Albany, NY (May 4, 2023) — Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Fiscal Year 2024 budget on Tuesday, notably falling short of New York’s commitment to fully fund the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) at the State’s agreed upon amount of $626,000. Instead, New York will fund the DRBC at just over 50% of the agreed upon full fair-share, $359,500, the same level since 2015.
May Events
Stream to Shower: How Clean Water Arrives at Your Home
How does drinking water end up at your tap? How do you know if it’s safe to drink? Water from sources like rivers, reservoirs, or aquifers moves through water treatment plants that clean water and monitor it for any harmful chemicals, bacteria, or viruses. This process is critical to the Delaware River Watershed because the Delaware River serves as a drinking water source for more than 13 million people. Using a process of chemicals and filtration, water treatment plants can ensure clean and safe drinking water.
What is Greenwashing?
Consumers make countless decisions on products and services every day. All of our decisions–from what to buy to where to buy it–are informed by many factors including individual values, needs, budget, and information we have about products and businesses. Marketing has become increasingly important as brands and companies try to match their products to changing cultural needs and wants. As the popularity of sustainability and environmentally friendly lifestyles has risen, so has the market share for these products [1] as consumers look to buy and live in alignment with their values.
CDRW on the Road: Working for Water in Delaware
When you think of the State of Delaware, water doesn’t naturally come to the top of mind. Delaware can lay claim to having twice as many chickens as people and keeping license plates as family heirlooms, but water isn’t typically the first thing people think of – though it should be. When the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed started their legislative advocacy efforts in “The First State” earlier this year, that was the number one request: remember to vote for clean water.
April Events
Coalition Statement on Latex Chemical Spill into the Delaware River Watershed
The Coalition is saddened to learn that about 8,100 gallons of harmful latex chemicals ― like butyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate ― entered Otter Creek, a tributary for the Delaware River Watershed on the evening of Friday, March 24th. This spill, caused by the Trinseo plant, has threatened the drinking water for over 975,000 people, including the watershed communities of Bristol, Philadelphia, Camden, and more.
The Coalition Applauds the EPA's PFAS Announcement
The Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed applauds the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of a proposed national standard to regulate six Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) ― PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, PFBS, PFHxS, and GenX ― as part of its Strategic Roadmap of concrete actions to reduce harmful contaminates through 2024.