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Delaware River Basin Commission
Delaware River Basin Commission's Home Page, http://www.nj.gov/drbc/drbc.htm

Description: A breakthrough in water resources management occurred in 1961 when President Kennedy and the governors of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York for the first time signed concurrent compact legislation into law creating a regional body with the force of law to oversee a unified approach to managing a river system without regard to political boundaries.

Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer

Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes National Program, http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/lakes.html

Description: The Great Lakes National Program Office oversees and helps all Great Lakes stakeholders (Federal, state, tribal, local, governments; non-government organizations; industry; and private citizens) work together in an integrated, ecosystem approach to protect, maintain, and restore the chemical, biological, and physical integrity of the Great Lakes.

Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer

Jurisdiction: New York, Pennsylvania

Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission, http://www.glc.org/

Description: The Great Lakes Commission is a binational agency that promotes the orderly, integrated and comprehensive development, use and conservation of the water and related natural resources of the Great Lakes basin and St. Lawrence River.

Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer

Jurisdiction: New York, Pennsylvania

Great Lakes Information Network
Great Lakes Information Network, http://www.great-lakes.net/

Description: The Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) is a partnership that provides one place online for people to find information relating to the binational Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region of North America. GLIN offers a wealth of data and information about the region's environment, economy, tourism, education and more. Thanks to its strong network of state, provincial, federal and regional partner agencies and organizations, GLIN has become a necessary component of informed decisionmaking, and a trusted and reliable source of information for those who live, work or have an interest in the Great Lakes region.

Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer

Jurisdiction: New York, Pennsylvania

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Hudson River Valley Greenway
Hudson River Valley Greenway, http://www.hudsongreenway.state.ny.us/index.htm

Description: The Hudson River Valley Greenway is an innovative state sponsored program created to facilitate the development of a voluntary regional strategy for preserving scenic, natural, historic, cultural and recreational resources while encouraging compatible economic development and maintaining the tradition of home rule for land use decision-making. Through voluntary participation in the Greenway community planning program, communities in thirteen counties in the Hudson River Valley can receive technical assistance and funding for local land use planning projects which support the goals of the Greenway program.

Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, What You Can Do With Others

Jurisdiction: New York

Lake Champlain Basin Program
About the Lake Champlain Basin Program, http://www.anr.state.vt.us/champ/lcbpsumr.htm

Description: The LCBP works in partnership with government agencies from New York, Vermont, and Quebec, private organizations, local communities, and individuals to coordinate and fund efforts which benefit the Lake Champlain Basin's water quality, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife, recreation, and cultural resources.

Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others

Jurisdiction: New York, Vermont

Norwalk River Watershed Association
Norwalk River Watershed Association, http://www.norwalkriver.org/

Description: Working and partnering to improve the water quality and quality of life in the Norwalk, Silvermine, and Comstock watersheds.

Topics: Healthy Communities, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Water/Sewer

Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New York

Ohio River Basin Commission
Ohio River Basin Commission, http://www.orbcinterstate.org/

Description: The Ohio River Basin Commission's purposes are to: provide a forum for the Ohio River Basin States to study, discuss, and develop regional policies and positions on common interstate issues concerning water and related land resources; coordinate water and related land resources planning in the Ohio River Basin; provide representation of the regional interests of the Basin before the Congress and federal agencies responsible for the planning, development, and management of water and related land resources in the Basin; and investigate, study, and review water-related problems and issues of interest to the member states.

Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Water/Sewer

Jurisdiction: New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia

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Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
ORSANCO home page, http://www.orsanco.org/

Description: Since 1948, ORSANCO and its member states have cooperated to improve water quality in the Ohio River Basin so that the river and its tributaries can be used for drinking water, industrial supplies, and recreational purposes; and can support a healthy and diverse aquatic community. ORSANCO operates monitoring programs to check for pollutants and toxins that may interfere with specific uses of the river, and conducts special studies to address emerging water quality issues.

Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Water/Sewer

Jurisdiction: New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia

Regional Plan Association
Regional Plan Association, http://www.rpa.org/

Description: Regional Plan Association (RPA) is an independent, not-for-profit regional planning organization that improves the quality of life and the economic competitiveness of the 31-county New York-New Jersey-Connecticut region through research, planning, and advocacy. For more than 80 years, RPA has been shaping transportation systems, protecting open spaces, and promoting better community design for the region's continued growth.

Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation

Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York

Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Susquehanna River Basin Commission, http://www.srbc.net/

Description: The mission of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) is to enhance public welfare through comprehensive planning, water supply allocation, and management of the water resources of the Susquehanna River Basin.

Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer

Jurisdiction: New York, Pennsylvania

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This page was last updated on July 13, 2005.

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