SIGN A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER FISH PROTECTION PETITION
From Philadelphia and Camden down to Wilmington, the Delaware River’s water quality has tremendously improved over the past 50 years. Fish species such as the American Shad and the endangered Atlantic Sturgeon have returned to areas that were once oxygen-depleted, aquatic “dead zones.” However, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has been slow to update its water quality standards to adequately protect these rebounding fish populations.
The Delaware River Fish Protection Petition calls on DRBC to update its water quality standards for the stretch of river extending from Philadelphia and Camden to Wilmington in order to protect aquatic life to the full extent required under the Clean Water Act.
