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Delaware Adopts New Stormwater Regulations

Don Rush (file photo)

DOVER, Del. (AP) - Delaware environmental officials have adopted emergency sediment and stormwater regulations as they appeal and seek to delay implementation of a court ruling overturning regulations adopted over the past two years.

A judge ruled last week that the previous regulations were invalid because they required adherence to technical documents that were not subject to public hearings or comment under the Administrative Procedures Act.

Officials said Friday that the interim rules will be in effect for 120 days and effectively reinstate the prior regulations while adopting supporting technical materials consistent with the court ruling and the APA.

Officials say more than 300 plans for projects including schools, roads and commercial and residential construction were under review when court ruled, and that the emergency regulations will allow continued review of those plans.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.