Salty oceanwater is creeping up the Delaware River, the source for much of the drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of others, brought on by drought conditions and sea level rise, and ...

Drought and sea level rise are causing salty oceanwater to creep into the Delaware River, threatening a source of drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of other people By Associated Press ...

What to Know. Drought and sea level rise are causing salty oceanwater to creep into the Delaware River, threatening a source of drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of other people.

Drought and sea level rise have caused salt water from the Atlantic Ocean to creep into the Delaware River Basin, a major source of drinking water for Philadelphia and the surrounding area ...

The Delaware River Basin Commission has a plan for situations like this, ... The salt front reached its highest point in 1964 during the river basin’s “drought of record,” when it crept north of the ...

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) will hold a 1:30 p.m. virtual meeting Tuesday to hear from the public before it considers its next steps to address drought conditions in the Delaware River.

The DRBC is “preparing for either outcome,” said spokesperson Kate Schmidt. If drought conditions worsen, the Delaware River Basin Commission could declare a “water supply emergency” to implement a ...

TRENTON, N.J. — Salty oceanwater is creeping up the Delaware River, the source for much of the drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of others, brought on by drought conditions and sea ...

TRENTON, N.J. — Salty oceanwater is creeping up the Delaware River, the source for much of the drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of others, brought on by drought conditions and sea ...

TRENTON, N.J. — Salty oceanwater is creeping up the Delaware River, the source for much of the drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of others, brought on by drought conditions ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Salty oceanwater is creeping up the Delaware River, the source for much of the drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of others, brought on by drought conditions and ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Salty oceanwater is creeping up the Delaware River, the source for much of the drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of others, brought on by drought conditions and ...