Delaware River Basin Compact Pays/Territoire États-Unis d'Amérique Sous-division territoriale Delaware Type du document Législation Date 1961 (2020) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Eau Mot clé Gestion des zones côtières Contrat/accord Financement Inondation Pollution des eaux douces Gouvernance Production d'énergie hydroélectrique Institution Lutte contre la pollution Institution de bassin Tourisme Prélèvement d'eau Normes de qualité de l'eau Gestion des resources en eau douce Droits d'utilisation de l'eau Approvisionnement en eau Bassin/captage/bassin versant Accord sous-national Eaux continentales Aire géographique Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord Résumé 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. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.state.nj.us