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Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing

Tue, Dec 2 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission will hold an informal conference followed by a public hearing on Wednesday, December 10, 2008. The hearing will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting. The conference session and business meeting both are open to the public and will be held at the Commission's office building, located at 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, New Jersey.

The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at 10:30 a.m. Topics of discussion will include: A presentation on Philadelphia water conservation and stormwater management approaches by a representative from the Philadelphia Water Department; a presentation by University of Pennsylvania students on responses to climate change in the Delaware Basin; a status report by a representative of the Commission and the parties to the 1954 Supreme Court Decree in New Jersey v. New York, 347 U.S. 995, 74 S.Ct. 842, concerning the Flexible Flow Management Program (FFMP); and a p

Amendments to the Water Quality Regulations, Water Code and Comprehensive Plan To Classify the Lower Delaware River as

Fri, Sep 26 2008 11:00:00 GMT

By Resolution No. 2008-9 on July 16, 2008, the Delaware River Basin Commission (``Commission'' or DRBC) approved amendments to its Water Quality Regulations, Water Code and Comprehensive Plan to establish numeric values for existing water quality for the reach of the main stem Delaware River known as the ``Lower Delaware'' and to assign the Special Protection Waters (SPW) classification ``Significant Resource Waters'' (SRW) on a permanent basis to this reach. The Commission also approved language to clarify aspects of the SPW regulations, especially with respect to existing facilities, that have confused some DRBC docket holders and applicants since the SPW program was originally adopted by the Commission in 1992 for point sources and in 1994 for nonpoint sources.

Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing

Mon, Sep 8 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission will hold an informal conference followed by a public hearing on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. The hearing will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting. Both the conference session and business meeting are open to the public and will be held at the West Trenton Volunteer Fire Company, 40 West Upper Ferry Road, West Trenton, New Jersey.

The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at 10:30 a.m. Topics of discussion will include: a Decree Parties' report; an annual update on implementation of the 2004 Water Resources Plan for the Delaware River Basin (``Basin Plan''); a report by the chair of the Commission's Water Quality Advisory Committee; a report by the chair of the Commission's Flood Advisory Committee; and a report on the status of development of the Flood Analysis Model, a project commenced in August 2007 at the request of the governors of the four Basin states, in accordance with a recomm

Proposed Amendments to the Water Code and Comprehensive Plan To Implement a Revised Water Audit Approach to Identify

Fri, Aug 1 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Delaware River Basin Commission (``Commission'' or ``DRBC'') will hold a public hearing to receive comments on proposed amendments to the Commission's Water Code and Comprehensive Plan to phase in a requirement for water purveyors to follow a revised water audit approach to identify and control water loss.

Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing

Thu, Jun 26 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission will hold an informal conference followed by a public hearing on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. The hearing will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting. Both the conference session and business meeting are open to the public and will be held at the Commission's office building, located at 25 State Police Drive in West Trenton, New Jersey.

The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at 10:30 a.m. Topics of discussion will include: A status report concerning the RFP for a reassessment study to be undertaken in accordance with the Decree Party Agreement of September 26, 2007; a presentation on the U.S. Geological Survey Water for America initiative; a presentation on the multijurisdictional flood mitigation planning effort completed for the nontidal portion of the basin within the State of New Jersey; and a briefing on the Commission's role in regulating oil and
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Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing

Fri, Apr 25 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission will hold an informal conference followed by a public hearing on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. The hearing will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting. Both the conference session and business meeting are open to the public and will be held at the Independence Seaport Museum at Penn's Landing, 211 South Columbus Boulevard and Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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The conference among the commissioners and staff will begin at 10:30 a.m. Topics of discussion will include: Update on a request for proposal for the Reassessment Study to be undertaken in accordance with the Decree Parties' Agreement of September 26, 2007; and presentation by Lori Dillard Rech, President of the Independence Seaport Museum. Because of the large number of dockets scheduled for public hearing on May 14, in a departure from the customary schedule, the portion of the business meeting consisting of the hearing on Project Revi

Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing

Wed, Mar 5 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, March 12, 2008. The hearing will be part of the Commission's regular business meeting. The business meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Commission's office building, located at 25 State Police Drive in West Trenton, New Jersey. No morning conference session is scheduled for this meeting.

Please note that commission action on the Proposed Amendments to the Water Quality Regulations, Water Code and Comprehensive Plan to Classify the Lower Delaware River as Special Protection Waters (SPW) will not take place at this meeting. The earliest commission meeting date when action could be taken is May 14, 2008.

The subjects of the public hearing to be held during the 1:30 p.m. business meeting include the dockets listed below:

1. Freeland Borough Municipal Authority D9463 CP2. An application for the renewal of a ground water withdrawal project to continue withdrawal of

Notice of Methodology for the Delaware River and Bay Integrated List Water Quality Assessment

Mon, Jan 14 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that the methodology, including data sets, to be used in developing the 2008 Delaware River and Bay Integrated List Water Quality Assessment is available for review and comment.