Sometimes, I get lucky and get to take a photograph from a small plane. In this case, from 7000 feet above Philadelphia. Nestled between the main stem of the Delaware River and the Schuylkill River, it truly highlights the important role water plays in daily life. When Lighthawk soars above these areas, the perspective comes into sharp focus and it is easy to see how the watershed bends and curves around us.
Dedicated to the Delaware: CDRW Hosts Annual Member Meeting
With the Delaware River Watershed spanning four states and hundreds of miles, it can be challenging for all the organizations working in the watershed to come together in the same room to create a plan of action for the mighty Delaware. That is, in part, why the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed (CDRW) brings member organizations together for the Annual Member Meeting at the start of each new year. The Annual Member Meeting is also an opportunity for our member organizations to vote on policy priorities that will guide our work in 2018.
Environmental Agenda '18 Maps a Plan for Governor Murphy
Governor Phil Murphy was sworn in to office on January 16, 2018, and with his new role comes the responsibility of addressing environmental issues facing the Garden State. In response to these challenges, New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Education Fund released Environmental Agenda ’18: New Jersey’s Conservation Roadmap, a report that contains expert recommendations and goals to address top environmental challenges and ensure a cleaner, greener New Jersey in mid-November. Environmental Agenda ’18 makes recommendations for Murphy's first 100 days, first year, and first term.
Defending the Delaware River: One Year After the DRBCA
This past Saturday we celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act’s (DRBCA) enactment. On December 16, 2016, President Barack Obama signed the DRBCA into law establishing, for the first time, a federal program dedicated to protecting and restoring the Delaware River Basin. After over six years of tireless work from our advocates in the environmental community and champions in Congress, the Delaware River Basin was given the recognition it was denied for so long.
Delaware River Basin Commission Releases Fracking Regulations
The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has released draft regulations on hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” in the Delaware River Basin. In response, the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed, a network that unites 120 nongovernmental organizations working throughout the four states of the Watershed, has prepared the following statement.
86,000 Miles of Streams: Protecting Pennsylvania's Trout
What Does the Delaware River Mean to You?: Contest Gives Voice to Different Delaware River Experiences
The Delaware River Watershed crosses through mountains, valleys, cities, and rural landscapes from the headwaters in New York, and down through Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. The Delaware River means so many different things to different people, from boaters and anglers, to photographers and bird-watchers. Whether it’s spending summers in the Delaware Bay with friends, or hunting in the thickly wooded forests of Mount Pocono – the Delaware River holds a special significance in the hearts of many. The Delaware River Means campaign seeks to capture these different experiences and highlight the varied importance of the River with a four-phased contest that runs from 2017 to 2018.
Long-Term Agreement in Place for NYC Delaware River Reservoirs
On October 20, 2017, after 5 years of stalemate, a new long-term management plan for the NYC Upper Delaware River reservoirs was adopted by the 1954 Supreme Court Decree Parties (NY, PA, NJ, DE, and NYC). For decades, the management of the NYC Delaware River reservoirs was driven by a relatively narrow set of water resource considerations primarily focused on water supply. The Decree Parties spent most of their time divvying up Delaware River water to satisfy parochial and sometimes competing needs. However, as the years went by, the complexity of water resource management challenges began to increase.