Ocean salt water entering Delaware River due to drought and sea level rise, water managers say
Salt water from the ocean is starting to creep into the Delaware River Basin due to intensifying drought and sea level rise, according to officials.
Delaware River's Drinking Water for Philadelphia and Beyond at Risk as Salt Front Advances
The Delaware River's drinking water risks contamination as a salt front moves upstream, with reservoir releases trying to mitigate the issue.
Delaware River water levels at 60% as salt front increases amid drought
The salt front in the river has encroached well above its normal level and is now near Philadelphia International Airport. It should be 19 miles farther south in Wilmington.
Ocean salt water entering Delaware River due to drought, sea level rise
Salt water from the ocean is starting to creep into the Delaware River Basin due to intensifying drought and sea level rise, according to officials.
Drought is causing saltwater to creep up Delaware River. Here's what's being done
Salty oceanwater is creeping up the Delaware River, the source for much of the drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of others, brought on by drought conditions and sea level rise, and prompting officials to tap reservoirs to push the unpotable tide back downstream.
Drought causing salt water to creep into Delaware River could impact millions in NYC, NJ
Drought and sea level rise are causing salty ocean water to creep into the Delaware River, threatening a source of drinking water for Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York City.
Drought Warning: Fresh Water for Millions in Northeast at Risk
Drought and rising sea levels allow saltwater to creep closer to drinking water supplies for over 14 million residents in New ...
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Saltwater is creeping up Delaware River in drought: Here’s what’s being done about it
“There are alternative sources, but we don’t want to be trucking in bottled water for people,” said Amy Shallcross, the water resource operations manager at the Delaware River Basin Commission.
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Drought is causing saltwater to creep up the Delaware River. Here's what's being done about it
on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Credit: AP/Mike Catalini “There are alternative sources, but we don't want to be trucking in bottled water for people,” said Amy Shallcross, the water resource ...