Delaware River Basin Commission 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that the methodology proposed to be used in the 2024 Delaware River and Bay Water Quality Assessment Report is available for review and comment.

The Commission proposes to amend its Rules of Practice and Procedure to: resolve ambiguities around the automatic termination of project approvals issued by the Commission; make conforming amendments to related provisions as appropriate; update the Commission's Water Resources Program and Project Review procedures to better conform them to current practice; remove references to the Federal Freedom of Information Act that create confusion about the regulations applicable to requests for Commission public records; and align pronouns with the Commission's policies regarding diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

Notice is provided of the Commission's regulatory program fees and schedule of water charges for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023.

The Commission is amending its Comprehensive Plan and the Delaware River Basin Water Code concerning importations of water into and exportations of water from the Delaware River Basin; its Special RegulationsHigh Volume Hydraulic Fracturing, to prohibit discharges to waters or land within the basin of wastewater from high volume hydraulic fracturing (``HVHF'') and HVHF-related activities; and its Water Quality Regulations, to facilitate the implementation in state- issued permits of the prohibition on such discharges.