Delaware River Basin Commission 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

By Resolution No. 2008-9 on July 16, 2008, the Delaware River Basin Commission (``Commission'' or DRBC) approved amendments to its Water Quality Regulations, Water Code and Comprehensive Plan to establish numeric values for existing water quality for the reach of the main stem Delaware River known as the ``Lower Delaware'' and to assign the Special Protection Waters (SPW) classification ``Significant Resource Waters'' (SRW) on a permanent basis to this reach. The Commission also approved language to clarify aspects of the SPW regulations, especially with respect to existing facilities, that have confused some DRBC docket holders and applicants since the SPW program was originally adopted by the Commission in 1992 for point sources and in 1994 for non-point sources.

The Delaware River Basin Commission (``Commission'' or ``DRBC'') will hold a public hearing to receive comments on proposed amendments to the Commission's Water Code and Comprehensive Plan to phase in a requirement for water purveyors to follow a revised water audit approach to identify and control water loss.

Notice is hereby given that the methodology, including data sets, to be used in developing the 2008 Delaware River and Bay Integrated List Water Quality Assessment is available for review and comment.