Delaware Code

3 Del. C. § 2201 (2026)

Declaration of purpose

✓ current as of May 2026

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The purposes of this chapter are:

(1) To regulate those activities involving the generation and application of nutrients in order to help improve and maintain the quality of Delaware’s ground and surface waters and to meet or exceed federally mandated water quality standards, in the interest of the overall public welfare.

(2) To establish a certification program that encourages the implementation of best management practices in the generation, handling or land application of nutrients in Delaware.

(3) To establish a nutrient management planning program.

(4) To formulate a systematic and economically viable nutrient management program that will both maintain agricultural profitability and improve water quality in Delaware.

(5) To regulate the composition and application of nutrients to turf.

72 Del. Laws, c. 60, § 1; 84 Del. Laws, c. 439, § 1;

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: Spence v. Kent Cnty. Bd. of Assessment (Del. Super. Ct. 2019).

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Spence v. Kent Cnty. Bd. of Assessment (Del. Super. Ct. 2019). · cites it 3× “3 Del. C. § 2201 also declares the purpose of the nutrient management plan, which is “to regulate those activities 219 Del.”

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