Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 4011 – Designated watersheds or subwatersheds
(a) Watersheds or subwatersheds approved as designated watersheds or subwatersheds by the Department shall have the regulatory requirements clearly specified through a watershed approach to nonpoint pollution control or flood control. The watershed approach shall result in a specific plan, developed or approved by the Department, for the designated watershed or subwatershed that contains the following information:
(1) Stormwater quantity or quality problem identification;
(2) The overall needs of the watershed, not just the additional impacts of new development activities;
(3) Alternative approaches to address the existing and future problems;
(4) A defined approach which includes the overall costs and benefits;
(5) A schedule for implementation;
(6) Funding sources and amounts; and
(7) A public hearing process prior to departmental approval.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 4011
- Designated watershed or subwatershed: means a watershed or subwatershed proposed by a conservation district, county, municipality or state agency and approved by the Department. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 4002
- plan: means a plan for the control of soil erosion, sedimentation, stormwater quantity and water quality impacts which may result from any land disturbing activity. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 4002
- Stormwater: means the runoff of water from the surface of the land resulting from any form of precipitation and including snow or ice melt. See Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 4002
(b) Upon approval of the designated watershed or subwatershed plan, all projects undertaken in that watershed or subwatershed shall have stormwater requirements placed upon them that are consistent with the designated watershed or subwatershed plan.