On this page is a recap of the most recent DRBC Quarterly Commission Business Meeting.

• Here you will find information given at the business meeting, as well as links to the items approved.

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DRBC Business Meeting Minutes

• To view DRBC Commission Meeting Minutes going back to 2010, please visit https://www.nj.gov/drbc/meetings/archive/drbc-mtg-minutes.html. 

The Delaware River Basin Commission held its regularly scheduled business meeting on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. The meeting, which was open to the public, was held virtually via Zoom Webinar.

• View Business Meeting Agenda (pdf)

A public hearing was held remotely on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, via Zoom Webinar. Items heard at the public hearing, which began at 1:30 p.m., included 25 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 up for hearing on August 6, 2025, were accepted through 5 p.m., Monday, August 11, 2025.

The August 6 public hearing and the September 10 business meeting were livestreamed to DRBC's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/delrivbasincomm. 

Business Meeting Agenda

The business meeting on September 10, 2025, began at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at approximately 11:30 a.m.

An open public comment session began after the close of the business meeting and lasted for nearly an 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).

• Items heard at the August 6, 2025, public hearing are noted by *.

1. Call to Order & Welcome. (Commission Chair, Gregory Patterson)

2. Roll Call and Introductions. (Commission Secretary Pam Bush and Commissioners)

3. Minutes. (Pam Bush)

• June 11, 2025, Minutes (The minutes of the June 11, 2025, business meeting were approved unanimously by the Commissioners; pdf)
  
  

4. Announcements. (Pam Bush)

• Upcoming Advisory Committee Meetings
  
  
• Upcoming Other Meetings with DRBC staff participation

5. Hydrologic Conditions Report. (Sara Sayed)

• View Hydrologic Conditions Report (pdf)
  
  
• Check hydrologic conditions in the Basin daily at hydrosnap.drbc.net

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

• I would like to recognize two new DRBC Commissioners for the United States. First is Colonel Jesse Curry, our new Commissioner for the federal government, who took over command of the North Atlantic Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on July 25. Additionally, we welcome LTC Ryan Baum, who took over command of the Army Corps' Philadelphia District on July 16 and is the first alternate commissioner for the federal government.

  • View DRBC Commissioners List
    
    
• I would also like to introduce and welcome a new DRBC staff member. Anthony Pontarelli started in July as our Government Affairs Lead. He brings over 15 years of experience in state and federal political consulting and government affairs to the role. Anthony holds a B.A. in Political Science from Villanova University and most recently was a Senior Associate at a strategic consulting firm.
  
  
• Since our last business meeting, DRBC has published the report Characterization of PFAS in Surface Water, Sediment and Fish in the Pennsylvania Coastal Zone (pdf). This work was supported in part through a Federal Coastal Zone Management Grant funded by NOAA and administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

• Staff also made several public presentations, including:

  • Monitoring and Reducing Microplastics in the Delaware River Estuary - at the Society of Women Environmental Professionals of Greater Philadelphia Emerging Contaminants Seminar
    
    
  • Water Cooler Talk: PFAS & 6-PPDq in the Delaware River Basin -  for the Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward program
    
    
  • 6-PPDq background and presence in the Delaware River Basin - at the 2025 Delaware River Sojourn
    
    
  • Environmental Updates and Initiatives of the Delaware River Basin Commission - to the PADEP Citizens Advisory Council
    
    
• Staff have also been busy with outreach and engagement programs. Highlights include:
  
  
  • Juneteenth Celebration at Mercer County Park (hosted by the African American Cultural Collaborative of Mercer County in partnership with N.J. Legislative District 15 and Dan Benson, Mercer County Executive)
    
    
  • River of the Year Festival in Minisink Park, East Stroudsburg, PA
    
    
  • 30th Annual Delaware River Sojourn
    
    
  • Open Space & Nature-Based Solutions presentation hosted in conjunction with PEMA (webinar linked here)
    
    
  • RiverFest in Hancock, N.Y. (hosted by Friends of the Upper Delaware)

• On behalf of the DRBC, I was invited to provide testimony on August 11 at a Pennsylvania Senate Majority Policy Committee hearing on data centers. In my testimony, I highlighted potential water resource considerations associated with data center development and the Commission's efforts to better understand water demands and potential impacts from this emerging industry. Ensuring that information on water sources and projected water demands is available will be critical to managing this new use in a way that balances competing water needs and ensures the long-term health and viability of the Basin's water resources for residents, businesses and ecosystems.

