Water Quality and Quantity
Delaware River watershed drought: Good for the birds, the trout – not so much
Dry conditions have prompted the posting of drought watches and warnings in many pockets of the Delaware River watershed, and...
DRBC urged to be a bulwark against climate change
After the Delaware River Basin Commission meeting on Thursday, there was a public comments session and the comments, while not...
DRBC hearing outlines dry conditions and possibility of calling a drought for the Delaware River
The Delaware River Basin Commission held a public hearing on Tuesday to gather comments about the abnormally dry conditions throughout...
Rain and snow coming but not nearly enough to end Delaware River watershed drought
Though welcome rain and snow is in the forecast for the parched Delaware River basin, it will make only a...
Delaware Aqueduct project on hold as drought complicates repairs
The on-again-off-again-on-again long-awaited repairs to the leaking Delaware Aqueduct are off again – after having gotten started last month –...
Research reveals value of volunteer-led water quality monitoring
Community volunteers across the Delaware River Basin are collecting data that support local conservation goals, such as reducing the harmful...
DRBC calls a special hearing for Nov. 19 on drought conditions
The Delaware River Basin Commission announced on Wednesday that it would hold a special hearing via Zoom at 1:30 p.m....
Mussels: A powerful solution to pollution in the Delaware?
When the Fairmount Water Works was built in the early 19th century to provide clean drinking water to Philadelphia, it...
New York City to stop most land purchases in Catskill watershed
Residents and local officials in the Catskills are celebrating an agreement that puts an end to part of a decades-long...
Delaware Riverkeeper sues EPA over dissolved oxygen standards
An environmental group has taken the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to federal court, accusing it of foot-dragging in finalizing regulations...
Agencies sign on to a re-evaluation of a Lehigh River dam
Representatives from three government agencies last month agreed to share the costs of a study to consider the current and...
DRBC to explore water-storage possibilities to alleviate drought
The scientists, engineers and planners at the Delaware River Basin Commission work on all sorts of projects, almost invisibly, and...
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