Advocate

Clean Water

Investments at the federal- and state-level will improve our water quality, so we are advocating for:

• Creation of a statewide clean water fee
• Full funding in the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program
• Robust funding for the Delaware River Basin
• Restoration Program
• Protection of freshwater wetlands

Land & Habitat Protection

Protection and preservation of open spaces provides habitat for wildlife, replenishes our drinking water supply, and removes air pollutants. We encourage:

• Full funding for Delaware’s Open Space and Farmland Preservation
• Restoration of Wildlife Populations
• Transparent Coastal Zone Regulatory Process

Climate & Energy

We must slow and limit damage caused by climate change with improved energy conservation, efficiency, renewable energy, and greenhouse gas reduction. We support:

• Reforming the Ethanol Mandate
• Increasing Delaware’s Renewable Portfolio Standards
• Planning at the local-, state-, and federal-level for the impacts from climate change

Since March 2015, Delaware Nature Society, along with our partners Partnership for the Delaware Estuary and Center for the Inland Bays, has been running a statewide clean water campaign.

The Clean Water: Delaware’s Clear Choice campaign:

• Builds an alliance of Delaware stakeholders to support sustainable funding for clean water.
• Supports efforts to ensure that funding for clean water improvement projects places an emphasis on green infrastructure projects.
• Lays critical groundwork to further educate and connect residents to their local waterways and empower them to take action to improve the quality of these waterways.

We believe that securing funding for clean water can lead to a cleaner environment, healthier crops and food sources, improved economy, and increased tourism. By securing support for clean water initiatives throughout the state, we are securing a better, stronger Delaware. Clean water is truly Delaware’s clear choice.

We need your help

Sign the Clean Water Pledge Clean Water Campaign Website

This campaign is funded by the William Penn Foundation .

State of Delaware

• Delaware Code
• Public Meeting Calendar
• Delaware Register of Regulations

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

• Delaware Coastal Zone Act/Program
• Delaware Wetlands
• DNREC Divisions and Programs

Delaware General Assembly

• Main website
• Legislative Schedule
• Find your legislator

Federal

• Legislation Information
• Federal Register
• Environmental Protection Agency