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The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) is
pleased to announce the release of two new interactive maps on its web
site that allow the public to access select commission docket and permit
holder information, as well as certain data from non-tidal Delaware
River Basin water quality monitoring locations.
"The creation of these new interactive maps marks the completion of
another step in a multi-phase technology upgrade, which is being
undertaken to help DRBC become more transparent, efficient, and better
able to share electronic information with the public," said DRBC
Executive Director Carol R. Collier.
The docket and permit holder information map shows the location of
projects having a current approval from DRBC or those currently engaged
in the renewal process. When a project is selected on the map, a pop-up
menu provides a list of key attributes and a link to view the DRBC
approval document. Projects approved since January 1, 2005 are available
for display on the map.
The water quality monitoring map provides the user with an image of
the selected monitoring site (if available) and a link to view a
time-series analysis of the monitored parameters. The currently
available water quality data are specific conductance results from six
real-time HOBO® monitors deployed in the upper Delaware River Basin and
barium and strontium data for samples taken from various locations in
the non-tidal watershed.
These maps were created using ESRI ArcGIS Online software. Utilizing
this recently released software gives DRBC the ability to create and
update the maps in-house at a significant cost savings.
The DRBC was formed by compact in 1961 through legislation signed
into law by President John F. Kennedy and the governors of the four
basin states with land draining to the Delaware River. The passage of
this compact marked the first time in our nation's history that the
federal government and a group of states joined together as equal
partners in a river basin planning, development, and regulatory agency.
Visit http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/programs/natural/baseline-monitoring.html to access the new interactive maps.
