ADVISORY/Guarding New Jersey's Precious Resources; DVRPC to Host Public Meeting On Watershed Conservation in Lower Delaware River Region.Assignment & News Editors ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Sept. 27) --(BUSINESS WIRE) The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) is the metropolitan planning organization for the Delaware Valley. Created in 1965 by an interstate compact, DVRPC is responsible for transportation and regional planning in the greater Philadelphia area. (DVRPC DVRPC Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission ) will host the first public meeting concerning the preparation of a new watershed plan aimed at improving water quality and protecting natural resources in New Jersey's Lower Delaware Tributaries (Area 18). The meeting will take place: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. The Main Dining Room at Gloucester County College Gloucester County College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Gloucester County College is located in Deptford Township. , Deptford A light dinner will be provided. The meeting will feature speakers Michael Rockland, Chairman of the American Studies Program at Rutgers University and Tom Schueler, Executive Director of the Center for Watershed Protection. Rockland, author of Snowshoeing snow·shoe n. A racket-shaped frame containing interlaced strips, as of leather, that can be attached to the foot to facilitate walking on deep snow. intr.v. through Sewers and Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike, will recount some of his adventures in New Jersey and the relationship between nature and our urban environment. Schueler, a nationally recognized authority on watershed conservation, will highlight state-of-the-art approaches to improving water quality and the protection of natural resources. Staff from DVRPC and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is a government agency in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is responsible for managing the state's natural resources and addressing issues related to pollution. NJDEP now has a staff of approximately 3,400. will lead discussions on the proposed approach to watershed planning in Area 18. Watershed Management Area 18, one of twenty watershed management areas in New Jersey, is part of the Lower Delaware River Region The Delaware River Region refers to an area in Western New Jersey along the Delaware River border with Pennsylvania. It encompasses Mercer County, Burlington County, Camden County, Gloucester County, and Salem County. . The watershed encompasses parts or all of 64 municipalities in ten Delaware River Tributaries extending from Swede Run in Burlington County south to Oldmans Creek, on the Gloucester-Salem county line. Members of the general public and/or press who plan to attend, should notify Joy Jensen at 215/238-2871. DVRPC serves as the official planning and review agency for the nine-county metropolitan region which includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania The following is a list of the sixty-seven counties of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States of America. The city of Philadelphia is coterminous with Philadelphia County, and governmental functions have been consolidated since 1854. ; and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer counties in New Jersey. Through data collection, research, coordination, and planning efforts, DVRPC sets a framework for governmental decisions affecting development within the Delaware Valley. |
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