Ocean salt water entering Delaware River due to drought and sea level rise, water managers say
Salt water from the ocean is starting to creep into the Delaware River Basin due to intensifying drought and sea level rise, ...
Severe drought causing saltwater to creep up the Delaware River, a major drinking water source
Salty ocean water is making its way into the Delaware River, threatening a source of drinking water for Philadelphia and ...
Delaware River water levels at 60% as salt front increases amid drought
The salt front in the river has encroached well above its normal level and is now near Philadelphia International Airport. It ...
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‘We are really concerned’: Salty water creeps toward Philly drinking water intake as dry conditions persist
“There’s not an issue yet, but that doesn’t mean that there won’t be an issue,” said Amy Shallcross, manager of Water Resource Operations at the Delaware River Basin Commission. “We are really ...