,.State agencies and/or interest groups (e.g. DOS) in their feasibility studies. Large -29- parcels of private lands of more than 100 acres in land area, which are currently found in their unique natural setting, are also listed in Table 3-1. A map showing the general location of major unique critical natural areas and vistas in Delaware is presented here in Figure 3-2. The specific locations and characteristics of these (and other natural sites and features) are provided in the DNES Study: Delaware's Outstanding Natural Areas and Their Preservation (1978). -30- Table 3-1 RECOMMENDED UNIQUE NATURAL AREAS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship ri co > PL4 44 Selbourne-Flint New Cattle County, on Twaddell Mill X Largest acreage of Woods (Upland Road; 165 acres superior old growth Area) hardwoods in Delaware (DNES) , (DNREC/OHP&R) Tulip Tree Woods New Castle County, adjacent to X Unique habitat and Old Fields and Thompson Bridge Road; 1,500 acres; finest example of old Woods to Brandy- Part of Brandywine Creek State Park growth tulip trees in wine Creek the State (DNES), (DOS) The Black Woods- New Castle County, along the eastern X Splendid forests, 'white's woods bank of Brandywine Creek; 170 acres virtually free of man-made disturb- ances (DNES) Soda House Woods New Castle County, south of Rockland X A defined natural Road.adjacent to Brandywine Creek; area and surrounding 25 acres; managed by the Eleutherian property (DNREC/ Mills-Hagley Foundation OHP&R), (DNES) Red Clay Reser- New Castle County, two tracts of 105 X Ideally suited for vation (portions an'd 100 acres each, separated by a education and re- of ..... distance of a half mile along Barley search experiences Mill Road in ecology, and many facets of biology and geology (DNES) Alapocas Woods Ne%4 Castle County, the defined natu- X X "Protected wood" ral area of this Wilmington City lands with undis- Park is leased by the County Parks turbed natural and Recreation Department; and a herbaceous flora" small portion under private owner- (DNES), (DOS) ship; 110 acres Bringhurst Woods New Castle County; located adjacent X @X Habitat for rare, to the Bringhurst Woods Park; part threatened and of this 26 acres of refreshing green.. endangered plant and spot is owned by the City of Wil- animal species (DNES) mington -31- Table 3-1 RECOMMENDED UNIQUE NATURAL AREAS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship > N P4 White Clay Creek New Castle County; unspoiled water- X X Potential for nomina- way diverse flora and fauna, tion to the National including rare and endangered Natural Landmarks species; located between Programs (DNES), Pennsylvania State line and north- (DOS), (USDI/HCRS) ern city limit of Newark Owl Trail and New Castle County; this upland area X (DNES), (DOS) Broad-Wing of 28 acres is being recommended to Trail Woods the State Division of Parks and Recreation for purchase by the State for incorporation into the existing. Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. State Park Ramsey Run New Castle County; in the Brandywine X (DNES) Valley north of Rockland; all but the northeastern section of this 50 acre area is included within a suggested 2,400 acre Brandywine Creek State Park Preserve, in a study for the State Division of Parks and Recreation Alfred 1, DuPont New Castle C ounty, north side of Uniquely protected Institute Alapocas Road; 100 acres old growth forest; Woods deer bedding site- wildlife preserva- tion (T)NES), (DOS) Whitely Farm's New Castle County, two tracts total- X Area where lower ling 170 acres; used as game lands, piedmont habitat is one along Road 53 and the other near managed for maximum Curtis Mill Road production of game wildlife species; heaviest deer concentrations in Delaware(DNES), (DOS) Pea Patch Island New Castle County, nesting grounds A Unique breeding area Heronry for nine different species of birds; of national signifi- 90 acres cance; probably the largest heronry in the northeastern-U. S. (DNES) , . (DOS) -32- Table 3-1 RECOMMENDED UNIQUE NATURAL AREAS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship .'4 Cd > P4 P4 White Clay Creek New Castle County; the creek and its X Only remaining undevm- Valley associated watershed running from eloped piedmont water- the Pennsylvania-Delaware State shed in Delaware; the line to the Curtis Mill Dam in area provides the Newark; a unique variation of best quality trout. flora and fauna are found in the fishing in Delaware va lley on a put and take basis; the valley provides excellent out door recreation (DNREC/DFW), (DNES) Moses Rock Area New Castle County; outstanding X (DNES)' vegetation and topographic charac- ter; this 80 acre land is included as,part of the 2,400 acre Brandy- wine.Creek State Park Preserve in astudy for the State Division of Parks and Recreation Steep Slope, New Castle County; "steep wooded X. (DNES), (DO8) Woodlawn rocky hills", with old growth Forest forestation; 130 acres Red Clay New Castle County; secluded X (DNES) Ravine wooded valley with little human disturbance; unique habitat; 90 acres; a small portion is part of the Red Clay Reservation Tyabout New Castle County; among several X Geological and Carolina hundred in number, covering an biological enigma Bay a.rea of 12 acres; Tyabout Carolina (DNES), (USDI/ Bay is the largest one (1 acre) HCRS) located in Blackbird State Forest; Carolina Bays are.-being considered for National Natural Landmarks Program Designation -33- Table 3-1 RECOMMENDED UNIQUE NATURAL AREAS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) s hip VA Cd > @4 P P4 Delaware State Kent County; habitat for rare X X Convenient ecological College Woods threatened or endangered plant and study site (DNES), animal species; principally (KC) located on Delaware State College Campus; 76.0 acres Woodland Beach Kent County, containing high X X The area has been Wildlife Area' quality marshes, a rare and win- nominated for desig- some wildflower, and tidal creeks, nation as a National and the cyclic exposure and inunda- Natural Landmark tion of mudflats, 1.580 acres (DNES), (USDI/HCRS), (DOS), (KC) Bombay Hook Kent County, mostly unaltered por- X Remote cordgrass is- tions of.an intensively managed lands and nesting Balc wildlife refuge; 6,000 acres Eagles under the U.S. Department of Interio. (DNES), (DOS), (KC) Norman G. Kent County, two parcels totalling X Area containing Wilder Wild- 36 acres of exceptional qualitj luxuriant club moss life Area wildlife.sanctuary and mature white oaks (DNES), (KC) Little Creek Kent County; fresh and salt marsh X Feeding area for Wildlife Area mud flats; 3,897 acres migrating birds (DOS) Broad Creek Sussex County; spawning runs of X X It was an unspoiled and Nanticoke striped bass, American shad, river valley segment River and herring, white perch and other unti'. recently; water associated anadromous species being distrubed quality and fishery wetlands by recent residential development habitats should be resulting in changes in shoreline protected from bulk- and wetland characteristics; ' heading, dredging and large mouth bass thrive in these filling, in order to waters save the important commercial and recrea- tional species on the Nanticoke River; protection should be provided for natural shoreline vegetation (DNREC/DPW), (DNES) -34- Table 3-1 RECOMMENDED UNIQUE NATURAL AREAS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship > PL4 A4 Prime Hook Sussex County, a large fresh water X X It is a unique water- Drainage Area swamp with its associate streams shed area providing and ponds located east of Milton; excellent habitat for* 1,200 acres, most of which is owned for waterfowl, deer by the U. S. Fish and wildlife small and freshwater Service fish; needs new water control structures to improve the quality of the marsh (DNREC/DFW), ADNES) Shoreline of Sussex County, the 3 mile long X X SC-ToSB Slaughter curved shoreline Beach Beach Plum Sussex County, a narrow, thin X Barrier beach of Island washover barrier of 120 acres visual beauty and ecological diversity, owned !jy.the City of Lewes (DNES) Cape Henlopen Sussex County, a natural area of X X Superb natural fea- (to Rehoboth) great diversity, a rapidly accre- tures of national ting spit, a large migrating sand significance (DNES),' dune and an eroding shoreline; (DNREC/DFW) 2,300.acres Angola Neck Sussex County, spectacular views X Vistas, and stately over Herring Creek and Rehoboth pines (DNES) Bay, one of the finest stands of loblolly pine; 480 acres Bay Farm Sussex County, highly attractive, X. The most extensive extensive, mature loblolly pine stand'of loblolly.pine stand, which requires conservation in Delaware (DNES) due to the scarcity of such stands in the State; 170 acres -35- Table 3-1 RECOMMENDED UNIQUE NATURAL AREAS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship Q) U 4J Cd > P4 P4 Broad Creek- Sussex County, visually and bio- X X Picturesque wooded Laurel to logically exciting natural area islands and Phillips with locations of rare and endan-. threatened Landing gered box huckleberry; 845 acres plant species (DNES) Trussum Pond Sussex County, extensive growth of X Most picturesque of flooded bald cypress; 180 acres Delaware's impoundments; still waters reflecting bald cypress (DNES) Assawoman Sussex County; mixed woods, X Breeding and Wildlife Area ponds and marsh of 1,500 acres wintering area (DOS) Primehook Sussex County; marsh, pond, woods X X Invaluable habitat, National Wild- and fields of total 10,700 acres breeding and winter life Refuge area (DOS) False Cape Sussex County; beginning at the X Undeveloped barrier north end of ocean Village and islands segment, running north to the south end of only notable natural Cotton Patch Hills, a distance of topographic feature 1.4 miles, containing 156 acres of between Cape Henlopen fastlands and 200 acres of wet- and the Delaware- lands Maryland State line recreation resource (SOSD) , (now , (DNES Woods, Sussex County; pleasant wooded X X (DNES) Delaware State "peninsula", semi-surrounded by Hospital for the upper reaches of Millsboro the Mentally Pond and the narrow wooded swamp Retarded of Vines Branch; principally in State ownership; this attractive wooded knoll covers 65 acres State Wildlife Statewide; the State owns the major X State wildlife areas Areas wildlife areas, comprising of over are an important land 30,000 acres; important recre- bank of wildlife ational areas, most of which are habitat for future located in the coastal zone generations (DNREC/DFW) 202 v -36- FIGURE 3-2 NEWA V CRITICAL NATURAL AktAS AND VISTAS IN DELAWARE V t V V v LEGEND V 0 Cri.fical NdfUrdl At, e a's & Vistas t3 DOVER V V V- V V % GEORGETOWN v LAUR Source: CMP,1979 V V -37- Public Beaches Delaware's Atlantic barrier beach is the State's most important and heavily utilized outdoor recreational resource. The narrow strips of land are made up of unconsolidated material, extending parallel to the coast and often separ ated,from mainland by a body of resh, brackish, or saltwater or a marsh. The State's sandy beaches occur intermittently along the Delaware Bay from Augustine Beach to Bowers and continuously from there along the Bay and Atlantic Ocean to the Delaware-Maryland Border. The proximity of these high quality beaches to the Washington, Baltimore, and Philadelphia metropolitan areas make the Delaware shore areas a resource of national significance, in addition to being important to the State's residents and economy. On an average summer weekend 70 percent of the visitors to the Sussex County Coastal Region are from out-of-state. The beaches, dunes and shoreline are areas of highly dynamic, yet complex natures, and are aesthetically appealing and sensitive to intense development. These scarce and unique natural resources, '.:herefore, are rt@commended as.Statewide critical areas. The Delaware Coastal Management Program (CMP) and the State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) are the major sources of information or Delaware's beaches and shorelines. A recent CMP Study (Final Environmental Impact Statement, EIS 1980) identifies public access areas to the beaches as also of critical concern. The CMP Study states that: "the supply and demand for access to Delaware's public beaches and other shorelines shall be studied periodically through the Statewide Comprehensive Out door Recreation Planning Process.(SCORP ... Figure 1 of Section 5.A.2 of the.CMP-EIS Report locates publicly owned or managed lands provide access to Delaware tidal waters). -38- Specific local concerns for public beach protection, as provided.by local jurisdiction inputs, ate presented in Table 3-2. The extent of Delaware's beach areas is shown in Figure 3-3. -39- Table 3-2 RECOMMENDED PUBLIC BEACHES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship U -W .r4 Cd 4 $4 04 A4 Beaches, dunes Statewide; Pickering Beach to X X Under the Statewide and shoreline Delaware/Maryland line at Fenwick Beach Preservation Island, extending from the mean Program; these high water line up to 1,000 feet areas of highly landward in width (Delaware Bay dynamic yet fragile Coast - 38 miles, Atlantic Coast nature, are sensitive 24 miles, Total 62 miles, See to uncontrolled Figure 3-3); produce economic development and are benefits through employment, scarce and unique income and tax revenues related (DNREC) to tourism Main Beach in Sussex County; the Atlantic X X I%SC-TBB) Bethany Beach beach area needing rebuilding and maintenance of the groins -Beachfront Sussex County, the proposed X X (SC-TBB) areas to the high density development beyone Bethany Beach the town's jurisdiction will impact on the chariacter of the beachfront Fenwick Island Sussex County; a recreational area X (SC-T?I) Ocean Beach a mile long along the ocean; also absorbs'energy from storms Fenwick Island Sussex County; a mile alonq the X (Sr-.-TFT) Sand Dune ocean providing protection from storms Beach in Sussex County; beach fronting on X (SC-THA) Henlopen Acres the Atlantic Ocean; 5 acres Lewes Beach Sussex County; recreation resource; X (SC-CoL) also it is flood hazard area Rehoboth Beach Sussex County; beach and waters of X Damage or pollution area, and the Atlantic.Ocean; the City is a of the beach area environs continuous increase in intensity would be catastrophic of use to the City's economy (SC-CRB) 40- Table 3-2 RECOMMENDED PUBLIC BEACHES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship W > @4 PLI P4 Main beach in Sussex County; 3 mile long and 150 X :X (SC-ToSB) Slaughter Beach feet wide resource for recrea- tional enjoyment Town beach in Sussex County; entire beach from X (SC-TSB) South Bethany Middlesex to the State lands Beaches of Sussex County; namely: all public Sussex County beach area along the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay West X X (SC) Cape'Henlopen State Park, and X Delaware Seashore State Park X -41- F1(,URE 3-3 DELAWARE'S' Sussex County t4 Indian River Inlet Bethany Beach Source: DCMP 1979 Fenwick Island -42- FIGURE 3-3 (continued) DELAWARE'S BEACHES Sussex County Source: DCMP 1979 .Cape Lewes Henlopen ehoboth each -43- a.... dw P.. FIGURE 3-3 (continue IZI- "2 DELAWARE'S BEACHES "low 00- Wnfem fa ftwfts..., \.o17 Ow A 9@ Ae 00#1 14 IMM4*" low fm "#An PCW I No am 'sou 0 31) wo m P 19,79 L 'n IX ILI 4 0 M cw*4@ 2 AF VA M..-jX ;W@ Vft -44- Flood Hazard Areas Flood hazard areas, also referred to as flood plains, are lands that are highly prone to flooding, posing potentially serious threats to buildings and public welfare. These low-lying, streamside and/or shoreline areas are periodically inundated by water that cannot be contained within the stream channel. The delineation of the flood plain area is generally estimated in terms of the probability that the area will be inundated by flood waters. The .100-year flood plain, the commonly used measure to describe a flood hazard area,. describes the area flooded once every one hundred years, or the area .. .1 with a one-in-a-hundred probability of being inundated during any given year; (certain protection measures for beachfront structures are based on 500-year flooding conditions). The Federal Emergency and Management Agency (FEMA), responsible for implementing the National Flood Insurance Program, is involved with the task of identifying flood-hazard areas within municipalities and counties in Delaware. It is important that public agencies and private individuals- recognize the significant public values (and threats) of flood plains*. The objective is to avoid, to the extent possible, the long and short-term adverse impacts associated with occupancy or modification of flood plains, and also to avoid direct and indir ect.support of flood plain development wherever there is a practicable alternative; this is the intent of the Flood Plain Management, Executive Order No. 11988. There are forty-two communities in Delaware which are identified as having flood hazard areas. Communities participating in the National Flood Insurance 1 Program are listed in Table 3-3. Specific flood insurance studies and maps 1 Source: National Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book, Delaware. -45- containing information on the 100-year flood plain, 100-year flood elevations, the floodway, and coastal high hazard areas are available at the respective community's office, or can be obtained from the Federal Insurance Administration office in Washington, D.C. Specific flood hazard areas of critical concern, as.identified by a few local jurisdictions are listed in Table 3-4. -46- TABLE 3-3 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FEDERAL INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION COMMUNITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM AS OF JAN 31, 198D DELAWARE DATE OF DATE OF ENTRY CURRENT COMMUNITY EMERGENCY OR EFFECTIVE MAP NUMBER COMMUNITY NAME REGULAR PROG. (OR MAP INDEX) 105083* BETHANY BEACH, TOWN OF SUSSEX COUNTY APR 06, 1973(R) MAR 10, 1978 .100055 BETHEL, TOWN OF SUSSEX COUNTY JAN 22, 1976 JAN 17, 1975 100031A BLADES, TOWN OF SUSSEX COUNTY MAY 30, 1975 JAN 16, 1976 100002 -BOWERS, TOWN OF KENT COUNTY JUN 13, 1974 AUG 09, 1974 100032B BRIDGEVILLE, TOWN.OF SUSSEX COUNTY JAN 07, 1977(R) JAN 07, 1971 100003A CAMDEN$ TOWN OF .- KENT COUNTY MAR 18, 1975 DEC 12, 19-15 100004B CHESWOLD, TOWN OF KENT COUNTY JAN 07, 1977(R) JAN 07, 1977 100005# CLAYTON, TOWN OF KENT COUNTY JUN 01, 1977(R) JUN 01, 1971 100033A DAGSBORC, TOWN OF SUSSEX COUNTY JUL 09, 1976 DEC 19, 1975 1000225 DELAWARE CITY, CITY OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY FES 16, 1977(R) FES 16, 1977 100006* DOVER, CITY 'OF KENT COUNTY JUL 24, 1975 JUL 22, 1917 100023A ELSMENE, IOWN OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY DEC 31, 1976(R) DEC 31, 1976 100008B FELTON, TOWN OF KENT COUNTY JAN 07, 1977(R) JAN 07, 1977 105084B FENWICK ISLAND, TOWN OF SUSSEX COUNTY MAR 23, 1973(R) SEP 26, 1975 100037A FRANKFORD, TOWN OF SUSSEX COUNTY JUL 17, 1975 DEC 12, 1975 100009A FREDERICA, TOWN OF KENT COUNTY APR 02, 1975 DEC@ 26, 1975 100039D GREENWOOD, TOWN OF SUSSEX COUNTY FES 24, 1978(R) FES 24, 1978 100010# HARRINGTON, CITY.OF KENT COUNTY JUN 01, 1977(R) JUN 01, 1977 1000535 HENLOPEN ACRES, TOWN OF SUSSEX COUNTY AUG 15, 1978(R) AUG 15, 1978 100001A KENT COUNTY * KENT COUNTY MAR 15, 1978(R) MAR 1.5, 1978 100040 LAUREL, TOWN OF SUSSEX COUNTY APR 02, 1975 'JUN 24, 1977 1000145 LEIPSIC TOWN OF KENT COUNTY SEP 29. 1978(R) SEP 29, 1978 1000415 LEWES, @ITY OF SUSSEX COUNTY MAR 13, 1977(R) MAR. 15, 1977 100015* LITTLE CREEK, TOWN OF KENT COUNTY JAN 17, 1979(R) JAN 17, 1979 1000240 MIDDLETOWN, TOWN OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY JAN 07, 1977(R) JUN 01, 1977 100042C MILFORD, CITY OF KENT COUNTY JUN 01, 1977(R) JUL 14, 1978 SUSSEX COUNTY 1000435 MILLSBORO, TOWN OF SUSSEX COUNTY SEP 01, 1978(R) SEP 01, 1978 100044A MILLVILLE, TOWN OF SUSSEX COUNTY OCT 02, 1978 DEC 12, 1975 1000450 MILTON, TOWN OF SUSSEX COUNTY AUG 01, 1978(R) AUG 01, 1978 105085A NEW CASTLE COUNTY. NEW CASTLE COUNTY DEC 03, 1971(RI DEC 26, 1975 100026A NEW CASTLE, CITY OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY APR 29, 1974(R) DEC 26' 1975 100025A NEWARK, CITY OF@ NEW CASTLE COUNTY APR 29, 1974(R) DEC 26: 1975 1000545 NEWPORT, TOWN OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY JUN 15, 1978(R) JUN 15, 1978 100046A OCEAN VIEW, TOWN OF SUSSEX COUNTY JUL 01, 1975 DEC 12, 1975 105086A REHOBOTH BEACH, CITY OF SUSSEX COUNTY MAR 30, 1973(R) MAR 12, 1976 .10004840 SEAFORD, CITY OF' SUSSEX COUNTY FES 01, 1979(R) FES 01, 1979 100050 @SLAUGHTER BEACH, TOWN OF SUSSEX COUNTY MAY 28, 1974 NOV 15., 1974 1000170 SMYRNA.-TOWN OF KENT COUNTY JUN 01, 1977(R) MAR 10, 1978 1000518 SOUTH BIO'HANY.-TOWN OF SUSSEX COUNTY OCT-06, 1976(R) OCT 06, 1976 100029A SUStEX COUNTY SUSSEX COUNTY OCT 06, 1976(R) OCT 06, 1976 100028B WILMINGTON, CITY OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY MAY 02, 1977(R) MAY 02. 1977 100020A WYOMINC?. TOWPI OF - KENT COUNTY MAR 20, 1975 DEC 26, 1975 TOTAL IN THE FLOOD PROGRAM 42 TOTAL IN THE REGULAR PROGRAM. 29 TOTAL IN THE REGULAR PROGRAM BUT HAVING NO SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA TOTAL IN REGULAR PROGRAM-BUT DESIGNATED 5 AS MINIMALLY FLOOD PRONE. TOTAL IN EMERGENCY PROGRAM 13 TOTAL IN EMERGENCY PROGRAM WITH THE 13 HAZARD AREA IDENTIFIED (R) - INDICATES ENTRY I.N REGULAR FkOGRAM NSFKA - NO SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA (NON-FLOOD PRONE COMMUNITY) UNINCORPORATED AREAS ONLY NED ON PAGE 2 OF THIS BOOK ALL OTHER CODES OR SYMBOLS ARE EXPLAI FOR 'FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT FIA AT (TOLL FREE NUMBER) 800-424-OS72/3 -47- Table 3- 4 RECOMMENDED F1400D HAZARD AREAS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship P4 PA Washington New Castle County; during high X impact on CBD Street water conditions downtown area (NCC-DC) not passable; 1 acre Town of Elsmere New Castle County; entire town X (NCC-ToE) of 1.1 square mile area Newark Open New Castle County; Christina Creek X X (NCC-CON) Floodway and White Clay Creek Open Flood- Districts way Districts Newport New Castle County; needed for X (NCC-ToN) industrial maintenance Park Downtown Sussex County; mostly a flooded X. X (SC-TM) Milton area; if heavy flooding ever developed, the entire business area could be hurt Flood Plain Sussex County; area on each side X (SC-ToL) areas in of Broad Creek, Little Creek and Laurel others as identified on the flood zone map Flood hazard Sussex County; 3 miles long, X X (SC-ToSB) zones in extending'from the bay on the east Slaughter to the west bank of Cedar Creek Beach -48- Surface Water Bodies Delaware has an extensive network of streams and some 60 freshwater ponds. These streams range ftom.the high velocity rapids of the Piedmont to the sluggish currents of.the Coastal Plain. All freshwater ponds in Delaware were originated as man-made.mill sites; the land in Delaware is unglaciated and originally contained few ponds. The State's eastern border is entirely in tidal waters. Most of Delaware is near Coastal waters, and no part of the State is farther than eight miles from tidal water. The extent of Delaware's Coastal Management Program itself undersc ores the significance of coastal*water to Delaware. The CMP policies are aimed at ensuring that: the water resources are employed for beneficial uses, to protect beneficial uses, and to assure adequate water resources for the future; water resources shall be protected from pollution which may threaten the safety and health of the general public; and the coastal resources of the State shall be protected and conserved to assure continued availability for public recreational purposes and for the conservation of aquatic life and wildlife. There are 1,100 linear miles of perennial streams distributed across 30 major watersheds in.Delaware; these streams are shown in Figu re.3-4, taken from the SCORP Report. Also, the "Coastal Strip", which is the strip-of land and water located between Delaware's seaward territorial limits and a landward boundary delimited by a series of roads and highways (Figure 3-5, from the CMP- EIS Report)-locates the extent of coastal waters of Delaware, and represents part of the area regulated by the Delaware Coastal Zone Act. In addition, the Heritage Conservation and Recreation service of the U. S. Department of the Interior has identified a number of State rivers meeting the minimum criteria for further study and/or potential inclusion into the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. -49- The surface water bodies, such as streams, ponds and rivers, identified by federal, State and local agencies and interest groups for inclusion into the Statewide Critical Areas Plan are listed in Table 3-5, as recommended critical areas. -50- BRANDYWINE CR. F I GURE 3-4 WHITE CLAY CR, Fj CHRISTINA R. DELAWARE'S MAJOR STREAMS DELAWARE R. N E NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE w C STATE SIGNIFICANCE A s T APPOQUINIMINK R. L E BLACKBIRD CR, SMYRNA R. DUCK CR. LEIPSIC R. DONA R. Source: MAHON R. SCORP 1979 -7 CHOPTANK R. K -JONES R. E MURDERKILL R. N T MISPILLION R. CEDAR CR. PRIM EHOOK CR. -BROADKILL CR. MARSHYHOPE R. s s s NANTICOKE R. b 4 E x INDIAN R. BROAD CR. JAMES BR. L POCOMOKE R. -51- FIGURE 3-5 (@49 THE COASTAL STRIP (AREA REGULATED BY THE DELAWARE COASTAL ZONE ACT CHAPTER 70, TITLE 7@ DELAWARE CODE) AREA REGULATED Orr AREA NOT REGU- LATED lk. r J_ Om Source: oa@ DCMP 1979 -52- Table 3-5 RECOMMENDED SURFACE WATER BODIES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(sl or Area(s) Comments/ ship 4J > @4 P@ Significant Statewide; lands of 6% slopes or x X To help lessen direct watercourses greater adjacent to watercourses runoff of sediments (and wetlands) and wetlands (as shown in the USDA and pollutants into soil surveys); also, flat slopes state waters (D'NREC/ adjacent to watercourses and wet- DS&WC) lands; (Erosion and sedimentation critical areas) Heritage Rivers Statewide; for recreation conser- x x Delaware's commit- of State and vation and preservation uses; ment to a policy of National White Clay Creek includinq middle rivers protection Importance Run, Appoquinimink River, Blackbird and enhancement River, Delaware River, Leipsic (DNREC/OHP&R)AI River, Choptank River, Nanticoke .