Delaware Faces Dry Conditions: Open Burning Ban Issued, Water Conservation Urged
Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
With below-average precipitation since late summer, including record low rainfall in New Castle and Sussex Counties, Delaware has become abnormally dry as the state heads into the fall season. To reduce the risk of unplanned fires during these dry conditions, the Delaware State Fire Marshal has issued a statewide ban on all open burning until further notice. Fortunately, water demand decreases in the fall and the state’s reservoirs and aquifers are currently in good shape. This time of the year typically allows these systems to recover from the summer demands on them.
Flammable dry marsh vegetation like this along the Port Penn Trail, is one of the concerns along the Bayshore.
