By Craig Anderson

SEAFORD - The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold a virtual public hearing Wednesday at 6 p.m. on the proposed expansion by Bioenergy Devco of its existing composting facility.

According to a news release, the facility is designed to transform organic waste into renewable energy. The proposed project will require multiple permits from the department, spanning several of the Department’s divisions, including Air Quality, Waste and Hazardous Substances, and Water.

Detailed information about the project and additional related resources – including English, Spanish and Haitian Creole versions of both the department public notice about the hearing and the presentation made at a department virtual community workshop held Sept. 28 – can be found at de.gov/biodevco.

The public hearing will allow attendees who have pre-registered with the department to offer comments on Bioenergy Devco’s permit applications to be entered into the public record. All public comments made directly to the department – whether received verbally at the public hearing or in writing before or after the hearing – have the same weight and will be considered equally in making a decision on whether to grant the permits that Bioenergy Devco would require for proceeding with its expansion plans.

It is not necessary to submit comments elsewhere – and only comments made to DNREC and entered into the public record will be considered by the Department as part of the permit decision process. Closed captioning, in languages including English and Spanish, is available as an option for comments from the community.

Registration and connection information for the hearing is available online dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov in the public hearing section.

Bioenergy Devco’s permit applications and supporting materials can be found in detail online at de.gov/biodevco.