DEMCC’s Mission…
To coordinate Delaware’s environmental monitoring efforts through collaboration to ensure effective data collection, documentation, and communication of environmental monitoring resources.
Goals of the DEMCC:
IDENTIFY RESOURCES
Understand environmental monitoring efforts and needs in Delaware.
COMMUNICATIONS
Enhance communication among environmental monitoring programs in Delaware.
SUSTAINABLE MONITORING PROGRAMS
Promote the sustainability of environmental monitoring efforts in Delaware.
PARTNERING
Identify and leverage resources to minimize redundancy and optimize the use of available resources.
What is the DEMCC?
Founded in 2018, the DEMCC is comprised of members of Delaware’s environmental monitoring community from government, academic, and non-profit sectors.
CHAIR
Joshua Barth
Division of Watershed Stewardship
DNREC
Matthew Grabowski (ex-chair)
Division of Water
DNREC
vice chair
Tina Callahan
Center for Environmental Monitoring & Analysis (CEMA)
University of Delaware
RECORDER
Mollie Yacanno
Division of Climate, Coastal, and Energy
DNREC
Participating Organizations in the DEMCC
Delaware Center for the Inland Bays
Delaware Nature Society
Delaware Sea Grant
Delaware Department of Agriculture
DHSS Division of Public Health
DNREC Division of Air Quality
DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal, and Energy
DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife
DNREC Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances
DNREC Division of Water
DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship
DelDOT Division of Transportation Solutions
Delaware Geological Survey
Delaware River Basin Commission
Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (MARACOOS)
National Weather Service – Mount Holly WFO
United States Fish and Wildlife Service – Coastal Delaware National Wildlife Refuge Complex
United States Geological Survey (USGS) – MD/DE/DC Water Science Center
University of Delaware Center for Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (CEMA)