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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Upper Delaware River Public Access Getting Better

Access on the Upper Delaware River can sometimes be an issue with almost all of the riverfront land in private ownership. The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission has only a relatively few access points along the 75 mile corridor and the same for the New York Department of Conservation on their side of the river. This is slated to change in at least one New York county that borders the river.

New York's  Local Waterfront Revitalization Program has awarded Sullivan County $125,000 to be used to improve access along the river.  Sullivan County borders the river from the mouth of the Mongaup River upstream to Long Eddy, NY.

Now if only the Decree Parties could agree to put a little more water in the river...