Delaware River Basin Commission

Member states

On Nov. 2, 1961, President John F. Kennedy and the governors of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York signed the Delaware River Basin Compact at ceremony in the White House's Oval Office. This created the Delaware River Basin Commission.

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) is a United States government agency created in 1961 by an interstate compact, signed into law by President John F. Kennedy, between four states (Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York).

Purpose and activities

Delaware River watershed

The purpose of the Commission is to bring the Delaware River under collective and balanced control, and to ensure fair usage by the states. To this end, the Commission conducts programs related to water quality protection, water supply allocation and water conservation, regulatory review and permitting, watershed planning, drought management, flood mitigation and loss reduction, and recreational activities (such as fishing).

The DRBC was one of the first government agencies in the United States to address the problem of water pollution. The agency predates the EPA and the Clean Water Act.^[1]

Membership

The five members of the Commission include the four state governors of the member states and the Division Engineer, North Atlantic Division, Corps of Engineers, who serves as the ex officio U.S. member on the DRBC. As of July 19, 2018,^[2] the federal member of the Commission is Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Milhorn^[3]of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division.^[4] As of July 1, 2018, the Commission Chair is New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy^[5]

Maj. Gen. Milhorn also serves on the Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

See also

• Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations
• Colorado River Compact
• Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission
• Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
• Red River Compact Commission
• Susquehanna River Basin Commission

References

External links

• Homepage of the Delaware River Basin Commission
• Delaware River Basin Commission in the Federal Register
• Brief history of the Commission from the Delaware State Archives

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