Applicants - Please download and complete the following form:

• Application Fee Form (specifies all DRBC application filing fees; July 2024; pdf)
  
  

Application Fees (effective July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025)

¹Rates effective July 1, 2024, as published in the Federal Register Notice announcing the rate adjustments (pdf). View online.

Rates are subject to an annual, indexed inflation adjustment in accordance with the approved resolution (pdf) and the Commission's regulation codified at 18 CFR 401.43(c).

Other Fees (effective July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025)

¹Rates effective July 1, 2024, as published in the Federal Register Notice announcing the rate adjustments (pdf). View online.

Rates are subject to an annual, indexed inflation adjustment in accordance with the approved resolution (pdf) and the Commission's regulation codified at 18 CFR 401.43(c).

DRBC Annual Monitoring & Coordination Fee

• DRBC Annual Monitoring and Coordination Fee

DRBC now offers an electronic process for submitting applications for new projects and renewals of previously approved projects under Sections 3.8 and 10.3 and Article 11 of the DRB Compact, or for inclusion of a project in the Commission's Comprehensive Plan.  

Applications

Please select the appropriate application form from among the following and use the submission process outlined below.    

• Ground and/or Surface Water Withdrawal Application (pdf)
  
  
  • For new applications, renewals or modifications
  • If your project is in the Southeastern Pa. Ground Water Protected Area (GWPA), review the GWPA Applicant Information
  • This application is to be filled in electronically
    
    
• Discharge Application (pdf)
  
  
  • For new applications, re-rates, renewals or modifications
  • This application is to be filled in electronically
    
    
• Application for Consumptive Use Projects (pdf)
  
  
  • For electric generating or cogenerating facilities designed to consumptively use in excess of 100,000 GPD of water during any consectutive 30-day period
  • This application is to be filled in electronically

For all "Other" project types, please contact the Project Review staff to learn what materials must be submitted.

Steps for Completing DRBC's Electronic Application Submission Process

1. Download and complete the appropriate application form from among the hyperlinks above.
   
   
2. Assemble the completed application form and attachments in one or more files.
   
   
3. Go to applications.drbc.net and select "Create Account" to create a new account. Once you have established an account, return to applications.drbc.net and "Sign in" to your account.
   
   
4. After you have signed in, upload the completed application and accompanying materials. You may add or remove files from your account as necessary. DRBC staff will be automatically notified that your materials have been submitted. 
   
   
5. Payment of the Application Fee is required by a check payable to "Delaware River Basin Commission". Please follow the payment instructions on the Application Fee Form. The completed fee form and payment should be mailed together to:

Delaware River Basin Commission
PO Box 7360
25 Cosey Road
West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360

Request for Name Change or Transfer of Approval

• Request for Name Change or Transfer of Approval (July 2024; pdf)
  
  

Form to Update Billing Information

• Annual Fee Billing Information Update Request Form

Please complete as required

• Annual Effluent Monitoring Report Form (xls)
  
  
• Construction Start Notification Form (pdf; to be filled in electronically and printed)
  
  
• Construction Completion Certification Form (pdf; to be filled in electronically and printed)

The following guidance/policy documents have been developed to assist applicants

• Guidance for the Development of Drought Management and Contingency Plans (DMCPs) for Industrial or Commercial Surface or Groundwater Withdrawals greater than 1 MGD (pdf)
  
  
• Water Conservation Guidelines for Golf Courses (pdf)
  
  
• Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Determination Questionnaire and Submittal Guide (pdf)
  
  
• Guidance on Demonstrations to Support Requests for Alternative Mixing Zones under DRBC Regulations (pdf)
  
  
• Consumptive Use Replacement Policy for Power Generators (DRBC Resolution 2018-5; pdf)

Background Info

• DRBC Project Review: Background Information for Applicants and the General Public (pdf)
  
  

Stay up to Date

• Sign up for emails from the DRBC about which dockets will be heard at upcoming public hearings
  
  

Questions?

• Please contact David Kovach, Project Review Section, (609) 883-9500 ext. 264