7 Del. Admin. Code § 7501-1.0
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is responsible for protecting, preserving, and enhancing the environmental quality of the water, air, and land of the State. The Department recognizes that water quality protection and improvement is an important goal, particularly in water bodies subject to development pressure with its attendant anthropogenic impacts. This Regulation is intended to deal with such impacts by addressing the potential sources of pollution that may result from the physical presence, construction, or operation of marinas.
The Department's intent in adopting these Regulations is three-fold. First, to apply strict environmental controls over the siting, design, construction and operation of new marinas. The controls shall be most strict in this case because new construction offers the greatest opportunity for proper environmental planning and management.
Second, to allow upgrading of existing facilities in ways which can benefit the environment by imposing reasonable restrictions which would effectively discourage or prevent environmentally detrimental impacts. In this case, it is recognized that physical constraints at existing sites may present insurmountable limitations over the scope of feasible improvements that can occur.
Third, to provide for safe and environmentally sound operation of existing and future marinas through prevention of pollution by good housekeeping procedures.
7 Del. Admin. Code § 7501-1.0