New Funds for NJ Groups to Combat Threats to Delaware River Basin's Water Quality

Watershed Protection

New Funds for NJ Groups to Combat Threats to Delaware River Basin's Water Quality

Posted: Thursday, April 5, 2018
Source: NJSpotlight

A multistate initiative to improve water quality in the Delaware River Basin moved into a new phase yesterday with the announcement of another $42 million in private funding to help dozens of grassroots groups tackle the causes of pollution, runoff, deforestation and aquifer depletion.

The Delaware River Watershed Initiative got the new money from the William Penn Foundation which launched the program four years ago with the aim of coordinating the efforts of nongovernmental organizations that bring different approaches to defending water quality.

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