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NEWS EVENTS
Press Release
PADEP Official Public Meeting
The meeting has been scheduled for May 25 @ 7:00 PM in the Nockamixon Township building.Below you will find links to the two part series that was in the NJ Trenton TIMES March 26 and 27th
- http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2011/03/lawmakers_seek_to_ban_fracking.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
- http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2011/03/rift_over_gas_drilling_roils_w.html
- Wild and Scenic Good for business
- FRACKING FRACAS
- Hot Dog Man Beefs up Wars
- New species of mussels is discovered in Delaware River
November 24, 2010
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The Associated Press The Associated Press The Delaware River along the Trenton waterfront. A new species of mussels has been discovered in the Delaware River between Chester, Pa. and Trenton.
Scientists have discovered several uncommon species of mussels in the Delaware River, indicating the urban waterway may be cleaner than people think.
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- Study reveals tainted groundwater in northern Delaware
Monday, July 26, 2010
- Northern Delaware is home to some of the worst chemical dumping grounds in America, a legacy of broken promises and corporate misdeeds. Regulators working for Delaware and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have long claimed that the deep clay layers above the aquifer protected it from the foul waters discharged by chemical and petroleum manufacturers.
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Natural Gas Drilling Permit Legally Challenged by Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Nockamixon Township Bucks County, PA
Delaware Riverkeeper Network (DRN) and Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, PA have joined forces to appeal the issuance of a renewed natural gas drilling permit to Arbor Resources by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP). The joint appeal was filed with the Environmental Hearing Board in Harrisburg on May 18, 2010. Arbor Operating LLC is proposing to drill and operate a gas well in the Lockatong Shale formation on property owned by Cabot Corporation. PADEP issued a renewed permit to the company on April 13, 2010, failing to provide public notice or a copy to the Township prior to or after its issuance. MORE...
- -GASLAND, a documentary film is coming to Bucks County
Wednesday - 06/02/2010 ~ 6pm Reception; Screening begins at 7pm The County Theater, Doylestown, PA - Comments extended to April 12, 2010
The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) today announced that the period for submitting written comments on the proposed Stone Energy Surface Water Withdrawal and Natural Gas Well Site dockets has been extended from March 12 to April 12, 2010. The extension was in response to requests voiced at the DRBC public hearing held in Matamoras, Pa. on February 24 and at the DRBC business meeting on March 3.Written comments must be received by 5 p.m. on April 12 via email to Paula.Schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us or may be submitted to the attention of the Commission Secretary, DRBC, either by fax to (609) 883-9522; U.S.
Mail to P.O. Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360; or delivery service to 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360. Regardless of the method of submission, comments should include the name, affiliation (if any) and address of the commenter and the subject line "Public Comment - Stone Energy Dockets."Additional information, including the draft dockets, can be found at www.drbc.net.
- New Delaware River bridge may not include walkway
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Curtis Specialty Papers Site in Milford, New Jersey Demolition
- Starting January 18, 2010, International Paper and Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products, LP (the current site owners) will begin demolition of two buildings located at the Curtis Specialty Papers Site in Milford, New Jersey.
- LEGISLATION TO OPTIMIZE COORDINATED CONSERVATION OF DELAWARE WATERSHED
Effort led by Delaware River Basin Task Force Co-Chairs
| DRBC Notice of Public Hearing -- Stone Energy Corporation
The Delaware River Basin Commission has posted the Notice of Public Hearing on Stone Energy Corporation Proposed Surface Water Withdrawal and Natural Gas Well Site, along with the associated draft dockets, on the Commission's web site at www.drbc.net |
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Gas Drilling and the Delaware River Basin
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Posted: January 12, 2010 - 2:29 PM
New York City is shutting down the Rondout-West Branch tunnel of its aqueduct system for the third time since November.
The Department of Environmental Protection said the tunnel is being depressurized so that workers can fix pumps in the dewatering shaft. The ongoing repairs will eventually let the DEP fix a huge leak in a portion of the tunnel that runs through Wawarsing.
The DEP will temporarily increase releases from its Delaware reservoirs in advance of the shut down this week. The tunnel will remain shut down for approximately two weeks
- DRBC RESULTS OF FLOOD ANALYSIS MODEL December 2009
- Water evidence efforts
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October 7, 2009 meeting Press Release
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Light Up The Delaware River Party
- Sojourn Photos
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DRBC MEETING
- Officials seek revitalization, floodplain protection balance
- Vintage films focus on preservation of the Delaware Canal ...
The other features the ceremony during which the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co. gave the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 40 miles of the canal, and it was designated a state park by Gov. Gifford Pinchot. Phillips' Mill is a fitting place ...
National Scenic Byways Program FY 2008 Grants Announced
The Federal Highway Administration has announced awards under the National Scenic Byways Program for fiscal year 2008 as authorized in Section 1101(a)(12) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users (SAFETEA-LU). The 221 projects in 43 States that have been selected and the amounts funded for each project are as follows:
Wild and Scenic river program hopes to sway skeptics
Monday, November 17, 2008
When the Upper Mount Bethel Township supervisors considered joining a Delaware River communities program in 2003, a standing-room-only crowd at Bangor Area's Slater Center was skeptical.