3.7.0 COASTAL RESOURCES
Delaware Delaware Code Title 7, Chapter 68 (Management of Beaches) establishes additional protection.
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control
Division of Soil and Water Conservation
Beach Preservation Section
89 Kings Highway
Dover, Delaware 19901
(302) 739-4411
The U.S. Department of Interior has identified the "Coastal Barrier Resource System" in the State of Delaware on three maps.
Additional information can be obtained from the above Beach Preservation Section of the State of Delaware.
Maryland This resource is administered by the State of Maryland under the Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas Act, which provides for enforcement by local jurisdictions. Information can be obtained from the county agencies responsible for administration of this act. Additional information can be obtained from:
Chesapeake Bay Critical Areas Commission
Eastern Shore Office
31-A Creamery Lane
Easton, Maryland 21601
(410) 822-9047
Western Shore Office
45 Calvert Street 2nd Floor
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
(410) 974-2426.
Note: NFIP (FEMA) maps also identify coastal barrier resources.
To obtain listings of Coastal Barrier Resources System communities:
http://www.fws.gov/cep/cbrunits.html (Maps are not alphabetical; scroll down) or http://www.fws.gov/cep/cbrmapfr.html
The web site for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/