Delaware River Basin Compact Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Delaware Document type Legislation Date 1961 (2020) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Coastal zone management Contract/agreement Financing Flood Freshwater pollution Governance Hydropower generation Institution Pollution control River basin institution Tourism Water abstraction Water quality standards Freshwater resources management Water rights Water supply Basin/catchment/watershed Sub-national agreement Inland waters Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The compact provides that the water resources of the basin are affected with a local, state, regional and national interest and their planning, conservation, utilization, development, management and control, under appropriate arrangements for intergovernmental cooperation, are public purposes of the respective signatory parties. The water resources of the basin are subject to the sovereign right and responsibility of the signatory parties, and it is the purpose of this Compact to provide for a joint exercise of such powers of sovereignty in the common interests of the people of the region. The water resources of the basin are functionally inter-related, and the uses of these resources are interdependent. A single administrative agency is therefore essential for effective and economical direction, supervision and coordination of efforts and programs of federal, state and local governments and of private enterprise. The water resources of the Delaware River Basin, if properly planned and utilized, are ample to meet all presently projected demands, including existing and added diversions in future years and ever increasing economies and efficiencies in the use and reuse of water resources can be brought about by comprehensive planning, programming and management. In general, the purposes of this Compact are to promote interstate comity; to remove causes of present and future controversy; to make secure and protect present developments within the states; to encourage and provide for the planning, conservation, utilization, development, management and control of the water resources of the basin; to provide for cooperative planning and action by the signatory parties with respect to such water resources; and to apply the principle of equal and uniform treatment to all water users who are similarly situated and to all users of related facilities, without regard to established political boundaries. The compact further provides for organization and area of the basin; the powers and duties of the commission; water supply; pollution control; flood protection; watershed management; recreation; hydroelectric power; regulation of withdrawals and diversions; intergovernmental relations; and capital financing. Full text English Website www.state.nj.us