• Finally, on August 26 the Commission held a special business meeting to consider four resolutions for the minutes for effectuating the Commission's transition from participation in the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program to participation in a joint health insurance fund, the purpose of which is to secure the Commission's participation in a more sustainable program for the future. All four resolutions were unanimously passed.
  
  

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

8. RESOLUTION for the Minutes concerning extending the Gibbstown Logistics Center Dock 2 docket. (P. Bush)

• RESOLUTION for the Minutes concerning extension of Docket D-2017-009-2 for the Gibbstown Logistics Center Dock 2, Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, N.J. (This Resolution for the Minutes was approved unanimously by the Commissioners; pdf)
  
  
• Comment and Response Document (pdf)

9. RESOLUTION for the Minutes regarding a Creel Survey. (J. Bransky)

• Resolution for the Minutes authorizing the Executive Director to enter into agreements for conducting a Creel Survey in the Delaware River Basin. (This Resolution for the Minutes was approved unanimously by the Commissioners; pdf)

10. RESOLUTION for the Minutes regarding the procurement of a Legislative Consultant. (E. Brown)

• Resolution for the Minutes authorizing the Executive Director to enter into an agreement for professional services to support legislative and agency engagement and pursue funding opportunities. (This Resolution for the Minutes was approved 4-0 by the Commissioners, with the federal government abstaining; pdf)

*11. 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 #1-25 were subject to public hearings on August 6, 2025. 
  
  
• Docket #26 was subject to a public hearing on February 5, 2025. 
  
  
• Dockets #5 and #22 were postponed to allow additional time for review.
  
  
• Dockets #1-26 (not including #5 and #22) were approved unanimously by the Commissioners. All are pdfs.
  
  

Docket Location Map (pdf)

1. Pottstown Borough Water Authority, D-1964-036 CP-3. 
   
   
2. PL Utilities LLC, D-1974-091-3. 
   
   
3. Reading Alloys, Inc. (Kymera International), D-1979-044-5. 
   
   
4. Antietam Valley Municipal Authority, D-1987-045 CP-7. 
   
   
5. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-1992-003 CP-4.  This docket was postponed to allow additional time for review.
   
   
6. Blue Bell Country Club, D-1993-059-3. 
   
   
7. Village of Wurtsboro, D-1994-025 CP-3. 
   
   
8. Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority, D-1999-012 CP-5. 
   
   
9. Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority, D-1999-013 CP-5. 
   
   
10. Pennsylvania American Water Company, D-1999-030 CP-6. 
    
    
11. Lower Perkiomen Valley Regional Sewer Authority, D-2001-042 CP-7. 
    
    
12. East Vincent Township, D-2005-007 CP-4. 
    
    
13. Marcus Hook Energy, L.P., D-2008-021 CP-4. 
    
    
14. Nis Hollow Estates, LLC, D-2010-003-4. 
    
    
15. Minersville Borough Municipal Authority, D-2014-001 CP-2. 
    
    
16. Giorgio Foods, Inc., D-2014-016-2. 
    
    
17. MHC Lil Wolf, LP, D-2015-005 CP-3. 
    
    
18. Pocono Mountains Industries, Inc., D-2019-008-2. 
    
    
19. Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater, Inc., D-1989-004-2. 
    
    
20. Longwood Gardens, D-1992-052-4. 
    
    
21. Artesian Water Company, D-2002-034 CP-5. 
    
    
22. Liberty Town, D-1985-052 CP-2.  This docket was postponed to allow additional time for review.
    
    
23. Palisades School District, D-2025-002-1.   
    
    
24. BAE Systems, D-2025-003-1. 
    
    
25. NJY Camps, D-2025-004-1. 
    
    
26. Morrisville Municipal Authority, D-1978-068-6. (Public Hearing held February 5, 2025; coming soon)