§ 6024. Right of entry.
§ 6024. Right of entry. The Secretary, or the Secretary’s duly authorized designee, in regulating water pollution, air pollution, solid waste disposal or any other matter over which he or she has jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter, may enter, at reasonable times, upon any private or public property for the purpose of determining whether a […]
§ 6039. Debris disposal area remediation.
§ 6039. Debris disposal area remediation. (a) The Secretary may develop, implement and administer a program for the identification, investigation, assessment, mitigation and remediation of debris disposal areas created as part of the construction of residential or subdivision developments. Any person who caused or contributed to the creation or use of a debris disposal area […]
§ 6025. Solid waste.
§ 6025. Solid waste. (a) The Secretary shall have exclusive authority to effectuate the purposes of this chapter concerning solid waste, set forth in § 6001(c)(6) of this title notwithstanding any authority heretofore conferred upon or exercised by any other state agency, but any regulations heretofore duly adopted by any other state agency shall remain […]
§ 6026. License fees.
§ 6026. License fees. (a) (1) The Secretary may establish fees, subject to approval by the General Assembly, for granting any license to any percolation tester, system designer, site evaluator, system inspector, well water contractor, pump installer contractor, well driver, well driller, pump installer, septic tank system installer, liquid waste hauler and liquid waste treatment […]
§ 6027. Change of authority.
§ 6027. Change of authority. The word “Secretary” shall be substituted wherever the words “Water and Air Resources Commission” or “Commission” appear in the Delaware Code and any authority vested in the “Water and Air Resources Commission” or “Commission” is hereby delegated to the Secretary without qualification. 7 Del. C. 1953, § 6027; 59 Del. […]
§ 6028. Report of discharge of pollutant or air contaminant.
§ 6028. Report of discharge of pollutant or air contaminant. (a) Any person who causes or contributes to an environmental release or to the discharge of an air contaminant into the air, or a pollutant, including petroleum substances, into surface water, groundwater or on land, or disposal of solid waste in excess of any reportable […]
§ 6029. Limitations on scope of chapter.
§ 6029. Limitations on scope of chapter. This chapter shall not apply to or change the existing law in respect to: (1) The landowner’s right to place a dam across a gully on his or her property or across a stream that originates on that landowner’s property where provision is made for continued established average […]
§ 6030. Approval of water use.
§ 6030. Approval of water use. No increase in the amount of water used shall be made by a user without prior approval of the Department. 7 Del. C. 1953, § 6030; 59 Del. Laws, c. 212, § 1;
§ 6031. Obligation of recipients of water allocations.
§ 6031. Obligation of recipients of water allocations. (a) The Secretary shall, when the use of water pursuant to an allocation granted under § 6010(f) of this title causes the depletion or exhaustion of an existing use of water, require as a condition of such allocation that the recipient of such allocation take 1 or […]
§ 6032. Licensing of site evaluators, percolation testers and on-site system designers and contractors.
§ 6032. Licensing of site evaluators, percolation testers and on-site system designers and contractors. (a) No person shall conduct percolation tests or soil evaluations or design, inspect or install on-site wastewater treatment and disposal systems without first having obtained a license from the Secretary. As a prerequisite of licensing, the Secretary may require the person […]