(SCORP) River, Murderkill River, Brandy- wine River, and Christina River, as referenced in the 1979 State Compr *ehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (-SCORP) Tidal Statewide; upstream developments X Future development Tributaries of throughout the watersheds and and land use.should Delaware River especially within the flood plains, be evaluated for and Estuary in addition to sediment via wind "unforeseen" effects and sheet water erosion, pest- on the water quality icides, fertilizers and other and estuarine pollutants have contributed to the ecosystems (DNREC/ stressed biological conditions of DFW) the tributaries; the estuarine ecosystems support 'a substantial sport and commercial fisheries Freshwater -Statewide; streams which serve as x x Herring and Americ an streams spawni ,ng habitat for anadromous shad stocks are cur*- fish such as herring, shad, and rently very low, and white perch -special protection is needed to increase their populations (USDC/NMFS) -53- Table 3-5 RECOMMENDED SURFACE WATER BODIES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship .r4 Ca 4 :3 P P4 P4 Hurricane Run- New Castle County; containing a x (DNES) Rocky Run highly scenic tributary system of Brandywine Creek; this 250 acres land is suggested to be part of the proposed Brandywine Creek State Park Preserve in a study for the State Division of Parks and Recreation Brandywine New Castle County; flows for a di-s- X x (DNES), (USDI/ Creek tance of 10.3 miles in Delaware; a HCRS) substantial portion of this State Natural Area is under consideration for National Natural Landmark Designation Noxontown New Castle County; widely renowned x Primary contact re- Pond through literature and photographs; creation source due 500 acres to its good water quality (DNES) Potential New Castle County; namely: Bandy- x x Preliminary List of Recreation wine Creek* - mouth to Pennsylvania rivers under evalua- Rivers State border; Appoquinimink River tion under the Wild confluence with 'he Delaware River and Scenic Rivers to the headwaters; Blackbird Creek Act for nomination confluence with the Delaware River to the National to the headwaters; Cedar Swamp River Inventory Tributaries (White Cedar Creek) - List (USDI/HCRS) confluence with the Delaware River to the headwaters; Naaman's Creek confluence with the Delaware River to the headwaters; Smyrna River confluence with the Delaware River to Duck Creek Pond (partially in Kent County); Red Clay Creek - confluence with White Clay Creek to headwaters; and Augustine Creek confluence with Delaware River to the headwaters. *(Interstate river) -54- Table 3-5 RECOMMENDED SURFACE WATER BODIES Name of Site(s). Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship Q rj Cd > :J @4 P4 P4 Brandywine New Castle County; from City's X X Water resource man- River, its- northern boundary to Amtrak Bridge; agement (NCC-CoW) stream valley scenic quality and regional recrea- and banks in tional opportunities Wilmington White Clay New Castle County X X Streams designated Creek, Red and used as drinking Clay Creek, water supply sources; Christina also have social and River, Brandy- economic significance wine River (DNREC/WSB) Potential Kent.County; namely Smyrna River - X X Preliminary list of Recreation conflu'ence with the Delaware River rivers under evalua- Rivers to Duck Creek Pond (partially in tion, under the Wild- New Castle); Little River - Dela- land Scenic Rivers ware Bay to the headwaters; Marshy Act for nomination to Hope Creek - Maryland border to the National River Gut Bridge (partially in Sussex Inventory List County); Mispillion River - Dela- (USDI/HCRS) ware Bayto Milford (partially in Sussex County); Murderkill Nanti- coke River - north of Seaford to the headwaters (partially in Sussex County) St. Jones River - Delaware Bay-to Silver Lake; and; Tribury Creek --confluence with the St. Jones River to Voshell Pond Leipsic River Kent.County; running through the X (KC-ToL) in Leipsic town Murderkill Kent Cou nty; pleasant waterways with X (DNES), (KC) River and attractive wooded fringe; 1,000 Browns Branch acres Tributaries of Kent and Sussex Counties; the upper X Pollutants have ad- the Chesapeake tributaries to the Chesapeake drain- verse effects on the Bay age (Marshy Hope and Choptank); biota and subsequent agricultural drainage has added to recreational and-com- the sediment loading and pesticide mercial benefit of levels in the main tributaries and these waters (DNREC/. subsequently the Chesapeake Bay DFW) -55- Table 3-5 RECOMMENDED SURFACE WATER BODIES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship Ca > p-, P Inland Coastal Sussex County; Rehoboth Indian River X X The small bays have Bays and their and Assawoman Bays, brackish tidal suffered extensive Tributaries bays, adjoining the Atlantic Ocean; loss of their marsh all tributaries that flow into the fringe through devel- Rehoboth Bay, Indian River and Bay, opment. Significant Little Assawoman Bay and Assawoman decrease in water Bay up to and including their water- quality resulted in sheds. Sediments, excessive closure of a sub- nutrients, loss of wetlands, septic stantial area of seepage and dredging have altered their shellfish beds. the productivity of the tributaries For continued utili- and decreased in the water quality zation of these resources, the ecological health and productivity of these bays and tribu- taries must be conserved Silver Lake Sussex County; fresh water pond X Wintering area (DOS) Rehoboth Bay Sussex County; south of Rehoboth; X (SC-CRB) and-tributaries damage or pollution would have serious effect on area economy Surface water Sussex County; namely: Indian X (PC) bodies in River Inlet, Atlantic Ocean, Sussex County Delaware Bay, Indian River Bay, Rehoboth Bay, Assawoman Bay, Indian River, Nanticoke River, Broadkill River, Broad Creek, Roosevelt Inlet, Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, Assawoman Canal Potential Sussex County; namely: Broad X X Preliminary list of Recreation Creek - confluence with Nanticoke rivers under evalu- Rivers River to Laurel; Beaverdam Branch ation, under the Wiley's Pond to headwaters; Broad- Wild and Scenic kill River - Delaware River to Rivers Act for nomi- Milton; Cedar Creek - Delaware Bay nation to the Na- to the headwaters; Slaughter Creek tional River Inventory confluence with Assawoman Bay to List (USDI/HCRS) -56- Table 3-5 RECOMMENDED SURFACE WATER BODIES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or-Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship U 4.; > @4 Potential headwaters; Herring Creek con- Recreation fluence with Rehoboth Bay to head- Rivers waters; Guineau Creek - confluence (continued with Herring Creek to headwaters; Indian River - Indian River Bay to the Millsboro Pond; Blackwater Creek - confluence with the Indian River'to the headwaters; James Branch* - confluence with Broad Creek to Maryland border; Pepper Branch - confluence with Broad Creek to headwaters; Hitch Pond confluence with James Branch to Pepper Branch Marshy Hope Creek Maryland border to Gut, Bridge (partially in Kent County); Miller Creek - confluence with Assawoman Bay to Milford (partially in Kent County); Nanticoke River - North of Seaford to the headwaters (partially in Kent County); Deep Creek - confluence with the Nan- ticoke River to the headwaters; Pocomoke River* Maryland border to the headwaters; and, Primehook Creek - Broadkill Beach to Route 14 *(Interstate river) C.edar Creek Sussex County; Idyllic stream X (DNES) segment with abundant white cedar; 150 acres Blackwater Sussex County; a tributary of X The only unspoiled Creek Indian River flanked by largely Indian River unspoiled and highly productive tributary (DNES)* marshes; 200 acres -57- Wetlands/Tidal Lands Importance of wetlands lies in their natural function as the foundation of estuarine productivity. Tidal wetlands contain a combination of freshw ater and seawater, and are among the most productive systems known in terms of total organic material produced. Wetlands support a variety of mammals, birds, fin fish, shell fish and other living organisms. They represent an essential link in the life cycle of the majority of the sport and commercial fish taken in the marshes, estuaries, and offshore waters of Delaware. As a part of Delaware's natural heritage, wetlands contribute immeasurably to the quality of life of the State's residents. They are one of the significant open areas remaining in Delaware, and possess a unique natural beauty. These wetlands are used mor e for sightseeing, photography, and other passive forms of recreation than for hunting and fishing. wetlands are also a significant coastal resource because they contribute to better water quality and coastal stabilization. Wetlands are significant for their value to education and serve as natural and accessible laboratories for the study of many biological processes upon which elemental food chains are based. It is important that: these "productive public and private wetlands of the State are preserved and protected to prevent the--.r despoilation and destruction; and (that) activities in or adjacent to wetlands are planned such as to minimize wetlands destruction or degradation, to Preserve the natural and beneficial values of,wetlands and to protect the public interest therein." These and other CMP policies related to Delaw are wetlands are enforced by the State DNREC, under the Wetlands Act of 1972 and related regulations. 1 Source: CMP-EIS Report -58- Wetlands and tidal lands recommended for inclusion ioto the Statewide Critical Areas Plan are listed in Table 3-6. A Generalized Wetlands map of Delaware from the CMP-EIS Report is presented as Figure 3-6. -59- Table 3-6 RECOMMENDED WETLANDS/TIDAL LANDS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship U 4J ..H co > H A4 P-1 Tidal and Statewide; marshes-and-impounded X X All salt water based Impounded Wet- marshes located primarily along the fishery, recreation lands .(saline State's east coast, and along the and commercial and fresh Nanticoke drainage, comprising more harvest of finfish water) than 100,000 acres; tidal marshlands and shellfish is support fisheries through nutrient dependent on the production and by providing nursery marsh ecosystem areas. A variety of wildlife spe- (DNREC/DFW) cies flourish in marshlands Freshwater Statewide; in marginal agricultural X Current actions by swamps and and forested areas; public assis- private owners dras- wetlands tance in agricultural drainage pro-. tically alter the grams opens a means for private wetland and swampy owners to "tie-into" the drainage area habitats; los- system and turn intermittent sea- ses of wetland and sonal and permanent wetlands into swampy areas result marginal but tillable land in a change to less diverse fish and wildlife populations Freshwater Statewide; depending upon their X X Support anadromous Marshes location, may trap suspended fish spawning and sediment and assimilate pollutants nursery areas from runoff before the water (USDC/NMFS), (CLNCC) reaches the estuarine environment Freshwater New Castle County; attractive marsh X Habitat of secretive Marsh, Brandy- in the present flood plain of Muhlenberg turtles wine Creek Brandywine Creek; 18 acres (DNES), (DOS) State Park Cristina Creek New Castle County; between Road 7 X X Remnant of the great banks and. and Churchman's Road; 225 acres Christina Marsh marshes (DNES) Dragon Run New Castle County; notable as the X. X *Northernmost pro- Marshes northernmost, unimpaired, fresh- ductive marsh com- water unit in the State; 600 acres plex in Delaware, noted for wood duck nesting (DNES), (DOS. -60- Table 3-6 RECOMMENDED WETLANDS/TIDAL LANDS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship @4 P@4 P-4 Thousand-Acre New Castle'County; largest fresh- x Area highly attrac- Marsh water marsh in the State; 1,300 tive to waterfowl acres as their breeding and feeding habitat (DNES), (DOS) Augustine Creek New Castle County; predominantly x x Productive.marshe�, Marshes and J. saltmarsh dordgrass rimmed by notable nesting Gordon Arm- phragmites adjacent to Route 9; Colony of Great strong heronry 1,200 acres Blue Herons (DNES) Silver Run New Castle County; located between x x undistrubed tidal.. Marshes Road 423 and Road 37, and traversed marsh (DNES) by Ro ute 9; 665 acres Cedar Swamp New Castle County; once primarily x Highly attractive freshVith an abundant growth of breeding and migra- Atlantic white cedar, now a tidal tory feeding grounds marsh,- 2,600 acres of tidal wet- for water fowl and lands'with an associated 3,400 raptors; one of the acres of uplands largest tracts of undeveloped land in Delaware; the area has a significant potential for public- recreation (DNES), (DNREC/DFW), (NCC), (USDI/HCRS) Tidal marshes New Castle and Kent Counties X X Highly valuable.1ands and impounded (coastal marshes); located from for their ecological marshes the Appoquinimink River to the St. value; the__acres Jones River. These marshes in the contain lands of the coastal Kent and Lower New Castle U. S. Department of Counties provide exceptio nally fine the Interior and the wintering habitat for migratory Division of Fish and waterfowl; the areas support a Wildlife (DNREC/DFW), large population of Canada geese (DNES),.(KC) .and a variety of ducks, and the majority of the State's muskrat. trapping industry. They support coastal.finfish and shellfish resou rces -61- Table 3-6 RECOMMENDED WETLANDS/TIDAL LANDS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship U ri Ca > @4 P-4 Milford Neck Kent County; located north bank of X Significant research marshes Mispillion river and east of Road study area, since 412; 675 acres the 1930's (DNES), (KC) Wetlands in Kent County; west edge and north X (KC-TBB) Bowers Beach edge of the town; natural area Marshlands in Kent Couny; located north and east X X (KC-TOL) Leipsic of the town Fenwick Island Sussex County; 2 miles along Assa- X (SC-TFI) .woman Bay, a spawning ground for fish,.crustaceans Marsh Island Sussex County; this group of cord- X X Nesting colony for Complex, East grass marsh islands har bors the the rare Osprey side Rehoboth most productive Osprey nesting (DNES), (DOS) Bay colony in Delaware; 745 acres James Branch Sussex County; the greatest concen- X X Magnificant bald tration and the oldest growth of cypress along the bald cypress in Delaware; 825 acres most spectacular canoe trail (DNES) Great Cypress Sussex County; located north of the X Vast, ravaged swamp- Swamp State line with Maryland and be- land being reclaimed tween Route 26 and U. S. Route 113; under Dolaware Wild 6,000 acres, the largest tract of Lands Ownership undeveloped land in Delaware, (DNES), (DNREC/DFW), excluding tidal salt marshes (DOS) Canary Creek Sussex County; owned by, and adjac-.. X Extraordinary uni- and Old Mill ent to the University of Delaware versity research Creek marshes Lewes Marine Studies Complex, re- area (DNES) known in the annals of coastal marsh ecology; 2,300 acres Marshes of Sussex County; west side of Lewes X Extensive wetlands ir Wolfe Glade Rehoboth Canal, and between Route a vulnerable locatior and Holland 267 and Henlopen Acres; 940 acres (between two communi- Glade. ties of intensive vacation home develop ment (DNES) -62- If FIGURE 3-6 GENERALIZED WETLANDS MAP OF DELAWARE N Source:, CMP 1979 -63- Forests and State Parks Delaware has an estimated 370,400 acres of private forestlands and has seven State forests with a total of nearly 6,400 acres of land (under the administra- tion of the Forestry Section of the State Department of Agriculture). Although forest land is managed primarily as a timber and pulp-producing cropland, the Forestry Section has been advised to: "set aside within the State forests, unusual or historic groves of trees or natural features particularly worthy of permanent preservation, and may make the same accessible and convenient for public use, and may dedicate them in perpetuity to the people of the State for recreation and enjoyment...".1 The recreational values of woods for walking, camping, nature observation and hunting are the most recognized ones. Depending on the season, the a rea of wood- land coverage, and the tree sizes, density, species and variety of vegetation, woodlands can be places of great beauty and of significant aesthetic value. For a State which is comptis6d largely of flat and cleared lands, the Delaware woodlands add an important visual variety to the landscape. As habitat for animals and birds, woodlands are essential for the survival of many species,.and they replenish earth's oxygen supply. They significantly affect the microclimate of small areas by functioning'as windbreaks and shade producers. The woodlands also play a key role in thc. hydrologic cycle anI in the natural transfer of energy. The DNREC'Division of Parks and Recreation operates,,-maintains and develops the ten State parks of total area of nearly 9,000 acres. These parks are predominantly urban-metropolitan areas and, thus, provide close-to-home Source: SCORP Report, December 1979 -64- .recreation facilities for the majority of the State's residents. All State parks have facilities.for both passive and active recreation enthusiasts. Half of these State parks (5) are located in the most heavily populated New Castle County, one exists in Kent County, and the other four State parks are in Sussex County where they form resource base of the State's tourism industry., The CMP-EIS Report and the SCORP Report are val'uable.references on Delaware forests and.State parks. State forests, State parks and other' woodlands as listed in Table 3-7, are recommended as Statewide critical areas. -65- Table 3-7 RECOMMENDED FORESTS AND STATEPARKS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship U r4 ca > 04 P4 State Forests. Statewide; the seven State Forests x Refer 1979 SCORP are: Blackbird State Forest, Redden report, "unusual Redden State Forest, Ellendale State or historic groves Forest, Red Lion Tract, Owens Tract of trees or natural Old State Nursery, and New State features particu- Nursery; 6,385 acres in total land larly worthy of area; they are under the administra- permanent preserva- tion of the Forestry Section of the tion. ... for recre- State Department of Agriculture; ation and enjoyment See Figure 3-7 for locations (DNREC/OHP&R)p (SCORP) , (DOS) Private forest- Statewide; totalling 370,400 acres x Refer 1975 Delaware lands Coastal Management Plan, and 1979 SCORP (DNREC/OHP&R) State Parks Statewide; 10 in number, namely: x (SCORP); (DOS), Brandywine Creek; Walter S. Carpen_ (DNES), (SC) ter Jr.; Fort Delaware; Lums Pond; (NCC-ToB) Killens Pond; Holts Landing Fenwick Island; Cape Henlopen; Delaware Seashore; Trap Pond; and Bellevue State Parks, of total area, 8,936 acres. (See figure 3-7 for loca- tions) Walter S. New Castle County; mature woods x (DNES), (DOS) Carpenter, Jr. covering the attractive valley State Park slopes of a small stream which flows into a tributary of the White Clay Creek; owned by the State of Delaware; 25 acres -66- Table -3-7 RECOMMENDED FORESTS AND STATE PARKS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship U 4J rq ca > @4 P4 PA Fall-Spring New Castle County; mature wooded x x (DNES), (DOS) Woods valley of a White Clay Creek tri- butary%stream; part of the 75 acres of this parkland is owned by the Statq of Delaware Jackson.Hollow New Castle County; 70 acres of old x Potential for incor' growth forest with many specimen poration into'Walter trees, adjacent to the Louviers S. Carpenter, Jr. Recreation Area State Park (DNES), (DOS) Game and Fish- Kent County; owned by the State of x (KC-ToS) land in Smyrna Delaware -67- PA. FIGURE 3-7 ACREAGE AND LOCATION OF DELAWARE STATE FOREST LANDS (AREAS) I I UONTE '.'JLMINGTON N.J. Forest Area Acres Locaflon m1w CAS:V 1. Blackbird,State* 1,795 Blackbird, DE Forest 2. Redden State Forest 3,215 Redden, DE 3. Ellendale State Forest 1,139 Ellendale, DE o o- 4. Red Lion Tract 5 Red Lion, DE 5. Owens Tract 170 Owens, DE o 6. Old State Nursery 3 Lincoln, DE Ellendale, DE 7. New State Nursery 58 TOTAL 6,385 loll FIRE TOWERS 4 I-C A MD. v" ING CAMDEN A "I -FRS IILIII IWILFORD 14 4-@ 3 -7 14 CAPE HFNLOPEN A 0-2 3 4 SEAFORD SLA - OA .11. 1-C) M.IL -9 Source: C"N 011-1 51- 21@ 4 SCORP 1979 4 4 .1.20 -68- PA. FIGURE 3-7 ACREAGE AND LOCATION OF.STATE PARKS IN DELAWARE tj INGTON 2 N.J. STATE PARKS TOTAL ACRES C"W 1 A Brandywine Creek 433 2. Walter S. Carpenter Jr. 436 .3 3. Fort Delaware 161 n LAWAR["@ 4. Lums Pond 1,325 5. Killens Pond 551 6. Holts Landing Fenwick Island .33 7. Cape Henlopen 2,760 8. Delaware Seashore 1,999 9. Trap Pond 965 0 10. Bellevue 273 NV%1,.As,n.t. 4"If NTA TOTAL 8,936 IENTUN DOV" LITTLI "I T11 MD. WYOMING -e CAM 110- 1AIKIIII A MILFORD cAU Q*PEN 4 $11APORD ..."AA mum source: -W SCORP 1979 SEL-LIE -69- Aquifers/Recharge Areas The ability of the State's underground reservoirs to accept recharge from precipitation and, subsequently, release of this water to streams and wells determines the quantity and quality of major groundwater sources. The underground reservoirs usually store much more water than is used in a year; consequently, the risk of shortages in local water systems which depend on groundwater is much less during a long, dry period than for those systems which use surface water. Increased groundwater withdrawal or surface water diversion from other streams in the area, where the surface water supplies are limited, can result in overdevelopment of these resources and can aggravate the problems of salt water intrusion, leachate contamination, and other degradation of wells or stream base flows. South of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, many of the large, usable aquifers remain untapped due to naturally occurring high total dissolved solid concentrations. There are, however, some areas (in particular at Dover and Milford) where withdrawals are resulting in dropping water tables. In some coastal locations, where water table elevations are less than ten feet above sea level, there is a potential for salt water intrusion into the groundwater reservoirs, if high capacity wells were to draw down the water table and reverse the hydraulic head which opposed the intrusion process. Leachate from solid waste and dredge spoil also impacts water supply quality. Both the New Castle County and the Coastal Sussex 208 Programs have suggested that water withdrawals, both new and existing, be restricted in areas where salt water intrusion or leachate problems could be encountered. The CMP policies on aquifers/recharge areas state that gr oundwater withdrawals should not exceed the safe-sustained yield and that withdrawals from confined aquifers should not cause water levels to be lowered below the top of the -70- aquifers. Also, the CMP recommends that the protection of aq uifer recharge areas should be part of a water supply management program to be developed by State, county, and local governments and private water suppliers. Recommended aquifers/recharge areas identified for inclusion into the Statewide Critical Areas Plan arepresented in Table 3-8. Figures .3-8 and 3-9 taken from the DNREC Wat er Supply Branch input to the Statewide Plan show respectively the location of major State recharge areas and the wellfields that rely on groundwater resources fed by the major recharge areas. Figure 3-10 taken from the same source, shows the prime, productive surficial aquifer areas in Delaware. -71- Table 3-8 RECOMMENDED AQUIFERS/RECHARGE AREAS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of. Comm ents/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship > P4 Pq Aquifer Statewide; as shown in Figure 3-8 X X Protection of ground- recharge @water (DNREC/WSB), areas (US EPA), (CLNCC) Public water Statewide; as shown in Figure 3-9 X X Protection of ground- supply well (Public 'utilities) water (DNREC/WSB) fields (US EPA) Outcrop areas Statewide; belonging to the Chesa- X X These outcrop areas of aquifers peake Group in central and Southern also act as recharge Delaware (See Figure 3-10) areas (DGS) Water Resource New Castle County; many of these X X (DGS) Protection areas, particularly the larger Areas ones could be considered critical; Reference maps available at County Department of Planning; showing recharge capability of surficial sediments. Laird Tract New Castle County; primary water X X (NCC-CON) Wells, North source of the city of Newark Field and South Well Field Cheswold and Kent County X X Important for the Piney Point Dover AFB (DAF/DAFB) Aquifers Town of Delmar Sussex County; 3 acres along York X (SC-TOD) water well Street of the town; 2,300 town field and residents depend on Paelo Channel Paelo Channel aquifer for drinking water Route 268 - Sussex County X. (SC-CoL) Kings Highway Water Well Fields, Lewes -72- FIGURF 3-8 AQUIFER SUBCROP AND RECHARGE AREAS TO BE PROTECTED IN 2CLAWARE ILMINGTON [@@ajCockeysville Marble Basins Potomac aqui fer subcrop area L .'- -. J. fmv"Rancocas aquifer subcrop area E, 9-2.2i 0 pr----3 Cheswold aquifer subcrop area OOOD, 0 0 0O.K-1 Cheswold aquifer recharge area 000' 3 or), U- 08 MFrederica aquifer subcrop area 000, 4. %% % %% %% Dc %% !4 ItIA1, 1) % DE\,,L A WARE B %A Y % \ %% gource: .Et DNREC -73- FIGURE 3-9 PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WELL FIELD (TAPPING THE .SUT,'rICIAL AQUIFERS) IN DELAWARE /025 VVILIAINGTOO LEG t1un i 'S Artesian Water Co. _ Ci 62iL Bg _'T - - JUn ieaC@ 19 Castl MIS 2Bridgeville 20 Wilmington Manor r 3Delaware City Gardens '2 4Delmar 21 New Castle ane 5Frankford Schoolhouse L' 6Greenwood 22 Midvale 7Laurel 23 Fairwinds 8Lewes 24 Glendale 9Milford 2S Hockessin 10 Millsboro *11 Milton Tidewater Utilities rrisons Lake 12 New Castle 2 13 Newark 27 Turnkey 4 & S 14 Rehoboth Beach 28 Carlisle Village 15 Seaford 29 Mill Pond Acres 16 Selbyville 30 Rehoboth Beach 17 Smyrna Country Club IS Georoetown 31 Beachfield 32 Angola by the "IT % 7- % 28 % -,/,DOVER % % DE\\I- A W A R E % 27 X B %A Y % Gil, 61/ ()8 29 4 14 18 32 7/ 10 Source: I C) DNREC -74- FIGURE.3-10 PRIM PRODUCTIVE SURFICIAL AQUIFER AREAS IN DELAWARE ? r @YYILMIN( I FCCM 16 Columbia aquifer thickness a K@@n_-.r_A 240 feet (co grespondi approxi- mately to T 5,000 ft /day) r Columbia aquifer transmissivity T Z 5. 000 ft2/day Columbia aqu fer transmissivity T Z10,000 ft Iday %% Columbia aqulfer transmisstvity \ % T>15,000 ftc/day \% 13 E\\L A W A R E B%A Y- oo . .............. ........... ...... ..... ................. . ... .............. ........... 47 ........ ... ......... .... 'o" :\00015 r., ........... Source: DNREC _75- Geologic Hazard Areas Faults, land slides, rock falls, and other geologic areas are considered as hazard areas, and are unique and limited resources of the State. The recommended critical areas of Statewide concern, under this category are listed in Table 3-9. Table 3-9 RECOMMENDED GEOLOGIC HAZARD AREAS Name of. Site(s) Brief Description Type of. Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship Q) U 4J co > @4 04 04_ South Branch New Castle County; geologic fault x x (DNES) Naaman's Creek line passes through the.area in N-S direction west of Marsh Road; also, spectacular scenic stream bed; 105 acres -76- Minerals and Geologic Features A National interest in minerals exists to ensure that the Country has an adequate, dependable and continuing supply of mineral commodities at reasonable cost. Accoiding to the U. S. Bureau of Mines, the total value of mineral related materials manufactured in Delaware is approximately $1.3 billion each year, much of it attributable to the production of petroleum products. The leasing of State lands for mineral extraction will become important only if economically feasible quantities of minerals are discovered. Preliminary surveys have not disclosed such major deposits in the State, but industrial interest has been shown and geologic conditions do not, preclude their existence. Building stone, heavy minerals, kaolin clay for ceramics, sand of suitable quality for glass, and phosphate deposits are the potential mineral resources in the State. The mineral resources of the Delaware Coastal Plain are shown in Figure 3-11 taken from the CMP-EIS Report.. The Delaware Nature Education Society 1978 Study Report identifies a number of sites of u nique geologic features, which represent recommended.critical areas of concern to the State. These and other similar areas.are of particular inte'rest, because they depict the geological history of the area. They include barrier beaches and islands, unique tidal marshland, ancient sand spits, ancient dunes, migrating capes, and old inlets. These highly valuable areas not only reveal the past but can help predict patterns of geological migration, tidal changes, and other factors. These areas are very vulnerable, if disturbed by man's intrusion and abuse, and are thereby, candidate areas requiring protection and preservation consideration as a non-renewable State resource. -77- A general geologic map of Delaware, prepared by the Delaware Geological Survey is presented as Figure 3-12. The map shows the outcrop areas of aquifers belonging to the Chesapeake Group in Central and Southern Delaware.. Because these'outcrop areas also act as recharge areas, they are considered as recommended critical areas of Statewide concern. Table 3-10 presents the sites and features of geologic significance recommended for inclusion in the Statewide Plan -78- FIGURE 3-11 MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE DELAWARE COASTAL PLAIN EST POTENTIAL AREA FOR SAND AND GRAVEL XTRACTION (OVER 3D' THICK, EXCLUDING BEACH AREAS). THINNER, BUT ACCEPTA13LE DEPOSITS MAY BE FOUND ELSEWHERE. GENERALLY MORE GRAVELLY IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY. BEST POTENTIAL AREA FOR BRICK CLAY. OTHER, LESS DESIRABLE DEPOSITS MAY BE FOUND ELSEWHERE. BEST POTENTIAL AREA FOR GREENSAND. OTHER AREAS NEAR MIDDLETOWN ODESSA MAY BE ACCEPTABLE MAJOR, ACTIVE SAND AND GRAVEL PIT. ACTIVE BRICK CLAY PIT HARD ROCK (PIEDMONT) N Li J- SOURCE: TECH. REPORT"4" DEL.COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. vi@@ -12. FIGURE 3 MINGTON GENERALIZED GEOLOGIC MAP OF DELAWARE APRIL 1976 --NEW CAST LL K., K*l F -All .... Y W-kVI.RAI .. BP- SCALE Of MILES CRAR. 0 5 10 m [email protected] SCIIAI CR-II K.1' I N '..R. 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CTRM`,(. -1-11111 kill F I I f 0 F I PREPARED BY, DELAWARE GEOLOGICAL SURVEN, ZL E :WE S@ UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE.NEWARK,IN CO- OPERATION WITH THE DELAWARE STATE PLAN- NING OFFICE, DOVER. 381' 31).+ REVISED BY THOMAS E. PICKETT, APRIL 1976 FROM NENAD SPOLJARIC AND ROBERTFLJORDANI AUGUST 1966. MARYLANO _80- Table 3-10 RECOMMENDED MINERALS AND GEOLOGIC FEATURES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship U > @4 P4 P4 Eastburn Complex New Castle County; highly valued X (DNES) geologic site consisting of an out- crop of Cockeysville marble, three abandoned quarries; and several lime kilns, remnant of early mineral industry; possible site for place ment on the National Register of Historic Places; 14 acres Deep Cut and New Castle County; 60 foot high X Needs to be preserved Low Bluff of bluff is a regionally unique from eventual obliter- C & D Canal exposure of four Upper Cretaceous ation of the bluff aged Coastal plain formations; and (DNES) the low bluff along the old channel is an exposure of two Upper Cret- aceous formations; all composed of marine sediments; U. S. Government Reservation under jurisdictions of U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Pleistocene New Castle County; only known ser- X Protection of this Plant Deposits vice of non-marine plant fossils of area high research the Pleistocene Era on the Delmarva value is needed peninsula, located in a sand and (DNES) gravel pit of the State Division of Highways Blanco Ditch Kent County; fossiliferous silica- X Extensive educa- Outcrop cemented, coarse gray sandstone tional uses of the slabs of probable Miocene age; site (DNES), (KC) 18 acres Columbia Kent County; Pleistocene Epoch X X, Geological area of Formation, sediments of approximately 60 feet high educational Killen Pond thick, partially owned by the (DNES), (KC) State, and includes in the master plat recommendations for Murderkiln State Park; 12 acres -81- Table 3-10 RECOMMENDED MINERALS AND GEOLOGIC FEATURES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship Q) U 4j .ri co > @4 P4 Pq Miocene Beds, Kent County; discovery of a rare X Geological area of Coursey Pond fossiliferous Miocene outcrop in high educational this 8 acre land is recommended value (DNES), (KC) to be part of the Murderkiln State Park complex Three Facies Sussex County; exemplary exposure of X Geological site of Pit, Middleford a typical elongate mound structure,.. educational value with three facies of Pleistocene (DNES) sedimentation representing beach type environments; 6 acres Omar Formation, Sussex County, distinctly bedded, X X Fossil oyster beds. Pepper Creek consisting of gray to dark gray (DNES) quartz sands interbedded with silts and sand silts; portion of this 5 acre site is on the State Division of Highways right-of-way -82- RECOMMENDED PHYSICAL/OTHER CRITICAL AREAS (PRELIMINARY) -83- 3.3.2 Physical/Other Critical Areas other physical areas which are recommended for inclusion in the Statewide Critical Areas Plan are categorized under the following items: Other recreation sites, such as county pa rks, ballfields, and marinas; Waste disposal sites, such as sanitary and industrial landfill sites; and Impoundment sites, such as dams, dikes, reservoirs and freshwater wetlands. These sites may be in their natural setting, though affected by man-made activities, and require certain protection and preservation. fIt should be noted that some of these sites are included under the items within the physical/natural critical areas category.) The specific locations of these features are vital for the protection of the State's environment and for the well-being of its citizens. Hence, these sites are recommended for inclusion as critical areas of Statewide concern. There are other natural features of concern which are not addressed under this critical areas study program. They include: Public drainage associations in the State, (belonging within the natural resources with the longest continuous use in the State) also referred to as tax ditches, or drainage corporation or drainage company systems (as, identified by the Soil Conservation Service). The channels and right-of-way may be critical to system operation. Critical airsheds of New Castle County may be critical from the health hazard stand-point (as recommended by DNREC) due to the presence of photo chemical oxidents (measured as ozones) in excess of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone. These recommended critical areas of Statewide concern are grouped as other recreation sites; waste disposal sites; and impoundment sites and are respectively listed in Tables 3-11, 3-12 and 3-13. -84- Table 3-11 RECOMMENDED OTHER RECREATION SITES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Commentg/ or Area(s) .(Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship .H co > @4 P4 P4 Public Parks Statewide; 80,912 acres; details x Refer'1979 SCORP: and Preserves of these.facilities are provided (DNREC/OHP&R), in the 1979 SCORP report; specific (SCORP) public parks and preserves are identified under physical/natural critical area categories Scenic Highways Statewide; 62.4 linear miles of x Refer 1979 SCORPIA scenic auto trails as referenced (DNREC/OHP&R), in the 1979 SCORP report .(SCORP) Delaware mill Statewide; the remnant mill ponds x x Best land manage- ponds and up- are slowly becoming filled with ment practices are stream water- sediments over-enriched with urgently needed to sheds nutrients from agricultural drain- ensure the product- age and choked with vegetation, and ivity of the ponds residential development which support re- creational fishing and other activities (DNREC/DFW) Sellers Park New Castle County; well preserved x (DNES) woods in an urban setting; this attractive area of 45 acres deeded to the City of Wilmington by Sellers in 1930 for public enjoy- ment; the County leased the property for development and maintenance for a period of 40 years from 1967 Mill Creek New Castle County; a wooded remnant x x (DNES) Valley of steep slopes and rocky stream beds partially owned by the County as a part of Delcastle Recreation Area; 125 acres Middle Run New Castle County; wooded valley of x Potential for a (Muddy Run) highly attractive stream and its future model recre- tributaries; 220 acres ation-conservation area; (DNES),,(DOS) -85- Table 3-11 RECOMMENDED OTHER RECREATION SITES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship Q) .U > 9W P4 Mt. Lebanon Run New Castle County; a very attrac- X X (DNES) Park tive area of 30 acres; a contin- ually refreshing sight to travelers on Mt. Lebanon Road; partially owned by the county, its Parks and Recreation Department intends to manage the site in its natural state Chesapeake and New Castle County; Delaware City, X Continued decline Delaware Canal 2 acres of waterfront of this facility Bank/Marina will have economic impact (NCC-DC) Riverfront City New Castle County; present and X X (NCC-CoNC) of New Castle future recreational area Bellevue Woods New Castle County; this old growth X (DNES) woodlands of 14 acres is part of a 273-acre tract recently purchased by the State of Delaware, and was formally designated Bellevue State Recreation Area Marina in Sussex County; approximately three X (SC-THA) Henlopen Acres acres, one of the best small marinas on the East coast Millsboro Pond Sussex County; recreational resource X (SC-ToM) of 168 acres, and potential source of water supply Barrier reach Sussex County; between South Bethany X X Prime recreational and Fenwick Island on both sides of area; (SOSD) Route 1, containing wetlands and areas of high flood hazard zones -86- Table 3-12 RECOMMENDED WASTE DISPOSAL SITES .Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship > @1 14 P. P. Waste disposal Statewide X X Potential danger to areas (active health and safety and abandoned) from explosions, groundwater contami- nation, noxious liquids and gases,. vermin (DNREC), (USEPA) Llangollan New Castle County X Impact on the Landfill Site aquifer (US EPA) Sandtown Kent.County; solid waste disposal X Need to avoid Sanitary land- site to be run by the -Delaware groundwater fill site Solid Waste Authority contamination (KC) Solid waste Sussex County; action by the County X X (SC-TBB) disposal site in designating solid waste dump locations in sites around Bethany Beach is Sussex County causing economic hardship on beach area communities -87- Table 3-13 RECOMMENDED IMPOUNDMENT SITES Name Of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship > @4 P4 P4 Hoopes Reservoir New Castle County; old Mill Streams x (NCC-COW), (NCC) area west of Wilmington; major water resource White Clay New Castle County; major reservoir x x (NCC) Creek site -88- RECOMMENDED SOCIAL CRITICAL AREAS (PRELIMINARY) _89- 3.3.3 Social Critical Areas Within this category the following types of Statewide concern are considered for inclusion into the Statewide Critical Areas Plan: Cultural Areas such as museums, theaters and town centers; Institutions, including hospitals, school and,public buildings; Historical/Archaeological sites; and Communications and Public Safety Facilities. These four types of sites and facilities are discussed and presented below: Cultural Areas Areas such as museums, theaters and town centers are the lasting examples of the heritage and culture of the Country; they are viewed as "of more than local concern". However, none was identified through the preliminary inventory (input compilation and review) process. Institutions Institutions refer to "an establishment, especially one of public character affecting a community, or created and existing by-law or public authority". These include both public and private facilities and structures such as hospitals, schools, and public buildings. All public and private schools in the State which address the needs of more than one community (beyond the jurisdiction in which the school is physically.located) are recommended for inclusion as social critical areas. Details on the extent of service area of such institutions are available from the State of Delaware, Department of Public Instruction. Institutions for higher education, public school districts, private schools and other special schools in the State of Delaware are listed in Table 3-14. 1 Source: Senate Bill 358 definition. _90- Institutions identified as-critical areas by State and county agencies and local jurisdictions are listed in Table 3-15, as recommended critical areas of more than local concern. _91- Table 3-14 EDUCATIONAL AND SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS IN DELAWARE Higher Education Institutions University of Delaware Delaware State College Delaware T.echnical and Community College Beebe Hospital School of Nursing Goldey Beacom College Nursing School of Wilmington Wesley College Widener College (Delaware Law School) Wilmington College Special Institutions in State Agencies Bridge House Delaware Correctional Center Delaware State HoSpital Ferris School for Boys Governor Bacon Health Center Hospital for the Mentally Retarded Stevenson House Sussex Correctional Institute Terry Children's Psychiatric Center Woods Haven-Kruse School for Girls Women's Correctional Institution Public School Districts Appoquinimink Laurel Caesar Rodney Milford Cape Henlopen New Castle County Capital New Castle County Voc-tech Delmar Seaford Indian River Smyrna Kent County Voc-Tech Sussex County Voc-Tech Lake Forest Woodbridge Non Public Schools Catholic Schools (26 in Number) under the Office of Catholic Education, Diocese of Wilmington Private Catholic Schools (5 in Number) and., Private Schools (68 in Number) Source: Delaware Education Directory, 1980 - 81 State of Delaware, Department of Public Instruction -92- Table 3-15 RECOMMENDED INSTITUTIONS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship U 4J H co > ::I @4 PA P14 Gawthrop Data New Castle County, (ground of X Further expansion of Center Delaware State Hospital); remote of the facility is job entry center; Health and Social imminent (DAS/DCDP) Services information, in addition to that which is stored in the Dover Center is located at Gawthrop Division of New Castle County, (Delaware State X All taxpayer ' in- Revenue Building at Wilmington) remote job formation for the entry center State is located in this area (DAS/ DCDP) Forensic New Castle County, properties X In order that -Sciences located adjacent to the laboratory future expansion Laboratory for post mortem examination will not be hampered (DH&SS/DPH) Delaware State New Castle County, located on the X Principal mental Hospital DuPont Highway, 160 acres; includes health facility Complex Delaware State Hospital, Terry (DH&SS/DMH) Children's Psychiatric Center, South, South New Castle County CMH, and administrative offices of the Department of Health and Social Services Governor Bacon New Castle County (Delaware City), X Principal mental Health Center off Routes 72 and 7, includes Civil health facility Complex Defense, National Guard and Division (DH&SS/DMH) of Purchasing, 310 acres Wilmington New Castle County X (NCC) Medical Center Gander Hill New Castle County; major public X (NCC-COW) Prison Site investment (under con- stiuction) -93- Table 3-15 RECOMMENDED INSTITUTIONS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship .ri ca > @4 P4 PL4 Institutions of Kent County; Wesley College, X X (KC-COD), higher educa- Delaware Technical and Community tion, Dover College, serving beyond the limits of the City Kent General Kent County; serves the lower part X (KC), (KC-CoD) Hospital of the State and nearby Maryland area Milford Kent County, in the City of Milford X (KC), (KC-CM), (SC) memorial Hospital Public Kent County; they include Allan X (KC-ToS) institutions McLane Armory, Department of in Smyrna Correction, and Home and Hospital, all of which are owned by the State of Delaware Computer Room, Kent County (City of Dover) Highway X This is the main, Tape Library, Administration Building, First and in some cases Production Floor; it includes the State's the only source of Control and financial records, i.e., payroll, all data processing Data Entry pension, vendor data, motor vehicle information for the Areas and registration, health and social State of Delaware Program service information and other (DAS/DCDP) Library pertinent data Health care Sussex County; Beebe Hospital and X (SC-CoL), (SC) facilities, Beebe Clinic on Savannah Road in Lewes Hospital-for Sussex County, at Stockley X (SC) the Mentally Retarded Nanticoke Sussex County, Seaford X (SC) Hospital -94- Historical and Archaeological Sites There are over 10,000 entries of historic and cultural resources identified and inventoried by Delaware's Bureau of Archaeology and Historic Preservation-(Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, Department of State). Properties located in and under the landscape which maintain inherent historical, cultural and scientific value are identified in this list, for protection and preservation "for the understanding and appreciation of-the history and development of Delaware from man's earliest occupation of this landscape over 12,000 years ago to the present".1 These include buildings, -structures, objects, archaeological sites and districts, and are viewed as non- renewable resources requiring recognition and careful management. Properties identified on the Statewide cultural resources inventory receive further recognition as warranted, by nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. Nearly 2,500 properties from among this inventory, thus far, have been nominated and listed in the National Register. At the federal level, the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service (HCRS) of the Department of the interior, performs its role of coordinating and supporting public and private involvement in the recognition and pres ervation of significant cultural resources. All Delaware historic areas in the National Park System,c.together with those properties eligible for designation as National Historic Landmarks, are of National significance and are listed in the NationaliRegister. Information regarding, the description, location, size and significance, and relative uniqueness of these properties is available at the offices of the State Historic Preservation officer (SHPO) and from the National Register of Historic Places. From among the buildings, structures, objects archaeological sites and districts identified by federal, State, county and local agencies and 1 Source: Input from State Historic Preservation officer -95- interest groups as input to the Statewide Plan, those appearing in the Federal Register (Book 2 of 2 Books, February 6, 1979; and that of March 18, 1980) and as listed in the National Register of Historic Places are presented in Table 3-16. These ar e recommended critical areas of more than local concern. However, it should be noted that all properties appearing in the National Register are recommended for inclusion into the Statewide Critical Areas Plan. -96- Table 3-16 RECOMMENDED HISTORIC/ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship U 4J co > P4 P4 Buildings, Statewide; located across and under X X For the understand- structures, the landscape which maintain in- ing and appreciation objects, herent historical, cultural and of the history and archaeological scientific value; identified on the development of Dela- sites and Statewide cultural resources ware from 12,000 districts of inventory, 10,000 entries of which years ago to the historic, approximately 2,500 thus far have present. These are archaeologic, been nominated and listed in the nonrenewable resources cultural and National Register of Historic Places which merit recogni- scientific tion and careful importance management (DS/DS&CA) Village of New Castle County; Arden Trust, 160 X X The only village in Arden acres the nation listed in the National Register in its entirety (NCC-VOA) Fort Casimir New Castle County; archaeological X (NCC-CoNC) site New Castle New Castle County; the Historic X X (NCC-CoNC) Historic District as defined by City Zoning District map is listed in the National Register of Historic Places Beaver Creek- New Castle County; a fault cave of X (DNES) Prehistoric banded gneiss, of archaeological rock shelter" significance (wolf cave) Everett Paleo New Castle County; important, highly X (DNES) Indian Site threatened site of Paleo-Indian occupation, 12 acres Iron Hill New Castle County; contains two out- X X Potential site for standing geologic sites and a unique nominations to the archaeological site, a site of pre- National Natural historic jasper quarry; partially Landmarks Program included in New Castle County's (DNES), (USDI/HCRS, Iron Hill Park; 16 acres -97- Table 3-16 RECOMMENDED HISTORIC/ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship U .rq 0 P4 PA Clyde Farm New Castle County; Indian and Dutch X (USDI/HCRS), artifacts spanning nearly 7,000 (DNES) years, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places; 18 acres Hell Island New Castle County; a wide range X (DNES) Site of ceramic and lithic data in a relatively undisturbed context; listed in the National Register of Historic Places; 10 acres Hughes Early Kent County; lcated west of Felton, X (DS/DH&CA), (DNES) Man Complex with evidence of Paleo Indian early Archaic; three separate sites totalling 120 acres; listed in the National Register of Historic Places Buildings or Kent County; expression of heritage X X (KC-COD) sites of his- of the City toric import- ance in the Historic Zone of Dover Hughes-Willis Kent County; rare archaeological X (DNES) Site area within Dover City limits - 16 acres Dill Farm Kent County; archaeological excava- X State nominee for tions of rare Archaic features, the National Register a buried forest of 9 to 10. thou- of Historic Places sand years old; 36 acres (DNES) Island Field Kent County; multicultural pre- X X (DNES) Site historic occupation and a unique burial grounds; a unique tourist attraction of State's Section of Archaeology containing the Island Field Archaeological Museum and Research Center listed in the National Register of Historic Places; 40 acres _98- Table 3-16 RECOMMENDED HISTORIVARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship U 4J W > 4 .,4 0 @4 P4 04 Millman Site Kent County; a wealth of artifacts X (DNES) spanning thousands of years; part of the tentatively designated Milford Neck Complex; 19 acres Frederica Kent County; group of structures X X (KC-TOF) Historic of historic and architectual District significance Historic Places Kent County; John B. Lindale House, X (KC-ToM) in magnolia Mathew Lowber House, both on Main Street, Town of Magnolia Slaughter Sussex County; location of a X (DNES) Creek Site culturally distinct prehistoric Indian occupation, typical of Delaware archaeological classic, and has ben nominated for place- ment on the National Register of Historic Places; 64 acres Lone Pine Sussex County; named for a single X (DNES) Site tree in the field, it is a pre- historic site of potential arch- aeological significance; 40 acres Wolfe Neck Site Sussex County; massive shell midden, X (DNES) with abundant artifacts; it is part of a complex nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places; 25 acres Thompson's Sussex County; Indian camp and burial X (DNES), (DOS) Island site, nominated by inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places; 8 acres Poplar Thicket Sussex County; a rare and arch- X (DNES) aeologically exciting site, a nominee for the National Register of Historic Places; 36 acres -99- Table 3-16 RECOMMENDED HISTORIC/ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship .r4 co > 04 04 Indiana River Sussex County; in the vicinity of X (DOS/DH CA), Middle Woodland Millsboro; three separate sites (DNES) Complex with a number of parcels, listed in the National Register of Historic Places; approximately 20 acres Fenwick Island Sussex County; only seaside X (SC-TFI) Lighthouse lighthouse in the State still standing; approximately one acre Sussex County Sussex County; colonial style X X (SC-TOG) Courthouse buildings Lewes Historic Sussex County; older section of X X (SC-CoL) District Lewes -100- Communications and Public Safety All public and private communication facilities including telephone installations, newspapers, radio and television stations and associated facilities which are important for the cultural, educational and social nourishment of the State's citizens are recommended for inclusion in the Statewide Critical Areas Plan. All emergency operation centers (fire' stations and public safety establishments which cover more than the jurisdiction in which they are physically located) are also recommended for inclusion as critical areas of statewide concern. Specific institutions and establishments that were identified by federal, State and local entities are listed in Table 3-17. _101- Table 3-17 RECOMMENDED COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC SAFETY Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship .rq co > ::I @4 P-4 P4 Telephone Statewide; owned by Diamond State X (PSC), (DAF/DAFB) installations Telephone Company Ommelanden New Castle County; proposed X Major effort to Hunter Safety shooting facilities for shotgun provide a safe Training small bore and centerfire rifles; place for public Complex located east of Route 9 south of shooting as well New Castle, immediately adjacent to as gun safety the Delaware National Guard firing training; need to range maintain the sur- rounding lands in its present condi- tion is vital to minimize conflicts in future land uses (DNREC/DFW) Kent County Kent County X X (KC) Communica- tions Center and other Communica- tions facili- ties Emergency Kent County; in the event of natural X X (KC) Shelters man-made disaster and other disaster reflief facilities assigned by the State Division of Emergency Planning and Operations State Fire Kent County; teaching the skills X (KC) School necessary to supply the fire protection services -102- Table 3-17 RECOMMENDED COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC SAFETY Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship > P4 P Communication Kent County; Mid-shore cable TV, X (KC-ToM) facilities in Morning News, Newsweek-Sentinal, Magnolia Dover Post, Milford Chronicle and Delaware State News Sussex County Sussex County X (SC) Emergency Operations Center Diamond State Sussex County X (SC) Telephone Company Central Exchange I I 1 -103- 1 I I I I I I RECOMMENDED ECONOMIC CRITICAL AREAS . I (PRELIMINARY) I I I I I I I I I -104- 3.3.4 Economic Critical Areas A critical area can be represented on a unique requirement or potential for economic development; such as, an area of public or private investment enabling desirable development in the State or those inducing specific projects at strategic points (highway interchanges as example); areas with unique potential for development (sites for reservoirs as example); port facilities-or electric generating plants; and areas experiencing a loss or reduction in productivity of food, fiber, minerals or industrial outputi Generally such economic areas can be classified within the following topics: Highways and Intersections Airports. Railroads and Yards Public Utilities Industrial Site8/Other Employment Centers Shopping Centers Highways a6d Intersections All federal (Interstate and U. S.), State, and county highways in Delaware are o@ more than local concern due to their role in the State's economic growth-and-development and for economic and cultural interactions among commundties. Inputs from agencies have identified specific concerns..relating to their (local or department) respective portions of the highway systemli such as, seasonal high volume traffic, highway crossings, congestion resulting in inconvenience and economic disruption,,and maintenance problems. Specific inputs of more than local concern are listed in Table 3-18. The entire State highway system and its interchanges, including the specific items listed in Table 3-18, are recommended for inclusion in the Statewide Critical Areas Plan. _105- Table 3-18 RECOMMENDED HIGHWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size,.etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship 4J Ca Highway Systems Statewide; which serves the Dover X Important for the AFB Air Force Base (DAF/DAFB) Three highway Statewide; C&D Canal constitutes a X (KC) crossings of physical barrier; hence elimination the Chesapeake of these crossings will result in and Delaware gross inconvenience and economic Canal disruption Route 2 and New Castle County; Route 2 Kirkwood X (NCC-ToE) Route 100 Highway, 80 feet wide, and Route rights-of-way 100 DuPont Road, 56 feet wide are in Elsmere major arteries of the town; new construction is planned for Route 100 Routes 816 New Castle County; Route 896 North X Maintenance issues and 299 in and South, and Route 299 East and such as drainage, Middletown West improper shoulders and potholes (NCC-ToM) Routes 13 and Kent County; major north-south X (KC-CoD) 113, and Route highways of Routes 13 and 113, 8 and the east-west highway of Route 8 are important transporta- tion routes through the City Routes 11 and' Kent County; approximately 3/4 X (KC-ToH) 44 in Hartly of a mile of these routes are within the town limits; main roadway for trucking as an access to Route 301 Main traffic New Castle County; high volume X Need for a by-pass arteries of traffic on U. S. Route 299, to alleviate pres- Town of Odessa resulting in "bottle necks" ent congestion (NCC-ToO) Railroad level Kent County; approximately 300 feet X Poor track mainten- crossing for of track crosses Route 44 within ance creates traffic Route 44 in the town limits hazard on Route 44 Hartly (KC-ToH) -106- Table 3-18 RECOMMENDED HIGHWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area.