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Most Recent Commission Meeting Highlights



This page archives the information given and items approved at the most recent DRBC Quarterly Commission Business Meeting.
Meeting of September 2, 2026

The Delaware River Basin Commission held its regularly scheduled business meeting on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. The meeting, which was open to the public, was held at the Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA 18977.

A public hearing was held remotely on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, via Zoom Webinar. Items heard at the public hearing, which began at 1:30 p.m., included one draft resolution and 18 draft dockets for withdrawals, discharges and other water-related projects that could have a substantial effect on the Basin's water resources and are subject to the Commission's review.

  • Written comments on the items heard on August 5, 2026, were accepted through 5 p.m., Monday, August 10, 2026.

The August 5 public hearing and the September 2 business meeting were livestreamed to DRBC's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/delrivbasincomm. 


Business Meeting Agenda

The business meeting on September 2, 2026, began at 12 p.m. and adjourned at approximately 1 p.m.

An open public comment session began after the close of the business meeting and lasted for about a half hour. Please Note: Comments made during Open Public Comment Sessions are NOT included in any decision-making record. There is no requirement for the Commission to provide for open public comment.

The agenda for the business meeting follows, with links to the items approved (info & links to documents are added to this page as they become available). All PDFs are archived.

  • Items heard at the August 5, 2026, public hearing are noted by *.

1. Call to Order & Welcome. (Commission Chair, Jill Whitcomb)

2. Welcome Remarks


3. Roll Call and Introductions. (Commission Secretary Naomi Mendelsohn and Commissioners)


4. Minutes. (Naomi Mendelsohn)

  • June 11, 2026 (The minutes of the June 11, 2026, business meeting were approved unanimously by the Commissioners; PDF)


5. Announcements. (Naomi Mendelsohn)


6. Hydrologic Conditions Report. (Sara Sayed)


7. Summary of Executive Director's Report. (Kristen Bowman Kavanagh)

  • Since the June 11, 2026, business meeting, the Commission has continued to advance its core responsibilities of protecting water quality, managing water resources, strengthening basin-wide resilience and engaging partners and communities throughout the Delaware River Basin.

  • Activities of the Science & Water Quality Assessment Section:

    • Cyanotoxins and anti-microbial resistance pilot studies;

    • Biomonitoring at 25 sites throughout the non-tidal Delaware River, which is a long-running DRBC program surveying sediment, rocks, algae, aquatic insects and water chemistry;

    • Monitoring of New Jersey (NJ) tidal tributaries, in collaboration with the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection;

    • Water quality monitoring of Special Protection Waters, in partnership with the National Park Service; and

    • Bacteria monitoring in the tidal and non-tidal Delaware River, in collaboration with the Pa. Department of Environmental Protection, during which DRBC staff have collected over 1,500 samples this summer.

  • Staff are working, as directed by the Commissioners in a resolution adopted on December 10, 2025, to develop a wasteload allocation (WLA) study in consultation with the Estuary states and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The purpose of the WLA study is to assist the Estuary states in attaining the dissolved oxygen criteria promulgated by the EPA in 2025. Updates on this work are shared with the public at our Water Quality Advisory Committee meetings, the most recent of which took place on July 23.

  • Work also continues on the DRBC's Water Resources Resilience Plan (WRRP). The consulting firm Ramboll was contracted to assist DRBC staff in completing Phase 2 of the WRRP by the end of 2027. Similar to Phase 1, we are actively seeking public input with a brief survey and have received nearly 300 responses so far. We have also hired an intern, Zachary Soricelli, to assist with the WRRP. Updates on the WRRP are shared with the public at our Advisory Committee on Climate Change meetings, one of which was held just last week on August 26.

  • DRBC has continued its commitment to connecting directly with Basin communities and stakeholders through our participation in the following outreach and education activities:

    • DRBC sponsored the Delaware River Sojourn in June, participating in programming on water management in the Upper Delaware River, as well as holding an educational session on DRBC water resource programs for paddlers. DRBC's Kate Schmidt chairs the steering committee that plans this annual event.

    • DRBC staff also participated in community events including the Zane Grey Festival in Lackawaxen and Glen Foerd RiverFest in Philadelphia.

