WEST TRENTON, N.J. (February 21) – The Delaware River Basin Commission released its 2025 State of the Basin report, which provides an overview of the health of the water resources and key species of the Delaware River Basin, along with factors impacting the Basin including water pollution and climate change.
“I am pleased to say the state of the Delaware River Basin is generally good and improving in several key indicators,” said DRBC Executive Director Kristen Bowman Kavanagh. “This report – our fourth since 2008 – helps the Commission to benchmark conditions and track progress toward our water resources goals, ensuring we continue to meet the diverse needs of our region.”
Part of the DRBC’s proactive management strategy for the overall health of the river is continuing the Delaware Estuary Water Quality Monitoring Program. Launched in 1967, and better known as “the boat run,” it is one of the world’s most enduring water quality monitoring programs – as managed by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). The DRBC contracts with DNREC to take water samples from the mouth of the Delaware Bay up to the head of tide in Trenton, N.J., with stops at 22 different stations to draw samples along the way.
“While our water resources are greatly improved today, there is more to do, and this work is not possible to do alone. We thank our Basin state colleagues, federal agencies, partner organizations and stakeholders for their collective efforts and commitment to stewardship and sustainability,” said Bowman Kavanagh.
The 2025 State of the Basin Report can be found on the DRBC’s website at https://www.nj.gov/drbc/public/publications/SOTB2025.html.
The DRBC is a federal/interstate government agency responsible for managing the water resources within the Delaware River Basin without regard to political boundaries. The five Commission members are the governors of the Basin states (Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania) and the Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ North Atlantic Division, who represents the federal government.
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