Indian River Inlet dredging plan on display

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Watershed Stewardship is proposing to utilize a U.S. Army Corp of Engineers permit to hydraulically dredge up to 550,000 cubic yards of material from three potential borrow sites.

The sites are:

• the Indian River Inlet Flood Shoal,

• the Middle Island Shoal, and/or

• the Burton Island Shoal.

The dredged material will be transported via pipeline to restore approximately 5,200 linear feet of the North Beach berm and dune system near the Indian River Inlet, Sussex County, Delaware, beginning from the north jetty and extending northward.

According to DNREC, comments concerning this Federal Consistency Certification will be accepted through October 11, 2024.