Commission votes to protect lower Delaware
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - July 16, 2008 The Delaware River Basin Commission on Wednesday approved the
designation of the river as special protection waters. That
designation limits direct discharges of wastewater into the river.
The ruling affects the area of the river between the Delaware
Water Gap and Trenton. The upper part of the river north of the
Delaware Water Gap received the designation in 1992.
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine praised the ruling and said it will
mean cleaner water for millions of people.
The Delaware River Basin Commission's members include the
governors of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York as
well as a representative of the Army Corps of Engineers.
