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WATER RESOURCE PUBLICATIONS

The Role of Impervious Cover as a Watershed-based Zoning Tool to Protect ater Quality in the Christina River Basin of Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, written by Gerald J. Kauffman and Tammy Brant (331K)
Technical Summary, State of the Basin Report for the Delaware River Basin
A Report on the Health of the 13,539 - square mile Delaware River Basin in Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania Draft Report November 20, 2007, Prepared for Delaware River Basin Commission West Trenton, New Jersey
(8MB)
Imperviousness: A Performance Measure of a Delaware Water Resource Protection Area Orindnance1,
written byGerald J. Kauffman, Martha B. Corrozi, and Kevin J. Vonck2
(720K)
Published in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association
American Water Resources Association, June 2006.
Southern New Castle County Priority Watershed Strategy
A Watershed-Based Approach to Protect Natural Resources in the MOT Planning District of Southern New Castle County, Delaware, Final Report July 4, 2006
(1.33MB)

Watershed Based Wetlands and Water Resource Protection (5MB)
This powerpoint presentation contains a description of a modelling methodology which was used in New Castle County, DE to identify priority natural resource areas which need protection during the watershed build-out process. GIS tools and impervious surface cover overlays were used to identify wetlands, forested tracts, riparian buffers and open spaces areas that needed to be protected through zoning and plan review mechanisms in order to preserve or restore the subwatershed as the watershed.
 

Water Resource Protection Areas

Report on Source Water Protection Upstream from the Drinking Water Intakes in New Castle County, Delaware (3.9MB)
Town of Middletown, Delaware, Water Resource Protection Area Ordinance, DRAFT, November 09, 2007. (799K)
 

Water Policy Forum Proceedings

Proceedings of Water Policy Forum Series #6 - 2007 American Water Resource Association Mid-Atlantic Conference
Proceedings of Water Policy Forum Series #5 - Water-Friendly Landscape Design: A Prescription for Healthy Watersheds (4MB) published February 2006, Revised November 2007
Proceedings of Water Policy Forum Series #4 - The Historic Christina Basin: Delaware’s First Watershed (1.3MB) published October 2005
Proceedings of Water Policy Forum Series #3 - Land Use Change and Water Quality: Assessing the Impacts and Planning for the Future(1.95MB) published July 2004
Proceedings of Water Policy Forum Series #2 - Drought.02: A Debate and Panel Discussion Concerning Water Supply Policy in Delaware(640K) published February 2003
 

Source Water Assessment and Protection Program (SWAPP)

Final Surface Water System Reports
Source Water Protection Guidance Manual for the Local Governments of Delaware - FINAL
 

The Christina Basin

Water Quality Trading in the Lower Delaware River Basin: A Resource for Practitioners, A Report to the William Penn Foundation, by the Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Pennsylvania, March 1, 2005, Edited by F.N. Scatena, With contributions from: D. curley, S. Laskowski, K. Abbott, H. Bardin, W. Shieh, J. Johnson. (955KB)
Phase I and II Report Christina River Basin Water Quality Management Strategy, May 1998 (131KB)
Memorandum and Introduction(84KB)
  Chapter 1. Phase I and Phase II Strategy(251KB)
Chapter 2. Watershed Inventory(5.96MB)
Chapter 3. Water Quality Assessment(3.15MB)
Chapter 4. Watershed Pollutant Potential and Prioritization(6MB)
Chapter 5. Stormwater Quality Monitoring Plan(71K)
Chapter 6. Public Education and Outreach Program(459K)
Chapter 7. Conclusions/Recommendations(2.2MB)
Chapter 8. References(64K)
Appendix A. Fecal Coliform Bacteria Historic Trends for the Brandywine Creek Basin (1981to1996) (2.2MB)
Appendix B. Biological Diversity Indices and Historic Trends (1971 through 1996)(12.44MB)
Appendix C. Nonpoint-Source Water-Quality-Monitoring Plan for the Christina River Basin(16.44MB)
Appendix D. Geology and Soils(1.5MB)
Appendix E. Outfalls and Intakes(10MB)
Appendix F. Landuse Summaries(1.93MB)
Appendix G. Hazardous Waste Superfund and Landfill Sites

Appendix I. Total Suspended Sediment Loads and Percent Impervious Area for Subwatersheds
   
