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Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Overview

 

Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Projects in Delaware 

Upper Nanticoke Watershed Project Plan

In 2019, Sussex Conservation District requested funding through the Watershed & Flood Prevention Operations Program to address the aging tax ditches in the Upper Nanticoke River Watershed. Aging tax ditches need work beyond traditional maintenance. Properly functioning tax ditches are essential to the agriculture industry in Delaware.