Delaware • New Jersey • Pennsylvania
New York • United States of America
The important work of the DRBC was highlighted at the American Water Resources Association's (AWRA) annual conference, which was held earlier this month in Baltimore, Md. Several staff members were featured in this national conference, providing presentations on DRBC water quality efforts and water supply programs and participating in panel discussions regarding water law in the eastern U.S. and water planning at the interstate basin commissions.
One conference session focused only on the Delaware River and featured the following staff presentations:
- Dr. Namsoo Suk, DRBC Director of Science and Water Quality Management: The Next Chapter in the Story of Restoring Clean Water to the Delaware River Estuary (pdf 2.4 MB)
- Amy Shallcross, P.E., DRBC Manager of Water Resource Operations: The Delaware River: Wild, Scenic and Managed
- Chad Pindar, P.E., DRBC Manager of Water Resource Planning: Consumptive Use Replacement Program for Power Facilities in the Delaware River Basin (pdf 2.4 MB)
- Dr. Kenneth Najjar, P.E., DRBC Director of Water Resource Management: DRBC Water Demand Management: Benefits of Promoting Best Practices (pdf 2.4 MB)
DRBC Senior Environmental Toxicologist Dr. Ron MacGillivray was featured during a session on detection of new and emerging contaminants.
DRBC Assistant General Counsel Pamela Bush, J.D., was a panelist during the session on Navigating the Confines of Water Law in the Eastern United States.
- Navigating Water Law in the Eastern U.S. (pdf 2.9 MB)
DRBC Executive Director Steve Tambini, P.E., participated in the AWRA National Leadership Institute's two-day annual workshop for state officials. He was a panelist during the session on water planning at the interstate basin commissions.
- Water Planning at the Interstate Basin Commissions (pdf 3.2 MB)
Founded in 1964, AWRA is a national, professional association dedicated to the advancement of water resources management, research, and education. For full details on the 2018 conference, please visit https://www.awra.org/meetings/Baltimore2018/index.html.
