Last month, DRBC hosted two delegations from China: a six-member group from the Nanjing Water Affairs Bureau and a 15-member delegation from the Shaanxi Water Affairs Group.

With backgrounds in water supply, water resources engineering and management, the delegations' members were interested in meeting with DRBC staff and learning from them about DRBC’s history and responsibilities, with a focus on commission water quality monitoring and water supply programs.

DRBC Director of Science and Water Quality Management Dr. Namsoo Suk led both presentations, with Sr. Water Resource Modeler Dr. Li Zheng providing valuable translation assistance. DRBC Water Resource Engineer Dr. Fanghui Chen and Finance/Accounting Manager Lulin Zhong also provided translation services. Additional commission staff participating included Deputy Director Kristen Bowman-Kavanagh, Director of External Affairs and Communications Peter Eschbach, and Communications Specialist Kate Schmidt.

Outreach and education is an important strategic goal of DRBC. Hosting delegations from foreign countries, as well as from outside the basin, helps share information about the unique role of the commission and how it manages the shared water resources of the Delaware River Basin without regard for political boundaries.

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