Chris Flood’s article last week identifying the dumping along Silver Lake in Rehoboth Beach describes the actions of a land owner who has dumped massive amounts of loose soil on the edge of Silver Lake. This is an obvious action to reconstruct the landscape along Silver Lake and build a structure abutting one of the most treasured and precious natural resources in our community.
As a close neighbor, I have personally witnessed over 30 dump trucks dropping nearly 500 tons of soil (equal to 1 million pounds), some of which has already washed into our beautiful Silver Lake.
Silver Lake is a Delaware state bird refuge visited by thousands of migratory wildlife, and viewed and photographed by countless people every year. How is it possible for someone to dump a million pounds of loose dirt at the shoreline that changes the landscape and risks mass amounts of silt washing into the lake without any action by our local agencies that are in place to protect our priceless Silver Lake that brings so much pleasure and beauty to our community?
A DNREC spokesperson claims no responsibility for overseeing this dumping. I feel that DNREC’s Divisions of Water, Fish and Wildlife, Watershed Stewardship, Water Quality Monitoring, Wetlands Monitoring and Wildlife Areas should all be responsible for inspecting, protecting and enforcing the laws for the protection of Silver Lake.
DNREC stands for Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Please do your job!
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