For Immediate Release

July 17, 2007

STORMWATER RETROFIT RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
TO BE HELD AT DRBC HEADQUARTERS

(WEST TRENTON, N.J.) -- The completion of the first phase of a stormwater management retrofit project on the grounds of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) will be celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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WHEN? Wednesday, July 18, 2007, 12:15 p.m.

WHERE? Front Entrance to DRBC Office Building, 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, N.J.
                  (Directions are available at http://www.nj.gov/drbc/drbcloc.htm)

Brief remarks about this ongoing effort to show how an older site can be retrofitted to properly handle stormwater will be delivered by DRBC Chairman Cathy Curran Myers, who represents Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell on the federal-interstate commission, DRBC Vice Chair Michele Putnam, who represents New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, DRBC Executive Director Carol R. Collier, and design team manager John Miller with Princeton Hydro LLC of Ringoes, N.J.

This is the beginning of a designated stormwater demonstration site where engineers, planners, and government officials can view various on-the-ground stormwater management practices.

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Contact: Clarke Rupert, 609-883-9500 ext. 260

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