(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship Cd > @4 P4 P4 Port Mahon Kent County; a two lane road run- X The toad is in Road ning from Route 9 in Little Creek jeopardy because of to the Mahon River and Delaware erosion along the Bay, Route 89; the only link to a Delaware Bay shore- major State boat launching area, line; it-is essential State docks and fishing pier; the to the States' oyster only access to deepwater along the and crab industry; the coast in central Kent County road also allows for logical support for the maintenance of a fuellsupply line essential to Dover Air Force Base (DNREC/DFW) U. 8. Route 13, Kent County; provides military X (KC), (APFL) 113 and 113A, accessibility and economic and State viability Routes 6,8, 10, 12, and 14, and the alignment of the "West Dover By-Pass" Route$ 9 and Kent County; the routes passing X (KC-ToC) 42 in teipsic through the town Alternate U.S. Kent County; heavy summer beach X (KC-ToM) 113 in Magnolia traffic and Sunday traffic on this north-south street of the town Highway inter- Sussex County; Delaware Route 1 X (SC-TBB) changes in intersecting with Pennsylvania Bethany Beach Avenue at north and south borders -of the town; major traffic hazards from seasonal traffic Garfield Park- Sussex County; from Route 1 to the X (SC-TBB) way id Bethany Beach, congestion in the center of town from seasonal traffic -107- Table 3-18 RECOMMENDED HIGHWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship .V_1 ca @4 Route 404 and Sussex County; summer beach traffic X Congestion and in- Delaware 18 in of 60,000 to 70,000 cars per week- convenience to local Bridgeville end creates traffic jams as long as residents (SC-ToB) 3 to 4 miles Route 1, at and Sussex County; heavily congested in X (SC-CRB) north and south summer with traffic backups a com- of Rehoboth mon occurrence -108- Airports The economic significance and strategic importance of protecting and preserving the public and private airports and the Dover Air Force Base has been illustrated through inputs provided by the federal, State, and county agencies. Airports, as recommended critical areas of Statewide concern are listed in Table 3-19. Railroads and Yards Maintenance of the existing rail system that@serves Delaware communities is of vital importance to the economy of the State. Loss of,this servicel especially in freight movement will adversely affect the transportation of farm products from Southern Delaware, and may create economic problems through closure of certain manufacturing plants which heavily depend on railroads. Hence, these transportation systems are recommended for inclusion in the Statewide Critical Areas Plan. Specific inputs on railroads and yards are presented in Table 3-20. Port Facilities The critical concerns raised relating to port and navigation fac:61ities in Delaware are associated with the handling of crude oil (especially irr the open lower Delaware Bay) and the maintenance of channels and harbors. A primary problem affecting many smaller, historic ports in the State is the maintenance of channel and harbor depths, since most small ports are located on shallow tidal rivers with slow flushing rates and which receive large amountsk.of sediments. Because of the potentially areawide economic significance of these facilities, they are recommended as critical areas of Statewide concern. Specific inputs on port facilities, as provided by various agencies, are listed in Table 3-21. _109- Table 3-19 RECOMMENDED AIRPORTS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship .H Ca @a rq PL, P4 Greater New Castle County; 13,000 acres; X (US DOT/FAA) Wilmington Commuter air service and general Airport aviation and cargo services Airport New Castle County; as given in the X (NCC) approach, New Castle County Airport Master hazard and Plan noise zones Dover Air Kent County; areas outlined in red X X Land uses in these Force Base Air on Figure IV-1 of the AICUZ Study areas must be Installation of March 1977. These areas are rigidly controlled Compatible directly under existing flight in order to con- Use Zone tracks and are subjected to air- tinue the flying (AICUZ) craft noise; areas referred to as operations at this the clear zones, accident potential installation; zones I and II and the height and similar restric- obstruction criteria referred to tions apply to the in Appendix E of the AICUZ study civilian aviation are of critical importance facilities at the site (DAF/DAFBI) Private Kent County; namely, Chandell X Need to protect Airports Estates Airport, Delaware Air Park, these airports, Jenkins Airport, Milford Air Park, their clear zones and Smyrna Airport; they make Kent and accident po- County accessible to travelers tential. zones (KC) using business sized airplanes Delaware Air Kent County; Dover - Cheswold area; X (US DOT/FAA) Park 65 acres; General aviation services Dover Air Kent County; the small area of the X (US DOT/FAA) Force Base AFB to be used jointly by civilian and military aircrafts provides access to Dover for sophisticated general aviation of aircrafts Sussex County Sussex County; in Georgetown; 500 X (US DOT/FAA), (SC) Airport acres; private general aviation services and is forecast to provide commuter service -110- Table 3-20 RECOMMENDED RAILROAD AND YARDS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship Public Private Railroad statewide; it eliminated will X X (KC) crossing of the create gross inconvenience and Chesapeake and economic disruption Delaware Canal B & 0 Railroad New Castle County; B & 0 freight X (NCC-ToE) Yard in Elsmere yards and main line; second main line is to be added; major local and national freight handling, GM Boxwood Road plant and right-of-way Table 3-21 RECOMMENDED PORT FACILITIES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship U 4J .ri 0 i Port of New Castle County; State's major X X (NCC-CoW) Wilmington commercial shipping facility and area of major public investment Delaware Bay Kent County; deepwater shipping X Economically important Shipping channel running from the Atlantic to the entire region Channel ocean to the vicinity of Big Stone (KC) Beach to the Delaware Memorial Bridge; the only protected deep- water channel on the east coast Facilities at Kent County; the fuel off-loading X X (DAF/DAFB) Port Mahon facility, the water channel leading (Port thereto, pipeline routes and the facilities associated tank farm and public facilities) Big Stone Beach Kent County; both extensive and X The site has its holdings of interconnected properties in th-- uniqueness and Delaware Bay vicinity of Big Stone Beach at the potential economic (Potential ' location of the only high and dry value (KC) Port Facili- land nearest the Delaware Bay in ties) Kent County, and tn-@ unique Dela- ware Bav Configuration which in effect is a terminus for a deep water channel to the ocean Delaware River Sussex County; in Lewes X X (SC-i and Bay Authority Ferry Terminal Lewes and Sussex County; also surface water X (SC-COL) Rehoboth Canal body Broadkill Sussex County; runs from Delaware X (SC-TM) River Bay at Broadkill into heart of downtown Milltown; if ever dredged, could provide port facilities -112- Public Utilities The economic security of the Nation, as well as the State depends bn existi,ng,and proposed energy development facilities. Hence these facitities are recommended as critical areas of Statewide concern. Similarly, specific water supply, waste water treatment facilities, and other utilities network throughout the State are of vital economic importance and are identified as recommended critical areas, when these facilities service more than one jurisdiction. The federal, State, and local agency inputs on public utilities are presented in Table 3-22. Industrial Sites/Other Employment Centers Industrial parks, major employers and employment locations of more than loc.al significance are recommended for inclusion in the Statewide Critical Areas Plan. The Division of Economic Development, under the Department of Community Affairs and Economic Development, maintains a list of all industrial parks, ma jor employers, and proposed sites for future industrial development. The specific items of employment locations provided by State and local agencies are listed in Table 3-23 as recommended critical areas of statewide concern. -113- Table 3-22 RECOMMENDED PUBLIC UTILITIES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship > P4 P4 D P & L Sub- Statewide; for the supply of X Essential utility stations and electric power service (PSC) peaking units Natural gas Statewide; elimination of these X X (KC) pipeline and crossings will create economic all electric disruption transmissions line crossings of Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Utility lines Statewide X Disruption of source, for electric, danger from explosion gas, (telephone etc. (PSC) and cable), water mains Other small Statewide X water utilities Salem Nuclear New Castle County; a critical area X More emphasis is being Generating can be described by a 5 mile arc placed on maintaining Facility originating from the center of the low population areas facility. entering the State below near nuclear facili- Augustine Beach and encompassing ties (DPS/DEPO) Port Penn and Delaware City having a population of about 800 urban and suburban citizens Pumping Sta- tions and facilities of: Artesian New Castle County X To preserve the health Water Co. and environment of the Wilmington New Castle County X communities and to Sub. Water provide fire protection (PSC) Edgemoor New Castle County; in Edgemoore X Environmental impact Electric owned by D P & L and safety (PSC) Generating Facility -114- Table 3-22 RECOMMENDED PUBLIC UTILITIES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship > @4 CL4 P4 Delaware City New Castle County, in Delaware X Expansion potential Generating City, a major source of electric (PSC) Station power Summit Site New Castle County; in Summit, X (PSC) proposed location for electric generating facility Operation New Castle County; in Newark, X .(PSC) Center of controls the flow of electric D P & L power throughout D P & L System City of Dover Kent County X X Important for the electrical Dover AFB (DAF/DAFB) generation and transmission system Kent County Kent County X Important for the Regional Sewer Dover AFB (DAF/DAFB) System Kent County Kent County; the regional plant for X X AKC-CM), (KC) waste treat- the Milford area ment plant and facilitie s Pumping stations and facilities of: Tidewater Kent and Sussex Counties X To preserve the utilities health and envir- Company onment of the communities and to provide fire protection (PSC) Delaware Kent and Sussex Counties; for the X Essential utility Electric Coop. supply of electric power service (PSC) Substations -115- Table 3-22 RECOMMENDED PUBLIC UTILITIES Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship ;> P P4 Tidewater Kent and Sussex Counties X To preserve the health Utilities Co. and environment of the communities and to provide fire protection (PSC) Sussex Shore Sussex County; Bethany Beach X To preserve the health Water Co. and environment of the communities and to provide fire protection (PSC) Water and Sussex County; Georgetown X To preserve the health Supply Co. and environment of the communities and to provide fire protection (PSC) Lincoln and Sussex County (Lincoln and Ellen- X Essential utility Ellendale dale), for the electric power service (PSC) Substation supply Indian River Sussex County; in Indian River; X Potential expansion Electric large source of electric power of the facility (PSC), Generating (SC) Facility Georgetown Sussex County; located southeast X (SC-ToG) Sewer Treat- section of Georgetown, it is a ment Plant regional facility; 7 acres South Coastal Sussex County X (SC) Wastewater Treatment Plant Lewes-Rehoboth Sussex County; for Lewes and X (US EPA) Wastewater Rehoboth, and surrounding communi- Management ties in the unincorporated area Facilities of the county (Planning stage) -116- Table 3-23 RECOMMENDED INDUSTRIAL SITES/OTHER EMPLOYMENT CENTERS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship co > @4 P4 P4 Areas approved 1) Delaware Bay with the exception X X Development *has or conditionally of those areas listed as not encroached on them approved for approved as shellfish growing and brought about the growing or areas (namely St. Jones Creek, closing of portions taking of Murderkill Creek, Mispillion of these areas due -shellfish River including Cedar Creek, to Polluted condi- Broadkill Creek, Lewes-Rehoboth tions of the waters Canal, Leipsic River, and an (DH&SS/DPH) an area in the Delaware Bay adjacent to the mouth of the River, Dona (Simon) River, White Creek, and all their tributaries, and an area of Breakwater Harbor and Delaware Bay) within one-half mile of the. mouth of these rivers 2) I-ndian River Bay with the X X exception of a line drawn in a southeasterly direction from Pot Nets Point to Ellis Point, an area of Indian River Inlet extending west from a line drawn between the jetty lights to a line drawn from Burton Island in a southerly direction to the western-most point of South Side Marina including the Southside Marina, and an area near the Inlet known as Balders Pond 3) Rehoboth Bay with the exception X X of an area adjacent to the mouth of the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal 1ndustrial Kent County; on southeast section X (KC-ToC) Park, of the town of Cheswold; 80 acres Cheswold -117- Table 3-23 RECOMMENDED INDUSTRIAL SITES/OTHER EMPLOYMENT CENTERS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship cu ;> P4 P4 Campbell's Soup Kent County; the plant uses the X (KC-TC) Company, Clayton town's water supply aquifer; large acreage Dover Capital Kent County; the site for city, X A stable economy Complex, Dover county and State governmental for the City of employment Dover (KC-CoD), (KC) , Dover Air Kent County; center of military X Major employer for Force Base transport of material for the east both Kent County coast of the United States and the City of Dover (KC-COD) , (KC), (KC-CM) Factory Complex Kent County; owned by the State and X (KC-TH) Houston leased to Trapp Packing, Inc., will provide jobs for town residents when in operation Industrial Park Kent County; employment location, X (KC-COD) in Dover reflecting the economic growth of the City The twenty- Kent County; the list of employers X X Economic importance five largest available at the Kent County to the County citi- employers in Planning Office zens; (KC) Kent County DuPont's in Sussex County; providing employment X (SC-ToE) Seaford to Ellendale residents L. D. Caulk Sussex County; providing employment X (SC-ToE) in Milford to Ellendale residents Industrial Sussex County; two sites on south X SC-ToM) sites in edge of the town: N.C.R. Plant Millsboro with 600 to 2,000 employees; 30 acres; InterContinental Biologies, Inc., employing 75 persons, 29 acres -118- Table 3-23 RECOMMENDED INDUSTRIAL SITES/0THER EMPLOYMENT CENTERS Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Comments/ or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owner- Source(s) ship Public Private Sussex County Sussex County; on County owned land X X (SC) Industrial Park Nanticoke Homes Sussex County; located north of town X (SC,ToG) in Greenwood limits, manufacturing modular homes and components, providing employment -119- 3.4 Special Local Area Concerns It has been noted by OMBP through the Initial Draft Plan development activity that some of the inputs submitted by the local jurisdictions do not fit within the definitions of critical areas (as provided herein). These inputs, therefore, were not included in the category list developed under this plan. Concerns such as sidewalks and drainage ditch repair, vacant lots, local seasonal traffic congestion, closed local factories, and the public safety concerns as identified by beach resort communities cannot be addressed by this Plan. However, OMBP recognizes that the issues raised by these jurisdictions are of vital concern to them and does plan to conduct further examination and develop recommendations for dealing with them. These local concerns are being addressed separately from the Critical Areas Plan. Contact will be made with individual jurisdictions to explore their specific problems and to provide assistance by involving other State and county agencies. -120- 4.0 PLAWREFINEMENT .PHASES As previously stated, the prepara tion of this Initial Draft Plan tepresents only the,first phase in a series of refinement phases toward the Final State- wide Plan preparation and adoption. The remaining components of this'Plan Refinement Process are outlined below and schematically shown on Figure 1. 4.1 Refinement of Statewide Plan (Initial.Draft) It is anticipated that approximately sixty (60) days will be provided for review and comment on the Initial Draft Plan. OMBP will invite comments from all municipal, county, State, and federal governments, as well as public and private interest groups. The initial Draft Plan will be revised then to incorporate relevant comments and to address issues raised during the review and comment period. 4.2 Preparation of Statewide Plan (Final Draft) During the Final Draft Plan preparation phase, OMBP will prepare a more final Statewide Plan which will reflect the revisions made to the Initial Draft Plan. The Plan will be distributed to the agencies, jurisdictions and groups receiving the Initial Draft Plan for additional (formal) review and comment. Public meetings will be scheduled to receive comments on the document. 4.3 Public Hearings After the completion of the Final Draft Plan, OMBP will schedule Public Hearings in each county for purpose of allowing formal comments from all concerns to be submitted and recorded as,final input to the Statewide Critical Areas Plan prior to it becoming an offical plan of the State. Final input is not intended to imply that the Plan will then remain unchangeable; the formal review and comment period is used as a key step in reaching official plan status. 121- FIGURE 4-1 STATEWIDE PLAN REFINEMENT PHASES INITIAL DRAFT PLAN REVIEW AND COMMENT PROCESS FINAL OFFICIAL DRAFT PLAN COMMENTS STEP cl@AL PUBLIC OFF I i , @ REVISIONS MEETINGS STEP HEARINGS ADOPTION OFFICIAL STEP STATEWIDE PL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND UPDATES 0 FFIl VIS CRE @3ADOPON STI T1 ST EP -122- 4.4 Official Statewide Critical Areas Plan The published information-resulting from the series of phases outlined. above will.be the Official Statewide Critical Areas Plan. The completion of this Plan will satisfy the requirement that is outlined in the enabling legislation (29 Delaware Code, Chapter 92, Land Use Planning Act) and will allow formal interactions of Delaware entities (State, county, and local) on State critical areas to be based on an official plan. 4.5 Critical Areas Plan Implementation and Updating Process Upon completion of the planned refinement phases, OMBP will directly use the Statewide Critical Areas Plan in accordance with the requirements of the Land Use Planning Act and for official/unofficial activities regarding Critical Areas.1 A periodic review and updating process will be implemented for purposes of considering additions, deletions and other amendments to the Plan. 1. OMBP plans to use various drafts of the plan when State projects are being planned which could affect a recommended critical area. APPENDICES A. LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS PLANS B. LIST OF AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING THE STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN (INITIAL DRAFT) C. COPIES OF CORRESPONDENCE TO AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS A. LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS PLANS Introduction Senate Bill No.. 358, Section 9212 of Chapter 92 calls for the preparation of a plan byzeach local jurisdiction, designating Critical Areas, and to forward the same to the State Office of Management, Budget, and Planning. The Section 9212 also requires the State OMBP "to prepare a Statewide Plant designating Critical Areas with due consideration of local input". The State OMBP had been in touch with the local jurisdictions (56 iwanicipalities and the three counties) since January 1979, concerning the preliminary measures of implementing the Land Use Planning Act (SB 358). By the Memorafid um of April 30, 1980, OMBP had requested the local jurisdictions to submit a draft local critical areas plan by July 31, 1980, to OMBP as required by the Senate Bill. Each of the draft critical areas plans provided by local jurisdictions was evaluated for its specific designations as "critical to more than local residents and government and of more than local concern", by reviewing the spe cific situation and using the evaluation criteria as presented in Spction 3.2 of the text. After a preliminary evaluation, copies of the input from each jurisdiction were sent to the respective jurisdictions on October 24, 1980.