Water supply emergency in the Delaware River Basin
12/6/2024 8:29:38 PM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Delaware
Kent County, DE
New Castle County, DE
Sussex County, DE
New Jersey
Burlington County, NJ
Camden County, NJ
Cape May County, NJ
Cumberland County, NJ
Gloucester County, NJ
Hunterdon County, NJ
Mercer County, NJ
Monmouth County, NJ
Morris County, NJ
Ocean County, NJ
Salem County, NJ
Sussex County, NJ
Warren County, NJ
New York
Broome County, NY
Delaware County, NY
Orange County, NY
Sullivan County, NY
Ulster County, NY
Pennsylvania
Berks County, PA
Bucks County, PA
Carbon County, PA
Chester County, PA
Delaware County, PA
Lackawanna County, PA
Lebanon County, PA
Lehigh County, PA
Luzerne County, PA
Monroe County, PA
Montgomery County, PA
Northampton County, PA
Philadelphia County, PA
Pike County, PA
Schuylkill County, PA
Wayne County, PA
Start Date: 12/5/2024
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The Delaware River Basin Commission passed resolutions declaring a "water supply emergency" and issued two special permits to coordinate the operation of regional reservoirs, out-of-Basin water diversions and Delaware River flow objectives should "Basinwide drought" conditions be reached.
Delaware River Basin Commission (Trenton, N.J.), Dec 5, 2024
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