    • Staff shared their expertise at the American Water Works Association Annual Conference in June on a panel on Interbasin Water Management and also held a public webinar on June 15 to present the results of the three-year PFAS assessment report we released in May and our new interactive application that makes PFAS data accessible to the public. The report identifies continued monitoring, source tracking, trend modeling, and regional coordination as priorities for the next phase of this work. 

    • On July 30, DRBC welcomed state legislators, industry representatives, Our Shared Waters partners, and other local stakeholders to the Limerick Clean Energy Center for a discussion on the critical relationship between water and energy in the Delaware River Basin. The event opened with remarks from Senator Tracy Pennycuick (PA-24) and a presentation from Limerick's Site Vice President, Matt Bonanno, who briefed attendees on the facility's current operations and long-range planning efforts. We thank Pa. State Senator Katie Muth (PA-44), Pa. State Rep. Amen Brown (PA-10), Pa. State Rep. Greg Vitali (PA-166), and staffers with Pa. State Rep. Matt Bradford and Pa. State Rep. Joe Ciresi for taking the time to attend. 

    • This morning, we held the Our Founding Waters Festival, highlighting regional partners and celebrating America's 250th.

  • Finally, I would like to thank Ken Warren, DRBC General Counsel for the past 25 years, and Pam Bush, DRBC Assistant General Counsel and Commission Secretary for the last 27 years, for their dedication and service to the Commission. Their steadfast commitment to advancing the management, protection and improvement of the Delaware River Basin has resulted in tangible improvements to our shared water resources.


8. General Counsel's Report. (Ken Warren)


9. A RESOLUTION for the Minutes recognizing Washington Crossing Historic Park.  (Kristen Bowman Kavanagh)

10. A RESOLUTION for the Minutes recognizing Kenneth J. Warren. (Pamela Bush)

11. A RESOLUTION for the Minutes honoring Pamela M. Bush. (Kenneth Warren)


*12. A RESOLUTION to continue the Water Quality Advisory Committee.  (Thomas Amidon)

  • A RESOLUTION to continue the Water Quality Advisory Committee. (This Resolution was approved unanimously by the Commissioners; coming soon)

13. A RESOLUTION for the Minutes to appoint a new General Counsel.  (Kristen Bowman Kavanagh)

14. A RESOLUTION for the Minutes to appoint a new Commission Secretary.  (Kristen Bowman Kavanagh)


15. A RESOLUTION for the Minutes regarding revisions to the Administrative Manual - Bylaws, Management and Personnel.  (E. Deck)


*16. Project Review Docket Applications.  (D. Kovach)

  • Please note that at each of its public meetings, the Commission may consider action on any item for which a hearing has been completed or may defer one or more such items for consideration at a public meeting of the Commission on a future date.

  • Dockets #1-18 were subject to public hearings on August 5, 2026.

  • Dockets #1-18 were approved unanimously by the Commissioners. All are PDFs.

→ Docket Location Map for Projects Heard August 5 (PDF)

1.   Cambridge-Lee Industries, LLC, D-1970-120-5.

2.   Saputo Cheese USA, Inc., D-1972-146-3.

3.   Pen Argyl Municipal Authority, D-1975-028 CP-6.

4.   West Grove Borough Authority, D-1987-024 CP-5.

5.   Trogon Development LLC, D-1987-026-6.

6.   Roamingwood Sewer and Water Association, D-1988-045 CP-5.

7.   Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA), D-1992-018 CP-5.

8.   Lake Adventure Comm. Assoc., D-1993-062 CP-5.

9.   Borough of Lansdale, D-1996-045 CP-5.

10. Towamencin Municipal Authority, D-2002-029 CP-5.

11. Green Walk Trout Hatchery Inc., D-2006-008-3.

12. Bedminster Municipal Authority, D-2006-010 CP-5.

13. Brookdale Enterprises, LLC, D-2006-019-6.

14. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-2006-033 CP-4.

15. Camp Lohikan, D-2009-024-4.

16. Forest Park Water, D-1965-076 CP-14.

17. Grand Central Sanitary Landfill Inc., D-1988-052-6.

18. Waynesborough Country Club, D-1992-009-4.