- The preliminary evaluation represents the effort to identify what is perceived as areas of more than local concern, but at this stage, they should not be construed to mean that they represent critical areas that are to be incorporated@ into the Final Statewide Plan. Additional levels of refinement/evaluation of this input will include further review and examination, and public meetings and hearings before the Final Statewide Plan is developed. Presentation of Local Input The Local critical areas plans submitted to OMBP, afte r their preliminary evaluation are presented here in the following order:. New Castle County Village of Arden to City of Wilmington Kent County .Bowers Beach to Wyoming Sussex County Bethany Beach to South Bethany LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR New Castle Cqpnty PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Descript-:.ion Reasons for Concern as Owne shil Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Q) Identified by Municipality Q Areas of More r4 r-A co Than Local Concern A4 Unique natural Natural areas See DNES' Natural Areas X X Scarce/unique X areas Study Forests and State Major forests See SCORP and Forest X X i Scarce/unique X Parks Resources Pl4n (DNREC) Aquifers/recharge Major and/or See DGS' Formation maps X X Scarce/unique X areas unique aquifers for N.C.C. Flood hazard areas Major floodplains See U.S. Army Corps of X X Scarce/unique X Engineers Floodplain Stadia (also see FEMA studies) Surface water Major rivers, lakes, See Recreational Rivers X X Scarce/unique X Dodies; other ponds, inlets List (HCRS), Rivers cecreation sites Heritage Act; SCORP (DNREC) ietlands/tidal Wetlands See State Wetlands Act X X Scarce/unique X Lands and SCORP Underwater lands See Coastal Management X X Scarce/unique X Plan (OMBP) .'14blic beaches Beaches See Coastal Management X X Scarce/unique X Plan (OMBP) p TOTE: Explanation of abbreviations in the table are provided at the end of the table for New Castle County LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR New Castlp. CoUnty (cgntinup .d) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TFE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description e shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of More Than Local Concern Unique natural Shorelines and See Coastal Management X X Scarce/unique X areas; other waterfronts Plan, Urban Waterfront recreation sites Study (Cohen for OMBP) X Geologic hazard Natural hazard See DGS X X Sensitive areas areas Mineral and geologic features Mineral resources See DGS X X Scarce/unique X Impoundment Existing and 1) X Sensitive X sites proposed major Hoopes reservoir sites 2) X X Sensitive X White Clay Creek Airports Airport approach, See N.C.C. Airport Master X Sensitive X hazard, noise Plan zones Waste disposal 1) See 208 General Report X X Sensitive X sites Existing and pro- and Delaware Solid Waste posed solid waste Disposal Authority disposal sites y LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR New Castle County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 198O) Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Reasons for Concern as Preliminary Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Ownership Identified by Municipality Evaluation Areas of More Then Local Public Private Concern Waste disposal 2) See N.C.C. Capital Pro- X Sensitive X sites (continued) Existing and pro- gram and Department of posed major sewage Public Works treatment and handling facilities 3) See Delaware River Basin X X Sensitive X Existing and pro- Commission Study on this gram hazardous subject and radioactive waste disposal sites (No designation)* Museum - estates See existing land use and X X Sensitive property maps Properties of Properties of See school district X Sensitive Higher Education Higher Education records and University Facilities of Delaware Master Plan Other recreation Parks See N.C.C. Department of X Sensitive X sites, Parks and Recreation Maps Historical/ 1) See National Register of X X Sensitive X archaeological "Districts" Historic Places sites *Follow-up required LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR New Castle County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Evaluation shi Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality W Areas of More -W Cd Than Local- > *;i Concern P4 P4 Historical/ 2) See National Heritage X X Sensitive archaeological "Cultural Land- Policy Act and National sites (continued) scapes"* Register 3) See National Heritage x x Sensitive "Neighborhoods" Policy Act and National Register 4) See National Heritage x x Sensitive "Networks"* Policy Act and National Register Institutions Schools See School District x Sensitive Recordq and State Department of Instruction 1) Cultural areas Libraries and See N.C.C. Department of x Sensitive other deposits Libraries of records 2) See N.C.C. Arts Studio's x x Sensitive Arts, crafts, and Records other self.-expres- sion centers 3) P1 Museums See Delaware Art Museum x x Sensitive x Records *Follow-up required LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR New Castle County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS 'PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Critical Area Name of Type of Preliminar .y Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Dwne shi Identified by Municipality Evaluation w Areas of More co Than Local Concern Other recreation Athletic and See SCORP and N.C.C. Parks X X Sensitive X sites Recreation and Recreation Department Facilities .Communications Commun'ications See existing land use X X Sensitive X and,public installations and property maps saf et7 .(No designation'),- Churches See existing land use X Sensitive X andproperty maps Institutions 1) See Wilmington Medical X X Sensitive X Hospitals, clinics Center and State Depart- etc. ment of Health and Social Services 2) See existing land use X Sensitive X Government and property maps Administration Buildings Cultural Areas Civic centers, etc See existing land use X X Sensitive and property maps Communications 1) See Fire Marshal's Office X X Sensitive X and public s af ety Fire Stations 2) See State and County X Sensitive X Police Stations Police LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR New Castle County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE-CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Dww nwe s h i Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality U 0 Areas of -More _rq Than Local Concern Institutions Prisons, etc. S.tate Department of X Sensitive X Corrections Industrial sites/ Military Bases* See existing land use X Sensitive X other employment and property maps centers Historic/ 1 See National Register of X X Sensitive X archaeological "Buildings"* Historic Places sites 2) See National Register of X X Sensitive X "Structures"* Historic Places 3) See National Register of X X Sensitive X "Sites"* Historic Places 4) See National Register of X X Sensitive X "Objects"* Historic Places Industrial sites/ 1) See 1995 Transportation X X Economic benefits X other employment Major employment Plan centers concentrations of all kinds 2) See existing land use X Economic benefits X Major concentra- maps tions of commercial activitiX *Follow-up required LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR New (;asrir. __0 nty (cQntiUUa__) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type f Prelimirary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Owne shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality U W Areas of -More 4J Cd Than Local Concern P1 P4 Industrial sites/ 3) See existing land use X Economic benefits X other employment Major concentra- maps centers (contirue4 tions of primary, secondary and tertiary industry (No designation) Areas of major See Delaware Tourism X X Economic benefits X tourism Policy Study Public utilities 1) See State Energy Office X Economic benefits X Major fuel production and storage facilities 2) See Delmarva Power and X X Economic benefits X Major power gen- Light eration facilities and substations Port facilities Ports See Coastal Management X X Economic benefits X Plan (OMBP)' Airports Airports See DVRPC Regional Study X X Economic benefits X Railroads and Railroads iSee State Rail Plan X, X Economic benefits X yard3 LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR New Castle County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEL-AWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Owne shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) 4W Identified by Municipality Areas of More W Than Lucal Concern Highways and 1) See 1995 Transportation X Economic benefits X intersenctions; Potential Transit Plan Railroads and Alignments yards 2) See DART, 1995 Transporta- X Economic benefits X Existing and tion Plan potential bus routes 3) See N.C.C. Bikeway Study, X Economic benefits X Existing and Special Class I Study for potential bicycle Mill Creek Hundred routes 4) See 1995 Transportation X X Economic benefits X Abandoned or Plan, Special Class I expendable rights- Study for Mill Creek of-way Hundred (potential recreational sites) 5) See 1995 Transportation X X Economic benefits X Major proposed Plan highway aliguments 6) See 1995 Transportation X Economic benefits X Major roads with Plan excess capacity conditions LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR New Castle County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TFE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLA-iq FOR DEL-AWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Reasons for Concern as Preliminary Category or Area(s). (Location, size, etc.) Wne shi Identified by Municipality Evaluation U Areas of-More Than Local Concern P. Highways and 7) See 1995 Transportation x Economic benefits x intersections Rajor toads with Plan (continued) capacity shortages See DOT Records x Economic benefits x Kajor traffic hazard intersections Public utilities Major utility, The Utility and Energy x Economic benefits x communication, Companies will probably fuel, and power have to be contacted transmission separately rights-of-way pi LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Village of Arden, New Castle County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEL-AWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owne shi Identified by Municipality U V Areas of More Than Local > 10 Concern Historical/ Village of Arden 160 acres; Arden Trust 'X X Pioneering example of success X archaeological Iful town planning embodying sites igarden city design long before f !they gained acceptance else- where. The only village in the nation listed in the National Register of Historic Places, on 2/73, in its entirety. LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Village of Ardencroft, New Castle County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITIC AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Reasons of Concern as Preliminary Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Ownership Identified by Municipality Evaluation Public Private Areas of More Than Local Concern Other recreation Ardencroft Park- Village of Ardencroft, X Wooden area and play areas are sites land approximately 20 acres an integral part of community life and community aesthetics Surface water Parkins Run* Passes through Village of X Enchances value of parkland it bodies Ardencroft passes through Other recreation YMCA Adjacent to southeast X Is essentially a continuation sites boundary of the village of village parkland; serves as buffer between village and I95 *Follow-up required LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Trustees of Ardentown, New Castle County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEL-AWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Wnershi Identified by Municipality W Areas of More -W Than Local Concern P4 P-4 No Critical Areas Town of approximately (to list as local 106 acres adjoining the input) B & 0 Railroad at Harvey Road. The town is owned and managed by the Trust- ees of Ardentown LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Bellefonte, New Castle County PREPARED BY THE MUNTICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE, CRITIC AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Reasons for Concern as Preliminary Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Ownership Identified by Municipality Evaluation Public Private Areas of More Than Local Concern Other recreation Bellefonte Park Park located at Bellefonte X Other recreational facility sites and Rosedale Avenues north of Wilmington Forests and Bellevue State Philadelphia Pike X Only small local park for X State Parks Park neighborhood kids LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Delaware City, New Castle County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Critical Area Type of Preliminary Name of Site(s) Brief Description I Reasons for Concern as Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Orw@ne shi Identified by Municipality Evaluation Q Areas of -More -4 co Than Local > Concern Pk 04 Other recreation Chesapeake and 2 acres of waterfront, x Continued decline affects x sites Delaware Canai eroding and deteriorating recreation possibilities and Bank/Marina probable loss, of Canal Street; great economic impact Flood hazard Washington Street High flood hazard area; x During high water conditions x areas 1 acre downtown area not passable; great impact on CBD Highways and Streets in general 8 miles (of streets and x Deterioration of streets with intersections (deteriorated) highways) potholes is greater than town's ability to fund repairs; decline in public morale and economic well-being of town LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Elsmere, New_ Castle County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEL-AWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief.Description Owne shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality 0 Areas of More rq Than Local .9 Concern Flood hazard Town of Elsmere Entire town, some sections X X High population density X areas more than others; 1.1 sq. mile area Railroad and B & 0 Railroad B & 0 Freight yards and X Major local and national X yards yard main line. Second main freight handling, GM Boxwood line to be added - 50. Road Plant, and right of way acres Highways and Route 2 Right-of- Route 2 Kirkwood Highway; X Major artery X intersections Way 80 feet wide Route 100 Right- of-Way Route 100 DuPont Road; X Major artery; new construction X 56 feet wide planned LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Middletown, New Castle County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TVE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Owne shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality W Areas of -More Than Local Concern Highways and All State main- Route 896 North and South X Drainage, improper shoulders, x intersections tained highways in Route 299 East and West pot holes the Town of Middletown (maintenance) Railroads and Railroad crossing West Main Street x Improper maintenance of x yards* (maintenance) crossing gates *Follow-up required, (R) revised since October 24, 1980 LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR gity of New Castle, New Castle County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of 'Reasons for Concern as Preliminary Owne ship - Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) W Identified by Municipalir-Y Areas of More- -W 0 Than Local > -$I Concern N Physicallgatural Aquifer For City water supply x !To protect present and future !water needs of the city Aquifer/Recharge Stations Wetlands/tidal Wetland As defined by State lands Wetland Act Natural drainage Marshes, dyke stream x X Serve as retention areas for areas basins, etc. drainage Surface water Riverfront x X Servesas present and future x bodies, other recreational area recreation sites Physical/other open space and Battery Park and all othei X x areas recreation zones City parks as well as 7-ther recreation lands designated for sites Open Space and'recreation: All public and private recreation areas (school, Trustees of Commons' lands, etc.). Impoundment site, Reservoirs and x Public utilities water storage facilities LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR City of New Castle, New Castle County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) I Brief Description sh Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality W - Areas of More 4-1 Than Local > Concern Social Critical Historic sites All buildings and areas x x x areas listed in the National Ni-storic/ Register of Historic archaeological Places sites 2) Historic Area District as x x defined by City Zoning Map 2) Archaeological Fort Casimir x x site Institutions All churches, x x schools and public buildings Communications Fire hall x and public safety Econo ic Critical City's water, x Areas electric, sanitary Public Utilities systems (No designation) Ice Breakers Delaware River LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR CiLy of Newark.-New Castle County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEIAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) .Critical Area Njq- 'of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Reasons for Concern as Preliminary Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owne shi Identified by Municipality Evaluation U W Areas of -rq -W V-4 co Than Local -0 Concern Aquifers/ Existing wells and Laird Tract Wells, North X X City's primary water source X recharge areas aquifer recharge Well Field and South Well areas Field Flood hazard Newark Open Christina Creek Open X X Contain environmentally X. areas Floodway Districts Floodway District, White sensitive lands Clay Creek Open Floodway District LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Newport, New Castle County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEL-AWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of-More 41 Than Local Concern PL4 9W Unique natural Christina River x x areas. Surface water bodies Flood hazard Newport Industrial x x art--as Park (maintenance) Cultural areas Newport Area x Museum* Institutions (No specific ones x identified)* Historic/archaeo- (No identifica- one very old site x Would like to save the site logical sites tion)* Highways and (No specific ones A number of highways and x x intersections identified) intersections Airports *(No identification, One airport x Railroads and (No identification) x x x yards *Follow-up required LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Newport, Castle County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Reasons for Concern as Preliminary Category or Areas(s) Location, size, etc.) Ownership Identified by Municipality Evaluation Public Private Areas of More Than Local Concern Public Utilities *(No identification) One X Industrial sites/ *(No identifica- One existing site and X other employment tion) another under centers development *Follow-up required LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Odessa. New Castle County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Ownershi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) identified by Municipality Areas of 'More Ca Than Local > 10 Concern Pk P4 (No designation)* Dilapidated canning, It is at this point tha X This area is immediately adja- t X factory at foot of a "bow" in-the creek, !cent to the Historic Area, Main Street aud once navigable by small 'National Register, and has surrounding scn-nic steamers, enters within 'great potential, yet it is an area; Appoquiniminl: the boundaries of the eyesore and liability Creek, large marsh Town; about 5.4 acres public-owned wood- involved lands, etc. Highways and Main traffic Town of Odessa X X If the Town of Odessa is to be X intersections arteries (conjes- 11saved" for its unique historic tion U.S. Rt 13, heritage,"the bottle neck'9' it U.S. Rt 299) is increasingly becoming for both major north/south and east/west interstate cars and trucks must be alleviated not b widening existing highways, already proposed as a solution by the Highway Department, whic would be disastrous, but by a by-pass. .*Follow-up required LOCAL CRITICAL. AREAS- FOR., City -of Wilmington, New Castle County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO, TFE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE AUGUST 1980-) Type a Preliminary, Critical Area Name of- Site(s) BriefDescription Reasons for Concern, aa Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Owne shi Identified bpy Municipality Evaluation. U W Areas of More -H Than Local Concern Impoundment sites Hoopes Reservoir. Within New Castle County; X Management of major water x resource Old Mill Stream area, west of the city Surface water Brandywine Rivers; From City's-northern X X Water resource management; x bodies stream valley and boundary to Amtrak Bridge scenic quality; regional banks recreational opportunities. Port Facilities Port of Wilmington Marine facility as well as X X State's major commercial x the Christina River; City shipping facility; area of boundary to Delaware River major public investment. Institutions Gander Hill Prison East 12th Street, x Major public investment; x Site Wilmington Social impacts (under construc- tion) on No 00 '00 A" m" No a" an No, am No; go so an seam LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Owne shil Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) 0 Identified by Municipality Areas of More Than Local Concern .AREAS BEYOND KENT COUNTY'S JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARY Highways and All transportatior Crossings include: three x !The C&D Canal constitutes 'a x intersections; crossings of the (3) highways, one (1) physical barrier for all of Railroads and Chesapeake and railroad, one (1) natural the Delmarva @eninsula. If any yards; Public Delaware Canal gas pipeline, and all .of the transportation crossings utilities electric transmission line were eliminated, gross incon- venience and economic disrup- tion would result for those areas south of the C&D Canal Airports; Indus- Dover Air Force DAFB is the center of x Much of the housing and service x trial sites/ Base (DAFB) military transport of sector employment in many local other employment material for the east jurisdictions of central centers coast of the United Delaware are dependent upon States; (and a major :these Base employees. There7 employer in Kent County) fore, the DAFB is not only intrinsically important as a military facility, but it is also critical to the local economy. Likewise, in order for the DAFB to be assured unobstructed take off and landing.space, those areas identified in Figure 111-2 (Clear Zone, CZ; and Accident Potential Zone) of the Air Installation Compatible -Use Zone Study, DAFB, Dover, March, 1977, should be considered critical. LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Kent County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEIAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Critical Area Name of Site(s) Beief Description Type of Reasons for Concern as Preliminary Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Ownership Identifited by Municipality Evaluation Public Private Areas of More Than Local Concern Institutions Kent General and The Service areas of the X The comprehensive health care X Milford Memorial two local hospitals provided by the two facilites Hospitals extend to include all of as well as the backup provided Kent County by the hospitals in Wilmington, Philadelphia, and Baltimore are critical to a healthy citizenry in Kent County Industrial sites/ Dover Capital A site for City, County X The government employment in X other employment Complex and State governmental Kent County is very high in centers employees comparison to the other two counties. This has resulted in a stable Kent County economy; as evidenced by the slow but posi- tive climb of historical economic indicators as a site for City, County, and State governmental employment the Capital Complex is critical to Kent County's economy. AREAS WITHIN KENT COUNTY'S JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARY Airports Private airports Chandelle Estates Airport; X The only aircraft charter service X Delaware Air Park; Jenkins available in Kent County is based Airport; Milford Air Park; at private airports. It is and Smyrna Airport necessary to protect these air- ports, their clear zones and accident potential zones in order to keep Kent County accessible to travelers using business sized airplanes. Now LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Kent County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description sh Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of More Than Local > Concern P4 PL4 f Aquifers/recharge Aquifers recharge Ground water recharge x iIn order to ensure that resi- x areas; impoundmentareas areas, including nontidal !dents of Kent County will .sites fresh water wetlands. always be able to obtain ground These recharge areas 'are @water in the 4uanity and defined by University of quality that is needed,-the Delaware's Water Resource ground water recharge areas Center. (including nontidal fresh water wetlands) must be considered critical. Port Facilities Delaware Bay Deepwater Shipping Channel X The deepwater shipping channel x Shipping Channel running from the Atlantic running from the Atlantic Ocean Ocean to the vicinity of to the vicinity of Big Stone Big Stone Beach; the Beach, Delaware is critical Shipping Channel running because it is the only protected from the vicinity of Big deep water channel on the east Stone Beach to the coast. The shipping channel Delaware Memorial Bridge running from the vicinity of Big Stone Beach is critical because it is narrow, shallow, difficult to negotiate (and therefore a potential site for grounding and collisions), and in need of constant maintenance (therefore a generator of dredge materials, a potential pollutant). Because this pi system of deep and shallow channels feeds Delaware River Y orts, it is economicall @@o-rtant to the entire Yregion, LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR KENT _COUNTY (continued) PREPARED BY THE M UNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEL-AWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) i briet Description Reasons for Concern as oarwmmne shi- Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of -More ca or County Than Local Concern P4 (No designation) Big Stone Beach Properti es held by Del. X The site is at the location of X holdings of Del. Bay Transportation Company the only high and dry land Bay Transportation in the.vicinity of Big nearest the Delaware Bay (in Company, et al. Stone Beach are both Kent County) 'and the unique DeJ extensive and Intercon- Bay configuration which in nected. effect is a terminus for a deep water channel to the Oceai. Because of the uniqueness and potential economic value of this site, it must be considere critical. Coiiiinunlca t ions an( Communica t ions Including cable televisioiX X Communications are vital not X pul)lic safety facilities newspapers, radio station only during emergencies, but television stations, Stat also to the business, institu- communications centers,, tional and the social network Kent County Communications of Kent County. A democracy Center and telephone cannot survive without open and equipment free communication vehicles. Railroads and Conrail System Railroad network in While the existing railroad X yards and other rail Kent County network has fallen into a facilities decline, it remains a viable 'transportation mode'for certain. bulk cargoes (such as coal going to the Indian River Power Plant). As energy costs es- calate the use of rail in Kent County will also increase. pi low so' Am iso NO) No WON" Soso no "Mae aftewaWN000 so M omm LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR-Rent County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) i Brief Description Wnershi . Reasons f or Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) identified by Municipality Areas of More -W 0 Than Local > Concern Unique natural All those areas Each of the fourteen sites X X !However, by definition each X areas identified in L. in Kent County are rated jarea described would contain M. Fleming's as to the nature of their :some feature of unique or Delaware's OuL- 1criticalness. :typical natural occurence in standing Natural !its situation; type of plant Areas and their life; animal plant community; Preservation, geological, archaeological, or Delaware Nature aesthetic character. Education Society, 1978; as revisedby the deletion of th( Hartley Carolina Bay and the addition of the Hughes Early Man Complex. Communications Emergency shelters Facilities that are X X In the event of natural or man- X and public safety and other disaster assigned by the State made disaster, the protection relief facilities Division of Emergency and aid given to survivors ' is o Planning and Operations primary importance. Food and emergency equipment are now stockpiled in facilities assigned by the State Division of Emergency Planning and Operations. These facilities are critical. p LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS 'FOR Kent County (2ontinued) .PlIEPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT T 0 THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL MAs PLAN F01t DELAWAIIE @JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) 'Brie-f Description Reasons for Concern as Ownershi . Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipalar-y Areas of-biore Than Local Concern lp'o Industrial sites/ Employers in Kent The twenty-five largest X X While-all employM oF Ke-n-f- X other employment County employers in Kent County. County's.citizens are import- centers This list of employers is ant, it may not be accurate to available from the Kent list all employers as criti- County Planning Office cal. For convenience, the twenty-five largest employers in Kent County assuredly can be labeled critical to the economy of Kent County. Communications Fire stations/ Fire protection is of X X The safety from fire provided X and public safety State Fire School major economic importance through the volunteer fire in considering the loca- companies (and the Fire tion of commerce, and of School which teaches the criticalimportance in skills necessary to supply the location of our resi- this service) is of critical dences. importance to Kent County. Flood hazard Flood hazard areas Flood hazard areas, as X X The flood hazard areas should X areas and other drainage defined by the Federal be considered critical. The facilities in- Emergency Management principle that drainage-ways cluding tax Agency, currently are valuable because they ditches controlled by Federal remove excess water and thereby regulations. mitigate potentially damaging flooding, applies Also to tax ditches. 'AM .00 at aw aw low low IM go LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Kent County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TFE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) I Brief Description as I shi Reasons for Concern Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) QWJ Identified by Municipality Areas of More V4 4J W Than Local > 10 Concern PL4 P4 _X @Because of the necessity to X Public Utilities Major fuel storage (Storage facilities for X facilities electric generation, air- i stockpile liquid solid and craft propellants, and @gasEDus fuels, as setoff against household heating.) emergency shortages, major fueli @storage facilities should be considered critical. The disastrous impacts of running. out of fuels for electric generation, air craft propel- lants, or household heat speak to the critical need for stor- age of these fuels Historical/ Buildings or sites X X Already any action involving X archaeological on the National the spending of Federal money sites Register of must consider the impacts Historic Places upon historic properties. This nomination would expand the principle of protecting our heritage to every decision made by government in Kenf County LOCAL CRITICAL AREA$ FOP, KENT COUNTY (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEIA@WARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type o Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) I Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Owne shi Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of Nore Cd. or County Than Local .0 :3 Concern P4 Public 'utilities; Kent County sewage Serve the sewage disposal x The economic and environmental x Waste disposal treatment plart and needs of the major pop- consequences of running separata sites pipeline ulation concentration in sewage treatment plants are Kent County. 'prohibitive. Therefore, the Lprotection and enhancement of this facility is critical. Institutions Major or unique (Other medical facilities X X In addition to the two major x public or private in Kent County providing hospitals serving the Kent, medical, convele- health care, by early or County region, many other medicil scence and health out-patient treatment). facilities help health care by care centers early or out-patient treatment, or by providing nursing care outside of the hospital environment. Without these additive health care facilities the morbidity and mortality of Kent Countians would increase. Waste disposal Sanitary landfill Solid waste disposal site X The disposal of solid waste and x sites site (Sandtown) to be run by the Delaware the potential for recycling Solid Waste Authority. these wastes constitute a major environmental issue in juris- dictions with limited land area The solid waste disposal site to be run by the Delaware Solid Waste Authority should be liswd as critical in Kent County because of the need to avoid ground water contamination. 4. i ism ow ON, k" LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Kent County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TEE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Evaluation shi - Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) W Identified by Municipality Areas of More Than Local > Concern 9W PL4 Other recreation County and State All County and State X !The physical benefits of out- X sites parks and recrea- facilities used for idoor recreation are an important tion facilities public active and/or :ingredient in the quality of passive recreation in Kent life in the Colunty and are County. explained in the State Outdoor Recreation Plan. In order to avail the Kent County Citizenry, of these benefitsin perpetuity, parks and recreational facilitie,, should be designated critical. fLnd should be maintained) Highways and East/West and U. S. Routes 13, 113, and X The twin justifications for X intersections North/East/South 113A, and State Routes @highways are: (1) military Corridors of 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and the accessibility and; (2) economic highway transporta- alignment of the "West viability. In order to ensure tion Dover By-Pass". the mobility of people, goods and services within and through Kent County, major highways must be maintained in acceptable operating conditions. Public utilities Electric and nat- X X Electricity and natural gas X ural gas trans- supply the major energy sources mission lines pf heat for most homes in Kent -County. Since heat is a basic need.of homes during the winter the conduits for these energy sources should be deemed critical. LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Kent County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Reasons for Concern as Preliminary Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Ownership Identified by Municipality Evaluation Public Private Than Local Areas of More Concern Wetlands/tidal State wetlands Those areas identified on X X The principles motivating the X lands. the Wetlands, Atlas held by Wetlands Act are of critical the DNREC importance to Kent County The Wetlands 'also provide the foodstuff for marin fin and shellfish, both of economic and importance to Kent County. Forests and State State and federal Natural areas in Kent X The preservation of natural X Parks; Unique forests. and, wild- County as articulated in areas in Kent County is import- natural areas life areas the State Outdoor Recrea- ant from the standpoint of tion Plan. conservation, as well as, out- door recreation (as articulated in the State Outdoor Recreation Plan) . Minerals and Mineral resources A list of mineral resources X X Whether Kent County is allowed X geologic is available from the to be a mineral exporter, or features Delaware State Geologist. not, does not negate the importance of protecting what unique mineral resources exist. Sand and gravel suitable for construction purpose, clay of a type that will serve for brick making and all other mineral resources which are known or yet to be discovered must be reserved for mining. as so so as 00 No W LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Bowers Beach, Kent County PlIEPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TFE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEL-AWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Owne shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) U Identified by Municipality Areas ofMore Than Local Concern 0.4 P4 Wetlands/tidal Wetlands West edge and north edge X Natural area x lands of the town LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Cheswold, Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEIAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) i Brief Description DXw?ne shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality U w Areas of More -r4 41 Than Local Concern 04 P4 Communications and Fire Station East Main Street x Public Safety Railroads and Railroad Runs North and South x x Yards through Center of Town. Industrial Sites/ Industrial Park On Southeast section of x x Other Employment Town limits comprised Centers of some 80 acres .00 OW W so ON so " W ON W as LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS-FOR Town Of- ClaYtOn. -Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEIA-WARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) 1 brief Description Reasons for Concern as Evaluation X-nershi Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) 0 Identified by Municipality Areas of More co Than Local *0 Concern P4 04 (Niodesignation) St. Joseph's Large acreage north side X iBounds the town limits on the Industrial School of Town limits in Kent north side; electric, water and (currently vacant) County @sewer supply tould'prove to be a burden Industrial sites/ Campbell's Soup Large acreage in Kent X Water supply from same X other employment Company County aquifer (same as the Town's centers water supply aquifer) Aquifers/recharge areas (No designation) Undeveloped land Undeveloped land between X Smyrna is trying to rezone the Clayton and Smyrna in the area as industrial; this will town limits of Smyrna; affect in part the residential approximately 50 acres, anc area of Clayton, and the town other undeveloped lands in is concerned aobut environ- Kent County that bounds mental impact. Clayton town limits NOTE: Town of Claytonmaintains and agrees with.Kent County's Critical Areas Plan LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR _city of Dover 2 Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PR-ETIMT.NARY (DRAFT) STATETTIDE CRITICAL AREAS PL&i FOR DEL-AWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area -.Name of Site(s) Brief Description Owwmne shi Reasons f or Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality U Areas of More @q Cd Than Local .0 > :3 Ti Concern P4 P4 Institutions; DoverCapitol Site for City, County and -X Capitol Complex has resulted in X Industrial sites/ Complex State governmental !a stable City of Dover economy other employment employment centers Institutions Educational and Wesley College, Delaware X X Serve beyond the limits.of the X Institutional uses State College, Delaware City of Dover Technical and Community College, public and parochial schools Flood hazard Flood hazard areas Those defined by Federal X Valuable because they remove X areas and other drainage Emergency Management excess water and thereby facilities (in- Agency and other drainage- mitigate potentially damaging cluding tax ways flooding ditches) Industrial sites/ Dover Air Force City of Dover X Major employer in Kent County X other employment Base and City of Dover; center of centers Airpoxts military transport of material for the east coast of the United States Historic/archaeo- Buildings or sites Those in the Historic Zone X X Expression of the heritage of X logical sites of historic or on the National Registe', the City which brings many importance of Historic Places visitors and in turn a good economic benefit to the City pi so Imam so 00100 "awwow" So "Samoan som@@ LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR City of Dover, Kent County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREASPLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description e shi Reasons f or Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality W Areas of More W Than Local Concern P4 Industrial sites/ Industrial park Dover x iEmployment location for people x other employment and manufacturing from Dover, Kent County and centers zones nearby State of Maryland, ireflects the.economic growth of the City Highways and Highways Route 13 and 113 the major X Important transportation routes x intersections north-south highways, and through the City Route 8, the east-west highway Institutions Kent General Dover X Serves the lower part of the x Hospital State and nearby Maryland area; critical to the health of.the citizens Public utilities Electrical and City of Dover Elec tric X X Major energy sources essential x natural gas Department serving 88 sq. for homes and industries transmission lines miles Railroads and Conrail system and Dover X X A viable transportation mode x Yards other rail facil- for Dover industrial sites as ities well as for the lower peninsula; supplying coal to the Indian River Power Plant and iu future may supply coal for the City of Dover Power Plant LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR City 9f Dover, Kent County (continued) PREPARED BY THE WMICIPALITY'AS INPUT TO TRE P IMINARY-(D STATEWIDE CRITICAL -AS PLA REL RAFT ARE N FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type-of @Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description @Zshi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of More -W Than Local Concern 04 P4 Communications and Fire Stations Volunteer Fire Companies X @Major economic importance in x Public Safety in Dover and other Kent !locations of.commerce,and County communities residential 2) Communicaiton Cable TV, newspapers, x x Vital in times of emergency Facilities radio stations, television and to the commerce and the stations, state communica- social net work of the City. x tions stations, Kent County communication center, Dover fire depart- ment and Dover police department, and telephone equipment Shopping centers Regional Shopping Dover X The survival of these shopping x Centers centers depends on an area from the Delaware Chesapeake Uanal to the Atlantic Ocean ime, 4W A", Aw aw so, ow so so low on LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Farmington, Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Ownership Reasons for Concern as Preliminary Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Public Private Identified by Municipality Evaluation Areas of More Than Local Concern No critical areas A small community of (to list as local 109 people, with 47 input) houses, 2 churches, 1 store and 1 fire station LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Felton, Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Reasons for Concern as Preliminary Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Ownership Identified by Municipality Evaluation Public Private Areas of More Than Local Communications Felton Fire Comp. Fire House and parking X Protection against fire in the Concern and public lot in town town safety Institutions 1) School and 18 acres X To educate the children X Lake Forest located outside the town Elementary School 2) School and 160 acres, X Education facility for the X Lake Forest High located 3 miles from town children School the town LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Frederica, Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Category Oww Me s h iReasons for Concern as Evaluation or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) U W Identified by Municipality Areas of More Than Local :J Concern Flood hazard areae Flood hazard As defined by flood plain X X areas; also wet- management study lands Historic/ Frederica Historic Refer to National Register X X Group of structures of both L X archaeological District of Hisioric Places historic and architectural sites significance Institutions Lake Forest East On Route 12 on west end of X The town's only educational X Elementary School town facility Shopping centers Business District Between Front and David X Major sources of goods in town of Town Streets on both sides of and some resident employment Market Street and extend- ing north and south on Market Street to adjacent corners Shopping centers Commercial strips On both sides of Route 113A X Area of positive commercial along Route 113A development with possibility Ic Lor more Communications and Frederica Fire Ebal On Southwest corner of X Town's fire and emergency public safety Route 113A and Front Stree services LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Hartly, Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TFE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN' FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site('s) Brief Description Wnershi. Reasonsfor Concern as Evaluation -Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality U -W Areas of More Than Local Concern Railroads and Railroad (level Approximately 300 feet of X Poor maintenance of track X yards, highways crossing for track crosses Route 44 creates a traffic hazard. The and intersections Route 44) within the town limits railway could,also be a more (Maintenance) important means of transporta- tion to the people of the town because of its location but because of the minimal use of the rail, it is practically ineffective Highways and Routes 11 and 44 Approximately 3/4 of a mile X These routes serve as a main X intersections of these routes are within roadway for trucking as an the town limits access to Route 301 Industrial sites/ Farmers Bank Located in town X The Hartly branch of the Farm- other employment (closed) erts Bank was closed, because centers the bank was forced to cut costs as a result of poor management M so an M M do M M LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Houston, Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEL-AWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Owne shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of -More Than Local Concern COMMunications Houston Fire Hall Located in town X s per County plan and public safety Railroads and Conrail system X X s per County plan X yards Industrial sites/ Factory complex Owned by State of X When in operation, it will X other employment Delaware, and leased to supply many jobs for town centers Trapp Packing, Inc. residents LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Kenton,_Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TPE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as ONWmnme shi Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) U Identified by Municipality Areas of More -ri -W Than Local Concern Industrial sites/ Van Holten This large factory with x Involves a number of jobs for other employment Pickle Factory all tanks and equipment the town residents centers (continued necessary to package utilization of pickles and kraut is for facility is sale or rent desired as source of employment) ,aw LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Leipsic, Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TFE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEIA-WARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Wnersh Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) 4) Identified by Municipality Areas of-More U 0 Than Local 4 Concern V Surface water Leipsic River Running through the town x x bodies Wetlands/tidal Marsh lands North and east of town x x x lands Highways and Routes 9 and 42 Passing through the town x x intersections Port Facilities Wharves Small wharves owned by individuals x LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Little Creekj__Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TFE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type,of Preliminary Critical Area Name of SIte(s) I 11rief Description Reasons for Concern as Nne shi Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality U W Areas of More r_q Cd Than Local > Ij Concern P4 P.. Public utilities Drainage system Town of Little Creek, x "ColLinty and State government plagued with drainage have stood by and watched" problems caused by individuals who have filled-in and re-routed ditches for their benefit 1W On go, M M Aw M so so as M M so M W M Awm M LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Magnolia, Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEIA-WARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) brief Description Ownershi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) C(Location, size, etc.) identified by Municipality Areas of-More 0 Than Local > Concern A4 9W Historic/ Main Street; 1.5 acres X Listed in National Register x archaeological John B. Lindale of Historic Places features House 2) 1) Lowber House on Main x For historic preservation x Other historic Street; 2) McDonald x buildings Barber Shop, Walnut Street; 3)Magnolia Methodist x Church on Main Street Communications Magnolia Fire Magnolia x x Continually growing, the and public Station Magnolia Fire Company is safety flone of the finest in the ,State", and needs continued support of the community, State and federal government. (No Designation) Condemned Grace Magnolia x A major fire and health hazard Property and needs to be sold at (Health and fire Sheriff's sale for individual hazard) or community use (No Designation) McIlvaine Element- In Magnolia, grades x A traditional part of the ary School 1 and 2 Community; the closure of the (Former site of) school for use as a warehouse is disheartening. LOCAL CRITICAL- AREAS -FOR Jown of -Magnolia, Kent CouAty (contijaugd) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TFE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE AUGUST 1980) Preliminary Type of Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description aqnershi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of More Than Local Concern P, P64 Public utilities Major aquifer Looped for 'adequate 'X !Present 1928 pipes should be Magnolia water water pressure by a @replaced, and a tower with system $200,000 HUD - Water !greater capacity will be needed tmprovement Project; will :to support the continued be adequate for domestic community growth and fire use and fire fighting company usage. Additional funds essential (No designation) Noise pollution From traffic on Alternate X X Noise pollution is increasing, U.S. 113 and the aircraft and is an annoyance at periodic. from Dover Air Force Base times (No designation) Sidewalks (lack of)Magnolia X Needed for public safety. Due to lack of town revenue, additional funds needed Public Utilities, Utility lines Above ground, on both sides X Resulted in catastrophic Communications of the streets, only six accidents ;need to be brought and Public, Safety ffeet from the roofpeaks underground for future safety Highways and Alternate U. S.113The road incorporates North X Lack of up7keep is noticeable X intersections* Highway (sea@sonal and South Main Streets of @nd -unattractive; heavy summer traffic) beach traffic and Sunday the town; cracks on the roadway, curbs not clean .ed traffic require the town to hirel ut by the State, nor off-duty State troopers to con- ainted trol traffic offenses some LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Magnolia, Kent County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEI.AWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Category e shi Evaluation or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) U W Identified.by Municipality Areas of-More Than Local > Concern P4 P4 Industrial site/ Commercial business A grocery store, mini- x These constitute the commercia3 other employment store with gas pumps, a employment in the town centers beauty shop, car dealer- ship, antique shop Communications Communications Mid-shore Cable TV, x x and public newspapers; Morning News, safety Newsweek-Sentinal, Dover Post, Milford Chronicle, Delaware State News LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR City of Milford, Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area. Name of Site(s) Brief Description Ownershi Reasons for.Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality U W Areas of More r-i Cd Than Local Concern Airports Dover Air Force x Besides being the center of x Industrial sites/ Base military airlift for the other employment eastern United States, its centers economic impact, being a major employment center is critical to the Milford area Institutions Milford Memorial X Provides comprehensive health x Hospital care to the Milford area residents hence, an essential and critical area Aquifers/recharge Aquifer recharge X X To ensure that sufficient and x areas areas -high quality water is available to the Milford area residents Railroads and Conrail system X Transportation route for coal x yards and public supply to the Indian Rivet utilities Power Plant, for generation of electricity to serve the Delmarva Peninsula Communications Carlisle Fire Serves the entire Milford X This area of protection is x and public safety. Station and area essential and critical to the equipment Milford area. p mom M M M M @m M M M mmm M M M mm. LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Citv Of MilfoLd, Kent Countg Crnntjnjipd@ PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TVE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEIA-WARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) 'I Brief Description Wnershi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of More -W 0 Than Local > Concern Flood hazard areas Flood hazard areas As defined by Federal X X !Critical to the Milford area X Emergency Management Agency, and controlled by Federal regulations Public utilities Kent County waste Serves the Milford area X Since it is a regional plant, X treatment plant and there are no other means of and facilities I.dLsposingof the sewage, the :plant and facilities are considered critical ndustrial sites/ Employers of the All employers in the City X X They create the necessary mix tc X Dther employment Milford area enhance a viable and well 2enters balanced economy, and hence critical to the economy of Milford and the area Public utilities Utility Lines and X X They serve the basic needs of facilities life, and are necessary to protect the safety and welfare of the community LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Smyrna, Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type o Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Dwnershi Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of -More Than Local 10 Concern P4 04 1) Schools East Elementary, Smyrna x Institutions, @'A land use which has either a x High, Smyrna Middle, North 0.ositive or adverse impact upon Elementary, West Elementar3 the physical, economic or and the Smyrna School social environment of the Town District Administration f Smyrna, and is of more than Building local concern". 