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Broadkill Tributary Action Team meeting Jan. 22 10:24 a.m., Jan. 10, 2007--The first Broadkill Tributary Action Team meeting will be held at 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 22, in 104 Cannon Laboratory at the University of Delaware's Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes. The meeting is co-hosted by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the UD Sea Grant College Program. The newly formed group will learn more about pollution in the watershed and best management practices for addressing nutrient and bacterial problems. The results of two recent public forums on water quality in the watershed also will be presented at the meeting. A major goal is to develop a pollution control strategy for the watershed in the next year. The Broadkill River watershed is located in eastern Sussex County and includes the town of Milton and parts of Lewes and Georgetown. Its tributary action team includes residents, businessowners, farmers and others who live, work and enjoy recreational activities in the watershed. The major pollution sources affecting the watershed have been identified as failing septic systems, lawn fertilization, farming practices and runoff from driveways, roads and ditches. For more information, contact Joseph Farrell, Marine Advisory Service specialist for the UD Sea Grant College Program and Broadkill Tributary Action Team facilitator, at [jfarrell@udel.edu] or (302) 645-4250, or Jennifer Volk at the DNREC Division of Water Resources at (302) 739-9939. |
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