10th Annual Christina Basin Bus Tour, September 9, 2005 (460KB)
An Analysis of Transboundary Resource Governance Structures in Relation to the Christina River Basin (363KB)
  Poster of an Analysis of Transboundary Resource Governance Structures in Relation to the Christina River Basin (107KB)
George Washington Knew the Value of a Watershed, DNREC's "Tributary Times" by Gerald Kauffman
Christina's importance is undeniable. From its Revolutionary War role to today's habitat, watershed moments continue, The News Journal, 07/13/2004 by Gerald Kauffman
Christina River Basin High-Flow TMDLs for Nutrients, Low Dissolved Oxygen, and Bacteria (599KB)
A Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (WRAS) for the Delaware Portion of the Christina Basin
"A Clean Water Strategy to Protect and Restore the Watersheds of the Brandywine, Red Clay and White Clay Creeks, and the Christina River in Delaware"
Prepared for: Christina Basin Clean Water Partnership
Front Cover, June 2003
(214KB)
Executive Summary, June 2003 (3.25MB)
Chapter 1: The Watershed Environment (618KB)
Chapter 2: Problems, Goals, and Objectives (1.59MB)
Chapter 3: Christina Basin Report Card (2.24MB)
Chapter 4: Priority Watersheds of the Christina Basin (5.06MB)
Chapter 5: Recommended Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (405KB)
Chapter 6: WRAS Progress in Delaware (797KB)
Appendix A: Stream Water Quality Sampling Data (508KB)
Appendix B: Piedmont Basin Water Quality Data 303(d) Report (856KB)
Appendix C: List of Participants in the Christina Basin Rain Barrel Program (361KB)
Appendix D: Results of Christina Basin Rain Barrel Survey (168KB)
Appendix E: SMARTYARD Water-Friendly Lawn Care Education Program (894KB)
PHASE II Report: Linking Stream Health and Land Use in the University of Delaware
Experimental Watershed. Spring 2002.
(2.3 MB)
PHASE III Report Christina Basin Water Quality Management Strategy, August 1999 (4.01MB)

Imperviousness: A Performance Measure of a Delaware Water Resource Protection Ordinance (2.16MB)

The Role of Impervious Cover as a Watershed Based Zoning Tool to Protect Water Quality in the Christina River Basin of Delaware of Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland (338KB)
The Christina Basin Bus Tour Article, September 10,2004 (385KB)
   
 

Dam Safety Program for the First State of Delaware

The Development of a Dam Safety Program for the State of Delaware, April 2003 (1.01MB)
Delaware Dam Safety Inventory, June 2003 (68KB)
At Long Last - The Development of a Dam Safety Program for the First State of Delaware
(166KB)
Citizen's Guide to Water Resources in Delaware, May 2002 (486KB)
The Ethical Dilemma of the Natural Resources Policymaker:Perspectives from a State Water Coordinator(228KB)
   

Report to the Governor and the General Assembly Regarding the Progress of the
Delaware Water Supply Coordinating Council

Optimization of Minimum Instream Flow Needs along the White Clay Creek at Stanton, Delaware,
March 2002, revised January 10, 2005
(482KB)
First Report, May 2000(288KB)
 

Second Report, March 2001(437KB)

Third Report, July 2001 (36KB)

Fourth Report, May 2002 (237KB) Fourth Report Exhibits, May 2002 (460KB)

Fifth Report, January 2003 (574KB) Fifth Report Exhibits, January 2003 (1.16MB)

Sixth Report, March 26, 2004, Revised June 7, 2004(1.76MB)

Seventh Report, June 26, 2005(1.2MB)


Eighth Report to the Governor and the General Assembly Regarding the Progress of the Water SupplyCoordinating Council -- Updated Water Supply and Demand Projections for Northern New Castle County, May 8, 2006(1.28MB)

Ninth Report to the Governor and the General Assembly Regarding the Progress of the Delaware Water Supply Coordinating Council Estimates of Water Supply and Demand in Southern New Castle County through 2030, June 30, 2006 (2.4MB)
Policy Discussion of Public and Private Governance Options for Water Supply Management in Delaware (43KB)
Presentation for the Water Supply Coordinating Council, June 2001(581KB)
The Drought of 1999: The Efforts of the Governor's Water Supply Task Force in Delaware (21KB)
What if… The United States of America Were Based on Watersheds?
Water Policy Journal. Publisher Elsevier Science Ltd. Oxford, United Kingdom. Volume 4, Issue 1. Pages 57 - 68.
 

University of Delaware Experimental Watershed

Blue Hen Creek: An Evaluation of Stream Habitat Restoration at the UD Experimental Watershed,
March 2004
(3.8MB)
Field Measurements of Non-Point Source Pollutant of Stormwater BMP's in the UD
Experimental Watershed
(3.9MB)
Fairfield Run: An Evaluation of Stream Habitat Restoration at the UD Experimental
Watershed
(4.09MB)
 

The Flint Creek Greenway Plan

Front Cover, TOC, and Photos of Flint Creek Greenway Plan. (3.7MB)
Chapters 1-5, The Flint Creek Greenway Plan, March 1993. (6.45MB)
Watershed Map, Proposed Trail Map, and Natural, Cultural, & Recreational Resources Map (2MB)