2) Allan McLane State of Delaware x x Armory 3) Department of State of Delaware x -X Corrections 4) Home and State of Delaware x x Hospital 5) U. S. Post x Office (No designation) Senior Citizens Unit - Peach Circl( Delaware Housing Authority (No designation) McLane Gardens Delaware Housing Authority ighways and Highways and roads All State-maintai@ed roads X X (Route 13,' Untersections and highways Forests and State Game and Fish Land state of Delaware x x arks LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Viola, Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TFE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s). Brief Description shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of-More 41 0 Than Local > Concern A4 P4 Railroads and Conrail system Railroad passing through. x '!Viable transportation mode, x yards the town providing especially when energy costs passenger service to fescalate. Wilmington - Philadelphia and their airports* Public utilities Electric and For the town and beyond X Major sources of energy for x natural gas homes and home appliances transportation line and fuel oil supply NOTE: The town coasiders that Kent C(unty's Draft Critical AreaE Plan covers the necessary critical area of Viola r *Follow-up.required LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Woodside, Kent County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Ownership Reasons for Concern as Preliminary Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Public Private Identified by Municipality Evaluation Areas of More Than Local Concern (No designation) Proposed housing Town of Woodside, 12 acre X No drainage; water lays at all development (lack times of public utilities) (No designation Drainage ditches Whole town of Woodside X Water does not run; ditches stopped up with hard rain, much flooding LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Wyoming. Kent CoUnty PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description ownershi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of-More .r4 -w 0 Than Local > .@j Concern r4 P4 Flood hazard areas Flood hazard area Map #H 10 001 0500 01 x x x Institutions William B. Simpson Old North Road x x Elementary School (Caesar Rodney School District) Railroads and 1)Railroad Center of Town x Also, it is under historical x yards station designation 2)Conrail tracks Runs through center of towr. X x x p, LOCAL. CRITICAL AREAS FOR SuSsex CoUnty PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUCUST 1980) Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description @Type ofi Reasons for Concern as Preliminary (Location, size, etc.) Ownership Evaluation Category or Area(s) Identified by Municipality Areas of -More W I Than Local > .0 Concern A4 04 Unique natural Uniquenatural Those areas identified X_ x x areas areas and registered as Delawarels Outstanding Natural Areas by the Delaware Nature Education Society Publication by Lorraine M. Fleming Public Beaches 1) x x x All public beach areas along the Atlantic-Ocean and Delaware Bay West 2) x x Cape Henlopen State Park 3) Delaware Seashore State Park x x Flood hazard Flood hazard areas All those areas identif1ed X X x -areas, in the Flopd Ins4rance study prepared by Federal Insurance Administration, U. S. Department of H.U.D, and published May 1976 LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Sussex County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEL-AWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description e shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) W Identified by Municipality Areas of More 4j Than Local > Concern Surface water 1) X X bodies Indian River Inlet 2) X X Atlantic Ocean 3) X X Delaware Bay 4) X X Indian River Bay 5) X X Rehoboth Bay 6) X X Assawoman Bay 7) X X Indian River 8) X X Nanticoke River 9) X X Broadkill River P, rrP,,H,4- 10) X X Broad Creek LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR SuS.-,P_x ronnty (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TFE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Reasons for Concern as Preliminary Owne s i Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) p Identified by Municipality Areas of-More -W co Than Local > .0 Concern P4 9W X Surface water 11) X bodies (continued', Roosevelt Inlet 12) X X Lewes and Rehoboth Canal 13) X X Assawoman Canal 14) X X The several Cre&s, Ponds, and Tax Ditch,Systems that provide necessary drainagE for all of Sussex County Wetlands/tidal Wetlands/tidal Those areas already X X X lands lands identified by State Wet- lands Maps and under the jurisdittion of Depart- ment of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (For enforcement) State Parks and 1) X X Forests Cape Henlopen State Park r LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Sussex County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Reasons for Conce Preliminary Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Ownership Identified by Municipality Evaluation Public Private Areas of More Than Local Concern State Parks and 2) X X Forests (continued) Delaware Seashore State Park 3) X X Trap Pond State Part Aquifers/recharge Aquifers and Areas defined by the X X X areas recharge areas University of Delaware Water Resources Center Publloutilities South Coastal X X Wastewater Treatment Plant Waste disposal 1) X X sites County landfill sites 2) All wastewater X treatment plants located in the incorporated areas of the County LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Sussex County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THETRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE AUGUST 1980) Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Reasons for Concern as Preliminary or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Ownership Evaluation Category U W Identified by Municipality Areas of More Than Local Concern Institutions 1) Georgetown Campus X X Delaware Technical and Community College 2) Stockley X X Hospital for the Mentally Retarded 3) Milford X X Milford Memorial Hospital 4) Beebe Hospital Lewes X X 5) Nanticoke Hospital Seaford X X Communications and Sussex County X X public safety Emergency Operation3 Center Historic/ Historic/archaeo- 1) Those areas th@t _fiav@ X X X archaeological logical sites been identified as sites being rich in archaeo- logical values LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Sussex County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TFE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Type of Reasons for Concern as Preliminary ship Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of 'More co Than Local > Concern Pq P4 Historic/ Historic/arch- 2) Those areas on the X X X archaeological aeological sites National Register of sites (continued) Historic Places-and those deemed Critical by the County Historic Planner Highways and Highways 1) U. S. Routes 9, 13, X X intersections 113, and 404 2) States Routes 1, 16, X X 18, 24 from 113 east to Route 1, 26 from 113 east to Route 1, realignment Route 26 from 113 east to Route 1 Airports Sussex County X X Airport Railroads and 1) X X yards Conrail system , LTY'er 2) X X All other rail facilities LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Sussex County (continued) PREPARED BY.THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TFE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description e ship Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) W I identified by Municipality Q Areas of-More r-4 Ca Than Local .0 > :J 10 Concern Port facilities 1) Lewes X X X Delaware River and Bay Authority Ferry Terminal 2) X X X Other Delaware Bay Port facilities Public utilities 1) X X D.P.&L. Indian River Electric Generating Plant 2) X X Diamond State Telephone Company Central Exchanges Industrial sites/ 1) (County-owned land) X X X employment centers Sussex County Industrial Park 2) X X All the major employers providing employmelt for Sussex.County Eitizens r LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Sussex County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEIAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) shi Identified by Municipality Evaluation U Areas of -More Than Local > 1@ Concern (No designation)* All of those X industries that are supportive of the agriculture industry in Sussex County @No designation) Those businesses X providing goods and services to the tourist industry in Sussex County Owner *Follow-up required LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town -of Bethany Bfach, Sussex County PREPARED BY.THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) -Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) I Brief Description Reasons for Concern as i Ownershi Evaluation Category or. Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) W Identified by Municipality Q Areas of More Than Local > *0 Concern Highways and 1) Highway inter- Delaware Route I inter- x Major traffic hazards at both x intersections changes at sected by the town's 1: intersections north and south major north - south borders on the street, Pennsylvania town (seasonal Avenue traffic) 2) Garfield Park- From Route I to the x If planned properly this route x way (seasonal Beach, within the town can eliminate traffic conges- traffic) tion in the center of the town Public beaches Main Beach The Atlantic beach area X X Scarce resource that needs x (maintenance) of the town rebuilding and maintenance of the groins Wetlands/tidal Wetlands Within and adjacent to X X Critical and vital part of the x lands (maintenance) the town drainage picture in Bethany, that needs proper maintenance and provision of connecting drainage ditches 'Public beaches 3eachf ront., areas B@eyorLd Bethany Beach X X Proposed high density develop- x to the north of jurisdiction ment would create negative the town impact on the character of the (preservation) beach development LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Bethany Beach, Sussex County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Ownershi, Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Q W Areas of More -H -W 0 Than Local Concern Waste disposal Solid waste dispos- Geographical area of X X Action by County in designatinE X sites al site locations Sussex County around solid waste dumps is causing Bethany Beach economic hardship on beach area communities LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Blades, Sussex County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Ownership Reasons for Concern as Preliminary Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Public Private Identified by Municipality Evaluation Areas of More Than Local Concern Wetlands/tidal Blades Causeway North Market Street, X Land is low lands Sussex County LOCAL CRITICAL AREASFOR Town of Bridgeville, Sussex County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT ) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) shi Identified by Municipality Evaluation Q W Areas of -More -r4 Than Local Concern Highways and Route 404 and Summer beach traffic on x iDuring the summer months there x inte*rsections Delaware 18 Market and Main Streets iare 60,000 to 70,000 cars per (seasonal traffic) of Bridgeville weekend creating traffic jams :as long as 3 to 4 miles; intertown travel for town residents really impossible due ;to the traffic jams and heavy volume of traffic to resort areas LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Dagsboro, Sussex County _ _ PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as I Owne shi Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of -More Than Local Concern N Pq Highways and Bridge (limitationl In the Main St .reet of the X Need larger bridge which will intersections town over Pepper Creek allow more water to be carried Branch of 10 to 12 feet through the Pepper Creek Canal; wide; Bridge is 30 feet this will reduce flooding on wide Main Street during stormy period (No designation) Sidewalks From Dagsboro to the X X Cracked and broken up and (deteriorated) Indian River High School disrupted by the roots; unsafe (approximately 1.0 mile for traveling on foot or by length); other streets bicycle around the town (approximately 0.5 mile length) P, LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Delmar, Sussex county PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEIAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of More Than Local > Concern C14 P4 Aquifers/ Town of Delmar 3 acres along:York Street x 2,300 Town residents depend x recharge areas water well, field on the Paelo Channel aquifer and Paelo Channel for their drinking water Railroads and Conrail right-of 16 acres X Railroad is the key to x yards way economic devleopment of the Delmar area rer P1 LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Ellendale, Sussex County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEL-AWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Owne shi Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) 0 Identified by Municipality U Areas of More P-4 Than Local :3 Concern PW PL4 (No designation) Three Ditch System Town of Ellendale X :Drainage has always been a. iproblem for the town Industrial sites/ 1) DuPont's Seaford X 'Major employment locations for X other employment Ellendale residents centers 2) L. D. Caulk Milford X iMajor employment locations for X Ellendale residents LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Fenwick Island, Sussex County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description e shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of More Cd Than Local > Concern 04 P4 Historic/ 1) Fenwick Island Approximately 1 acre X :Only seaside lighthouse in the X archaeological Lighthouse State still standing sites 2) Fenwick Island X lHistorical Interest X Lighthouse Keepers House Public Beaches 1) Fenwick Island 1 mile along ocean X Recreational area - also Ocean Beach absorbs energy from storms X 2) Fenwick Island 1 mile along ocean X Protection from storms X Sand Dunes (protection) Wetlands/tidal Fenwick Island 2 miles along Assawoman X Spawning ground for fish X lands Wetlands Bay crustaceans LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Frankford, Sussex County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEIAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of :Preliminary Critical Area Name of Siteks) Brief Description Ownershi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipalit W y Areas of -More @i Than Local 19 d Concern Pk P4 Institutions* Frankford Town Hall; Small brick building X Building in gross disrepair, Social Area, formerly town bank; plot insufficient heating, no Historic approximately 50 feet by water or bathroom facilities, 100 feet quarters cramped Industrial site/ Eagle Poultry No usable buildings; X Menace to residents in that the other employment Plant; inoperative approximately 7 acres health, peace, safety, cleanli- centers; Communi- ness and good order of the cations and town are in jeopardy while this public safety structure remains pi *Follow-up required Iwo M M M W LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Georgetown, Sussex County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEIA-WARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description I Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) 0,4@nership Identified by Municipality Areas of More U W 1 .'4 4j Than Local Concern PL4 P4 Historic/ 1) Historical area Colonial style buildings X X :To maintain the existing X archaeological around the and National Register @colonial style sites Circle and the Buildings existing busi- ness district 2) The Circle Within the historic area X It was constructed in the X of the town original layout of the town; and it should remain as is regardless of the traffic Railroads and Conrail right-of- 8 acres X Very important for the future X yards way through town of Delmarva Other recreation Town Park North Bedford Street; X Adds to the pleasant living of sites 4 acres the town people (No designation) Georgetown mainten- Off Adams Street; 4 acres X Vital to the tax-payers to ance yard and shop provide prompt service ublic utilities Georgetown Sewer Off Stevenson Lane, X To provide service to the X Treatment Plant southeast section of town and surrounding areas town; 7 acres LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Greenwood, Sussex County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TPE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE'CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Owne shi ified by Municipality Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identi -W Areas of -More M Than Local > *0 Concern Historic/arch- Plaza and Center of town x Historical aeological sites Municipal Parking and cultural areas Lot Historical/ Greenwood United Center of town x x Historical archaeological Methodist Church sites* Institutions Town Office Center of town x Economic Value Public Utilities Water tank Center of town x Industrial Sites/ 1) Greenwood Center of town x Economic Value other employment Trust Company centers 2) Penn Fibre Corner of Church and x Employment Snyder 3) Jas.Thompson Corner of Church and x Employment Company Snyder 4) New Process North o@ town limit x Employment Fibre 5) Nanticoke Home North of town limits x Employment x *Follow-up required LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of HenloReU Acrpgg. Sussex County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TFE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEIA-WARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description sh Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of More CU Than Local > Concern Public beaches Beach Block W; 5 acres X Beach fronting on the Atlantic x Ocean Flood hazard areas Flood hazard zone 11 blocks of the town x Flood hazard zone x Other recreation Beach Club Block W; 3.8 acres x Beach front sites Cultural areas Art League Lot 2, Block J; 1.7 acres x Only Art League in the area serving many members Historic/ Historic Site Lot 1, Block J; 2 acres x Historic site on National x archaeological Register* sites Other recreation Marina Block Q, 2.950 acres x One of the best small Marinas x sites on the East Coast r-4sul L *Follou-up required, (R) revised since October 24, 1980 LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Laurel,-Sussex County PREPARED BY THE M. MIICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s), Brief Description ownershi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) J (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of More Than Local > *11 Concern 914 04 Public utilities Sewage Lagoons Three ponds located on the X Area desingated for sewerage Northwest end of town; 18 treatment acres Other recreation Laurel River Park Laurel x Designated as a recreation area sites Public utilities 1) Water Tank North Laurel; 3 acres x Elevated water storage tank of Storage 0.3 million gallon capacity 2) Water Tank, Poplar Street and Clayton x 0.15 million gallon capacity Storage and Avenue in Laurel; 2 acres elevated storage tank and Water Well water well 3) Water Wells and Eighth and Maple*Street, x Water wells for entire town Pump Houses 1.5 acres; Poplar Street x South of Market Street, 20 feet by 20 feet; Deshield Street near tenth X Street, I acre Institutions Cemeteries West Street, 20 acres X Graves Ninth Street', 2.5 acres x X Flood zones x Flood hazard Flood Plain Areas reas on each side of areas Broad Creek, Little Creek and.other as.identified oni flood zone map LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR City of Lewes, Sussex County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Nnershi Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of-More 4J Cd Than Local > Concern 44 P4 Public beaches Lewes Beach x i Recreation resource and flood x hazard area Historic/ Historic District Older section of Lewes x x ;Historic value x archaeological sites (No designation) Industrial Zone Cape Henlopen District; X Potential for future industry, (undeveloped) 140 acres possible port facility Public utilities Sewage Plant American Legion Road x Aquifers/recharge Water Well Fields Route 268 - Kings Highwal X x areas Public utilities Electric Plant Schley Avenue x Institutions 1) Schools Savannah Road and Kings x x (School Dist.) Highway 2) Beebe Hospital Savannah Road x x 3) Beebe Clinic Savannah Road x x LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR City of Lewes, Sussex County (continued) PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Owne shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality U QJ Areas of More rq 4J 1-4 co Than Local > @0 Concern 04 C14 x (No designation) -Professional Savannah Road and 4th Association, Beebe Street Hospital Communications Fire Department Savannah Road x x and public safety Public utilities Major utility Kings Highway and x lines Savannah Road Surface water Lewes and Rehoboth x x bodies and port Canal facilities LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS__ FOR _Town of Millsboro - Sussex CQunty PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Critical Area Name of Site(s) 7; Brief Description Type of Reasons for Concern as Preliminary Category Owne shi Evaluation or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of More Than Local > :3 *0 Concern Industrial site/ 1) N.C.R. Plant On South edge of town, 30 X The economic vitality of the X other employment acres; employs 600 to 2,000 Communtiy depends on the proper centers persons use and develppment of the industrial potential of the 2j Inter-Continen- South edge of town, 29 X area X tal Biologics, acres; employs 75 persons Inc.* Shopping centers Downtown and In Millsboro, serving an X Without these districts, Commercial area extending about 30 economy would certainly Districts miles in every direction flounder Surface water Millsboro Pond 168 acr-s X It is a recreational resource; X bodies;and Other in future it may be used as a recreation sites source for water supply P *Follow-up required LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Millville, Sussex County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TEE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEL-AWARE (JUNE AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Dwn shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of More Than Local > :3 10 Concern P4 N No Critical Areas (to list as local input) tw so M M an. an LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Milton, -Sussex County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) U W I Identified by Municipality Areas of -More cd Than Local > :j Concern Pq P4 Surface water Broadkill River Runs from Delaware Bay at x If ever dredged could proddce x bodies and port (potential port Broadkill into heart of badly needed industry, businesE facilities facilities) Downtown Milton and create local trade Institutions Milton County 112 Union Streets, 0 .5 x Holds the key to create further Library acre in size, new this knowledge for area citizens. year Source of learning of Milton's history Flood hazard area Downtown Milton; From center of toxm on X X The entire business area could x mostly a flooded Union Street, to Chandler be hurt if heavy flooding ever area Street. South down - developed Magnolia Street around to Union Street. LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR -Town of Ocean View, Sussex County PREPARED BY THE 14UNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TFE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Ownershi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) w Identified by Municipality Areas of More Than Local Concern P4 P4 X Flood hazard areaE Flood hazard zone The zone covers about x one-third of the Town in land coverage LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR City of Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Wne shi Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of More -H 4J r_4 % Than Local Concern Public beaches Beach and waters Rehoboth Beach area x Damage or pollution would be x of the Atlantic catastrophic to City is economy Ocean Aquifers/recharge Aquifers Furnishing the City X X Continued quality and quantity x areas of water is of vital importance Port Facilities Lewes and Rehoboth Delaware Bay to Rehoboth x Important waterway; high x and surface water Canal Bay aesthetic value bodies Surface water Rehoboth Bay and South of Rehoboth x Damage or pollution would have x bodies tributaries serious effect on area economy Highways and Highways Route 1,at and north and x Heavily congested in summer, x intersections (congestion) south of Rehoboth with traffic backups a common occurance Public beaches Rehoboth and The City and its contin- X X May alter and degrade the x environs (high uous increase in intensity unique qualties and valued usage) of use characteristics of the City; availability and costs of utilities and services can become matters of concern LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Selbyville, Sussex County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STXTEWIDE CRITICAL ARE AS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Owne shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality U -W Areas of -More r4 Cd Than Local > .0 Concern P 4 P4 -4 Highways and U.S. Route 113 and Two major routes to X Lands adjoining these 2 maj;r X intersections; State Route 54 Atlantic beaches passing thoroughfares represent location of existing and future Industrial sites/ through Town and joining other employment within Town limits sites of economic development centererand :.within the community shopping centers Waste disposal Sewage lagoon on 37 acres located on N/S X This is the current site of the sites and Public Polly Branch Road of Polly Branch Road; final collection lagoon for utilities approximately 1 mile Town sewage and is the key to N/E of Main Street in operation of the town sewage Selbyville system Historic/ Central town area* Approximately 25 square X This area presents a good X archaeological block area radiating from collection of Victorian homes sites corners of Church and and businesses, many in Main Streets in Selbyville excellent repair. Area also includes "Holloway House" which has been sited as one of the finest examples of Georgian Architecture in Sussex County Surface water Polly's Branch Small undeveloped stream X This stream was the original bodies passing through center of site of the lumber mill which Selbyville was the first structure in Town. Although the structures are now gone, the natural body of water presents a potential for economic'development in the I center of Town P *Follow-up required (R) revised since October 24, 1980 $Mao LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of Slaughter Beach, Sussex County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO TFE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DEIA-WARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Reasons for Concern as Dwne shi Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality U Areas of More -H Than Local C1 > Concern N P4 Wetlands/tidal Wetlands 3 miles long and varying X X Supports wildlife and seafood X lands width (A - 5 zone) Public beaches Main beach 3 miles long and 150 feet X Enjoyment Of bathing, boating, X deep (Y - 5 zone) fishing and crabbing, etc. Flood hazard areaE Flood hazard zones 3 miles long, extending X X Town is under permanent flood X from the bay on the east control insurance program. to the east bank of Town must keep within said Cedar Creek Federal Flood Control Program, in order to maintain the benefits from the same Unique natural Shoreline The Town has 3 mile long X X Excellent beach on the east X areas curved shore line and a lovely unspoiled marsh, and wetlands on the west Communications Fire Company In the town; excellent well X and public equipped to handle fires, safety drownings or other mishaps LOCAL CRITICAL AREAS FOR Town of South Bethany, Sussex County PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS INPUT TO THE PRELIMINARY (DRAFT) STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE (JUNE - AUGUST 1980) Type of Preliminary Critical Area Name of Site(s) Brief Description Owne shi Reasons for Concern as Evaluation Category or Area(s) (Location, size, etc.) Identified by Municipality Areas of -More -4 Than Local > Concern A4 Public beaches Town beach Entire beach front from X Preservation of the beach X Middlesex to the State should be of primary concern lands in any local, county or State planning activity Surface water Waterways All waterways within the X Any planning, zoning or con- X bodies town struction activity which adversely affects water quality or navigability of the water- ways would have a critical impact on the town Wetlands/tidal Wetlands Portions of the town which X Should be protected and X lands are considered "wetlands" considered in any planning, zoning or construction activity in the area (No designation). Undeveloped X Development of these parcels parcels for other than "single family residential"uses would damage the "family beach nature"; and would adversely affect the physical attributes of the town W M so wo, ism M, M B. LIST OF AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING THE STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN (INITIAL DRAFT) Distribution List Of Agencies, organizations, and Persons Receiving Copies of Plan Federal Agencies U.S.D.A., soil Conservation Service U. S. Fish and wildlife Service Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal insurance and Hazard mitigation U. S. Department of Commerce National marine Fisheries'Service U. S. Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Environmental Protection Agency Department of Defense Dover Air@Force Base Department of Transportation Urban Mass Transportation Administration Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Railroad Administration State Agencies *Governor *Lieutenant Governor *Department of Justice Department of State Department of Transportation Department of Finance Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Department of Community Affairs and Economic Development Department of Administrative Services Department of Public Safety Department of Agriculture Department of Correction Department of Health and Social Services Department of Labor Delaware Solid Waste Authority Delaware Energy office Delaware Geological Survey State of Delaware Treasurer state Fire marshal Department of Public Instruction Delaware Technical and Community College Delaware State College 'University of Delaware County Governments Kent County New Castle County Sussex County Municipal Governments Kent County Bowers Beach Frederica magnolia Camden Harrington Milford Cheswold Hartly Smyrna Clayton Houston Viola Dover Kenton Woodside Farmington Leipsic Wyoming Felton Little Creek New Castle County Arden Elsmere New Castle Ardencroft Middletown Odessa Ardentown Newark Townsend Bellefonte Newport Wilmington Delaware City Sussex County Bethany Beach Frankford Milton Bethel Georgetown Ocean View Blades Greenwood Rehoboth Bridgeville Henlopen Acres Seaford Dagsboro Laurel Selbyville Delmar Lewes Slaughter Beach Ellendale Millsboro South Bethany Fenwick Island Millville Interest Groups and Organizations Delaware Nature Education Society Save our Seashores of Delaware League of Women Voters Sierra Club Watch our Waterways Delaware oilmen's Association Delaware Audubon Society Delaware Wildlife Federation Delaware Association of Conservation District Delaware Bass Chapter Federation Delaware Conservation Education Association Delaware Wild Lands, Inc. Delmarva ornithological Society Forward Lands, Inc. Civic League for New Castle County Delaware League of Local Governments Delaware State Grange Delaware Farm Bureau Association for Preservation of Farmlands Emerson Realty Company Delaware River Basin Commission - Regional WILMAPCO - Regional *Delaware River Port Authority - Regional *Except for these agencies, all agencies and jurisdictions were contacted and/or participated in providing input to the Draft Plan. C. COPIES OF CORRESPONDENCE TO AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS Copies of Correspondence from OMBP (and its consultant, Roy F. Weston, Inc.) to the federal, State, county, and local agencies and interest groups in connection with the development of the Statewide Critical Areas Plan for Delaware (Initial Draft) are presented in this Appendix. The attachments referenced in them are in the OMBP files at the Townsend Building, Dover, Delaware. STATE OF DELAWARE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT, BUDGET, AND PLANNING OFFICE OF THE DOVER, DELAWARE 19901 PHONE: (302) 678 - 4271 DIRECTOR April 30, 1980 MEMORANDUM TO: 358 Participants FROM: Mary McKenzi@_01_ SUBJECT: Critical Areas Plan Since meeting with you last January and discussing the difficulties in the implementation of SB 358, and especially Critical Areas Plans, OMBP has been working to hire consultants to provide assistance in the preparati,on of a Statewide Critical Areas Plan. In this process, it is proposed that assistance can also be provided to those smaller jurisdictions that do not have the resources to prepare a local plan. Enclosed please find a copy of the outline that was sent out to the con- s*vltants during the selection process. The items included in this pro- posal tontain basically the areas that should be considered in the prep- aration of a critical areas plan. It is anticipated that consultants will be on board around the first week in May. Shortly after, contact will be made with all jurisdictions and meetings will be held to discuss the process by which a Plan is to be prepared. Please note that the contractor (Roy F. Weston), while hired by OMBP, has as his primary responsibility for assisting local governments in developing their plans as inputs into the preparation of the Statewide plan. It is proposed that we have a Draft Critical Areas Plan by July 31, 1980. While it is recognized that local input is needed for the State Plan, it may not be feasible to expect that each local jurisdiction will be able to process the local plans through the appropriate approval processes and have a final approved plan. Therefore, by July 31, 1980, it is re- quested that a draft plan which has gone through the first review and comment phase, ie. planning commission or town couhcil, be submitted to OMBP. MIN 358 Participants Page 2 April 30, 1980 Some jurisdictio ns are already drafting critical areas plans utilizing the guidelines that were sent out earlier. The attached outline inc-ludes basically the same types of procedures, and may include some additional examples. Through the joint effort of all 358 participants, the consultants 'and others, it is hoped that we will be able to achieve the goal of producing adequate plans. Through this process, it is also anticipated that other areas, such as terms, definitions and procedures will be finalized. MMcK/jad Enclosures WESTON WAY WEST CHESTER, PA. 19380 PHONE: (215) 692-3030 TE LE X: 83-5348 29 May 1980 Your assistance is requested in developing a Statewide Critical Areas Plan for Delaware. Your help is needed in identifying areas that are important to your community. These areas may be highly sensitive to uncontrolled development impacts; may produce economic benefits (such as employment, income, and tax revenues); or, in the traditionally "critical" sense, are scarce and unique and, therefore, valuable to local and state residents. Roy F. Weston, Inc. (WESTON) has been selected by the St ate to provide assist- ance in preparing a Draft of the Statewide Critical Areas Plan. The Plan will identify critical areas from a relatively broad perspective. The three broad critical area categories being used include: Physical areas (i.e., natural areas, beaches, flood hazard areas, major aquifers, reservoir sites, wetlands, forests and waste disposal areas), social areas (i.e., cultural areas; public institutions (health, education, and cor-rection centers and historic sites) and economic areas (i.e., airports, railroads, major port facilities, major industries and indistrial parks and sites, electricity generating station, future highway alignments, major utility lines, and significant rights-of-way). WESTON is in the process of preparing a preliminary identification list of areas that are judged by various groups, agenc.ies and residents to be critical according to their jurisdictions. We are interested in gathering as much information on critical areas as possible in a short period of time (two weeks). Because of the extensive review and approval process ahead, which is outlined below, it is not envisioned that this first-cut at critical areas identification will require local government reviews and approval. To facilitate your response, a data collection form is attached. We will need a brief description of each critical area, with its location and approxi- mate size (acreage). In addition, we need information and your perspective related to sensitivity, scarcity and economic value that describes why these areas are important. -2- 29 May 1980 This project, to prepare a Draft Statewide Critical Areas Plan, was initiated on 15 May 1980 and will be completed by 15 August. During this three month study period, there will be several opportunities for local and public involve- ment. On 23 June 1980, a Study Advisory Committee meeting is planned, which will include representatives of local government, special groups and the. public. The initial list of critical areas will be presented at that time. Two or three weeks later, another committee meeting will be held for the purpose of approving critical areas for further analysis and inclusion in the Draft Plan. These meetings,are a key element in developing draft plan content. Notice of each of these meetings will be forthcoming- At the end of the study period,WESTON will submit the Draft Statewide Critical Areas Plan for Delaware to the Office of Management Budget and Planning. The State will continue the review and refinement process after WESTON's assistance efforts have been completed, and will finalize the Plan with local concurrence. To be helpful and included in this important study, your response which identifies critical areas must be received at WESTON by 13 June 1980. A return addressed stamped envelope is enclosed for your convenience. Thank you for your assistance. Very truly yours, ROY F. WESTON, INC. Van Dyke Polhemus Principal Investigator VDP:mm Enclosure STATE OF DELAWARE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT, BUDGET, AND PLANNING OFFICE OF THE DOVER, DELAWARE 19901 PHONE: (302) 678 4271 DIRECTOR May 29, 1980 MEMORANDUM TO: ALL DEPARTMENTS, DIVISION'S AND SPECIAL OFFICES FROM: DAVID S. HUGG III - MARY L. McKENZIEdvJy_",, SUBJECT' INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR INPUT TO STATEUIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN FOR DELAWARE Roy F. Weston, Inc. (WESTON) has been selected by the State Office of Management, Budget and Planning to provide assistance in prepar ing a Draft Statewide Critical Areas Plan for Delaware. This Plan will identify critical areas from a broad perspective. The three broad categories being used are: Physical areas - i.e. natural areas, beaches, flood hazard areas, major aquifers, reservoir sites, wetlands, forests and waste disposal areas; Social areas - i.e. cultural areas, public institutions (health, education, corrections), and historic; Economic areas - i.e. airports, railroads, major port facilities, major indd-s-tries, major industrial parks and sites, electricity generating stations, major utility lines, significant rights-of way,, future highway alignments. We are in the process of preparing a preliminary identification of areas that are judged by various groups, agencies and residents to be critical to their jurisdictions. In this connection, we are also requesting your help and insights. We need your agency's input that indentifies areas which are sensitive to uncontrolled development impacts, produce economic benefits such as em loyment, income and tax revenue, or in the tr-a-d"i-tional sense, are scarce and unique and, therefore, valuable to local and state residents. To facilitate your response, a data collection form is attached. !,Ie will need a brief description of each critical area and its location and approx- imate size (acres, length of right-of-way, etc.). In addition, vie need -2- your insights related to sensitivity, scarcity and economic benefits, that describes why a specific area is important. This assignment of developing the Draft Statewide Critical Areas Plan is scheduled for completion by 15 August 1980. A Study Advisory Committee meeting is planned for 23 June 1980 in which the initial list of critical areas will be presented. In order to meet this first deadline of 23 June, we request,that you send a list of identified critical areas relevant to your department, division, or special office to the Office Of Management, .Budget and Planning (Mary McKenzie) via your designated repres entative for the Land Use Planning Act.* Ms. Dorothv Sbrialia Dept. of Community Affairs & Economic Dev. Mr. Leroy O'Neal Dept. of Labor Mr. Robert '11acPherson Dept. of Natural Resources & Envir. Control Mr. Glenn Pusey Dept. of Transportation Mr. Arthur Vanderhoont Dept. of Corrections Mr. Daniel Griffith Dept. of State Mr. Earl Cummins Dept. of Health & Social Services Mr. Jack Mitchell Dept. of Administrative Services Mr.. M. 11. Sockrider DeDt. of Public Safety r1r. Alden S. Hopkins Dept. of Agriculture Mr. 1,1illiam Remington Dept. of Finance P-1r. Jack Nichols Dept. of Public Instruction N'.r. Uayne Gault State of Delaware Treasurer Mr. Dan Anstine Delaware Treasurer Mr. G. Arno Loessner University of Delaware Mr. Edward Crawford Dela@,iare State College Mr. Robert Harra Delaware Technical & Community College Mr. Benjamin Roy, Jr. State Fire Marshal *It is noted that many agencies provided input on critical areas upon initial request by ONBP in 1979. For those of you who have submitted recommendations -3- previously, you may want to supplement the list. For those of you who did not provide any input, you may want to take the opportunity now. Your response is requested by 13 June 1980. Thank you for your assistance. VDP:mm STATE OF DELAWARE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT, BUDGET, AND PLANNING OFFICE OF THE DOVER. DELAWARE 19901 PHONE: (302) 678 4271 DIRECTOR June 5, 1980 MEMORANDUM TO: 358 Participants, County and Municipal Governments FROM: David S. Hug and Mary McKenziqpo7c/,@ SUBJECT: Critical Areas Plan You are in receipt of a letter from Roy F. Weston dated May 29, 1980 that requests local input in developing an initial list of Critical Areas for a Statewide Plan to be submitted by June 13, 1980. It has been brought to our attention that this letter is being interpreted by many jurisdictions to be in conflict with the memorandum sent from OMBP on April 30, 1980 requesting Local Draft Critical Arras Plans by July 31, 1980. We regret the confusion that has resulted from the two correspondences, and are hereby advising you that if you have information prepared by June 13, you may submit it, but material will be accepted after that date. Because an assumption was made that some preliminary thoughts and work may have been done already by many of the jurisdictions in response to OMBP's previous memos on Critical Areas, the intent of Weston'3 request was to gather preliminary information for purposes of having front end material for discussion at the meeting scheduled for June 23, 1980. A meeting will be held on Monday afternoon, June 23, 1980; the exact time (around 1:30-2:00 P.M.) and the location and agenda will be announced soon. This meeting will be for the purpose of determining the status of local critical area planning efforts, solicit initial recommendations for critical areas (per the intent of Weston's letter) and to answer questions concerning problems local jurisdictions may be encountering in their efforts. 358 Participants, County and Municipal Governments Page 2 June 5, 1980 we would appreciate any preliminary material that can be submitted at this meeting. We are look ing forward to meeting with you and appreciate your ongoing Critical Areas Plan activities. DSH: MMcK: j ad cc: Glenn Johnson, Weston, Inc. DOCUMENT SUMMARY Document Id: 0040v Document Name: 358 Participants Operator: DAVID HUGG Author: JANICE DURHAM Comments: DO NOT DELETE STATISTICS OPERATION DATE TIME WORKTIME KEYSTROKES -Created 06/05/80 13:37 :22 2174 Last Revised 06/05/80 14:16 :03 24 Last Printed 06/05/80 14:26 Last Archived onto Diskette Total Pages: 2 Total Worktime: :25 Total Lines: 32 Total Keystrokes: 2198 Pages to be printed 2 A, STATE OF DELAWARE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT, BUDGET, AND PLANNING OFFICE OF THE DovEH, DELAWARF 19901 PHONE: (302) 678 4271 DIRECTOR June 10, 1980 MEMORANDUM TO: "358" Participants and Interested Parties FROM: Mary McKenziefik)" SUBJECT: MEETING ON CRITICAL AREAS On Monday, June 23, 1980 at 1:30 p.m., a meeting will be held to discuss Critical Areas, at Delaware Technical and Community College, Terry Campus, 1862 North du Pont Parkway, Dover, Delaware, in Room 203. AGENDA (1) Status of Critical Areas Program (2) Data Collection Process (3) Discussion of Critical Areas (4) Specific Local and Agency Information I am looking forward to seeing you at the meeting. MMcK:mas 4 STATE OF DELAWARE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT, BUDGET, AND PLANNING OFFICE OF THE DovFR. DELAWARE 19901 PHONE! (302) 676 A271 01 RECTOR July 2, 1980 MEMORANDUM TO: County and Municipal Jurisdictions FROM: Mary L. McKenzi SUBJECT: Critical Areas Plan, Assistance to Local Jurisdictions In order to provide further assistance to local jurisdictions in the preparation of local Critical Areas Plans and input to the Draft Statewide Critical Areas Plan, an assistance meeting will be held in each county, as listed below: Sussex County DATE: Tuesday, July 15, 1980 TIME: 7:00 P.M. LOCATION: Sussex County Council Chambers Courthouse Georgetown, Delaware 19947 Kent County DATE: Wednesday, July 16, 1980 TIME: 7:00 P.M. LOCATION: Kent County Administration Building Room 316 Federal Street Dover, Delaware 19901 County and Municipal Jurisdictions Page 2 July 2, 1980 New Castle County DATE: Thursday, July 17, 1980 TIME: 7:00 P.M. LOCATION: City of New Castle Council Chambers Second Floor Town Hall Second and Delaware Streets New Castle, Delaware 19720 If you cannot attend the local assistance meeting in your county, feel free to attend one of the other meetings. In the meantime, if there are any questions or special assistance needs that you may want, to discuss prior to the scheduled meetings, please feel free to contact me at 736-4271. Thank you for your cooperation. MMcK:jad 0095v STATE OF DELAWARE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT, BUDGET, AND PLANNING OFFICE OF THE DOVER. DELAWARE 19901 PHONE: (302) 678 - 4271 DIRECTOR July 10, 1980 MEMORANDUM TO: All Critical Areas Plan Participants 37P- FROM: Mary McKenzie/n/ SUBJECT: INVENTORY OF INPUT TO DRAFT STATEWIDE CRITICAL AREAS PLAN All input from local, county, State, federal and interest groups regarding Critical Areas has been compiled and forwarded to each County "358" desiqnee. This material is on file at each County and also at OMBP for any jurisdiction or person who may be interested in reviewing what has been submitted. The inventory will be periodically updated as information is received by OMBP. Contact persons at each location are: flew Castle County Edward O'Donnell New Castle County Department.of Planning Engineering Bui1ding 2701 Capitol Trail Newark, DE 19711 Phone 366-7780 Kent County Michael Thompson Kent County Planning Office Kent County Administration Building Federal Street Dover, DE 19901 Phone 736-2010 Sussex County Roland Derrickson Sussex County Planning and Zoning Sussex County Courthouse Geornetown, DE 19947 Phone 856-7701 ext. 302 MMcK:mas STATE OF"DELAWARE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT, BUDGET, AND PLANNING OFFICE OF THE DOVER. DELAWARE 19901 TELEPHONE: (302) 736-4271 DIRECTOR July 24, 1980 MEMORANDUM TO: Local Jurisdictions and Critical Areas Plans Participants FROM: Mary McKenzie,., ()0- SUBJECT: CRITICAL AREAS PLANS In conjunction with previous correspondence and meetings of June 23, July 15, 16 and 17, 1980 with 1135811 participants regarding Critical Areas Plans, please. note the following: - While attendance at the above referenced meetings was low, it was found that they were beneficial to those who participated, as reflected by their input-. - Pursuant to the request from attendees at the June 23 meeting, input received by OMBP and its consultant (Roy F. Weston) has been compiled and is available for reference at the respective County Planning Offices (please refer to OMBP letter of July 10, 1980). - The minutes of the meeting of June 23, 1980 are attached for your information. Also included is the list of objectives for the development of the Statewide Critical Areas Plan which was discussed at that meeting. - In reference to our previous request (OMBP memorandum dated April 30, 1980), this is to remind you that you may submit a local Critical Areas Plan by July 31, 1980; the local input will be used toward the develop- ment of the Draft Statewide Critical Areas Plan, as required by the Land Use Planning Act (Senate Bill 358). I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your participation and cooperation in this joint effort. Local Jurisdictions and Critical Areas Plans Participants Page 2 July 24, 1980 If you have any further questions on the Critical Areas Plan, please feel free to call me at 736-4271. MMcK:mas Enclosures (2) Minutes of meeting State objectives 0117v STATE OF DELAWARE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT, BUDGET, AND PLANNING OFFICE OF THE DOVER. DELAWARE 19901 TELEPHONE: (302) 736-4271 DIRECTOR July 30, 1980 MEMORANDUM TO: Critical Areas Plan Participants FROM: Mary McKenziepT1114- SUBJECT: ATTENDANCE LIST FROM MEETING OF JUNE 23, 1980 ON CRITICAL AREAS Attached please find a copy of the list of attendees at the June 23, 1980 Critical Areas meeting, as requested by some of the participants. This attachment was inadvertently excluded when the minutes of the meeting was mailed to you. MMcK:Mas Enclosure Ak STATE OF DELAWARE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT, BUDGET, AND PLANNING OFF;CE OF THE DOVER. DELAWARE 19901 TELEPHONE: (302) 736-4271 D RECTOR October 24, 1980 Dear I would like to take this opportunity to express sincere appreciation on behalf of both the Office of management, Budget and Planning and Roy F. Weston, Inc., for the cooperation and courtesy that was extended by your jurisdiction in providing your input to the Draft (Preliminary) Statewide Critical Areas Plan. It is gratifying to note that nearly all of the jurisdictions, including the three Counties, have responded to make this effort a success. Enclosed please find a copy of the input for your jurisdiction that has been submitted to us (Attachment 1). The form on which the information has been placed represents the first level of preparation of the Draft (Preliminary) Plan. As you may note, the last categgry reflects the preliminary evaluation of your input as candidate areas for the Statewide Critical Areas Plan. This evaluation was based on criteria developed and utilized in conjunction with the definition and characteristics of critical areas (please refer to Attachment II). The preliminary evaluation denotes what is perceived as areas of-more than local concern, but at this stage should not be construed to mean that they represent critical areas that are to be incorporated into the Final Statewide Plan. Additional levels of preparation will include further review and examination in order to determine to what extent these candidate areas are eligible for designation as critical areas at the State level. Those areas identified as "of more than local concern" will be included in the Statewide Critical Areas Plan Inventory. Page 2 October 24, 1980 The Draft (Preliminary) Statewide Plan is scheduled to be prepared by the middle of November 1980; a copy of the Draft Plan will be sent to you for your review and comment. It is intended that the comments of the Draft Plan will be incorporated into the text prior to the public meeting/public hearing phase of the Critical Areas Plan preparation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 736-4271. Again, thank you for your assistance in this effort. Very truly yours, @@AAAY Mary L. McKenzie Planner MLMcK:mas Enclosures (2) 0360v U I' I I I I I I i I i @ I I @ i 11 I -i I - @ JIMMININIIIIIII 11 @ 3 6668 14109 9608-