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Folder 6 - Water, 3/27/1968 - 9/30/1982

 File — Box: 0238.10, Folder: 6
Identifier: 0238.10.6

Scope and Contents

Publication clipping - 9/30/1982 - Water rights from “The Steamboat Pilot” publication Publication - Cowamp: A Creative Approach To Water Quality Management Planning” 6/26-28/1974 Correspondence - 12/12/1979 - To: Monroe County Commissioners, From: Frank J. O’Connell, PA State Senator - sent to deliver attached map - Attached: Publication - Geology and Groundwater Resources of Monroe County, Pennsylvania Correspondence - 8/26/1975 - To: All Parties in Suit against DRBC Water Charges, From: Gretchen V. Leahy - sent to include documents related to suit and the judge’s decision - Attached: Delaware River Basin Study Progress Report March 1975 - Attached: Memorandum and Order regarding lawsuit against Delaware River Basin Commission Correspondence - 2/10/1975 - To: Several township commissioner and council offices, From: Borough of Morrisville - DRBC water charges litigation update - Attached: newspaper clipping from The Philadelphia Inquirer - 2/4/1975 - “Science Center: An idea works” Memo - 12/5/1975 - To: Concerned citizens, From: Frank J. O’Connell, PA House of Representatives - discusses position on flood plain management in lieu of opposition to Senate Bill 1 Publication clipping - segment related to water supply from Hudson River Publication - Editorial Research Reports - 1965 - Water Resources and National Water Needs by Richard L. Worsnop Correspondence - 5/6/1977 - To: Members of the study steering committee and David. Longmaid, Study Manager, From: Nancy Shukaitis - Delaware River Basin Comprehensive Study Public Notice - Project Review Application received - Delaware River Basin Commission Publication - March and April 1981 - Water Research in Action - Water Law Newspaper clipping - The Morning Call - 3/14/1981 - “Probably won’t be dry year for pool owners” Notice - Department of Environmental Resources - delaware River Basin Commission - 4/23/1977 Correspondence - 6/25/1979 - To: Dr. Leo Eisel, From: Nancy Shukaitis - voices concerns related to study conducted at the request of the Delaware River Basin Commission Correspondence - 2/19/1979 - To: John Murphy, Regional Director United States Geologic Survey, From: Nancy Shukaitis - letter sends Murphy a news item from the Pocono Record Correspondence - 3/6/1979 - To: Department of Interior, From: Nancy Shukaitis - letter sends Murphy a news item from the Pocono Record regarding an aquifer Newspaper clipping - The Pocono Record - 2/6/1979 - “Massive underground water supply found in Pike” - 2 copies Correspondence - 10/16/1978 - To: Brinton Whitall, From: James E. Cadue - regarding proposed water charges rate change Correspondence - 10/3/1977 - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Frank Gregg - confirmation that letters and attachments sent by Nancy Shukaitis will appear in water policy review - Attached: letters and maps discussing future federal water policy and programs as well as Tocks Island Dam The National Association of Conservation Districts letter - 9/13/1977 - discusses water policy Proposed Form Of Resolution: To Be Incorporated As Part Of The DRBC Hearing Record Of 1/24/1973 - 9 copies Correspondence - 5/6/1977 - To: Members of the study steering committee and David. Longmaid, Study Manager, From: Nancy Shukaitis - Delaware River Basin Comprehensive Study - 2 copies Correspondence - 5/22/1974 - To: Monroe County Commissioners, From: Norval Reece from Office of PA Governor - answers concerns related to actions on the Delaware River Basin Commission water supply administration Notice - Important Notice To All Parties In Suit Against DRBC Water Charges - From: Borough of Morrisville -5/31/1974 Notice - Tocks Island Study Hits Legal Snag - From: Borough of Morrisville - 5/17/1975 Correspondence - 10/11/1974 - To: All Parties in Suit Against DRBC Water Charges, From: G. Leahy - deposition of DRBC Executive Director - Attached: letter of payment confirmation from Science Center for cost of Delaware River basin Study and notice of public hearing held by the Delaware River Basin Commission Memorandum - 10/2/1974 - Borough of Morrisville - discusses progress of ongoing litigation, Delaware River Basin Study and funding campaign, and September 12 Meeting minutes - Attached: 9/12/1974 Meeting Minutes Correspondence - 5/22/1977 - To: Governor Brendan Byrne New Jersey, From: Nancy Shukaitis - discusses water strategy and study concerning the state of New Jersey Correspondence - 3/18/1976 - envelope with letters inside - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Water Resources Association of the Delaware River - letters contained within the envelope are an invitation to annual meeting. Envelope includes handwritten notes regarding court case Correspondence - 9/3/1976 - To: All Parties in Suit Against DRBC Water Charges, From: Gretchen V. Leahy - update regarding legal expenses in the case Correspondence - 8/3/1973 - Information Notice from Delaware River Basin Commission - discusses public hearing conducted on proposed regulations relating to the establishment of charges to be applied by the DRBC for the sale of water supply Correspondence - 8/8/1975 - To: Plaintiffs in the suit of Morrisville. Et al vs. Delaware River Basin Commission - From: Lawrence Sager - decision of Judge Newcomer dated July 31, 1975 Correspondence - 3/18/1975 - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Gretchen V. Leahy - acknowledgement of receipt of the Commissioners’ check to the Water Charges Suit Fund Correspondence - 3/17/1975 - Important Notice - To: All Parties in Suit Against DRBC Water Charges, From: Borough of Morrisville - meeting notice to discuss status and direction of case Correspondence - 7/21/1972 - To: Monroe County Commissioners, From: Gretchen V. Leahy - discusses meeting with Federal Commissioner of Delaware River Basin Commission regarding future water charges within the Basin, water supply, and other matters related to the DRB - Attached: letter covering questions which arose and were discussed at the meeting on july 19 - Attached: statement presented by Gretchen Leahy before Atomic Energy Commission regarding construction of nuclear generating station on Newbold Island in the Delaware River Correspondence - 1/10/1975 - Notice: Objectives and Accomplishments - To: All Parties in Suit Against DRBC Water Charges, From: Borough of Morrisville - discusses objectives, accomplishments, and other important notices related to court case Correspondence - 4/8/1975 - To: Town committees, councils, and commissioners, From: Borough of Morrisville - Suit Against DRBC Water Charges - updates regarding case - Attached: copy of brief filed by Lawrence Sager, minutes of March 31 meeting minutes with Mr. Sager, water charges suit fund document, official court document: Brief Contra to Defendant's memorandum of law in support of its motion for summary judgement Correspondence - 1/6/1975 - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Robert D. Hennigan - discusses water supply sources for Southeast New York and meetings and legislation concerning it Correspondence - 1/7/1975 - To: Robert Krutsick, From: Frank J. Pecht - sends a check as a contribution to the independent Delaware River Basin Study - Attached: Delaware River Basin Study Report of Receipts and Expenditures as of December 31, 1974 Handwritten notes - 9/12 - notes related to water charges hearing Correspondence - 11/18/1974 - To: William L. Hopkins, From: Monroe County Commissioners - discusses Nancy Shukaitis’s interest in attending public hearing regarding the Southeast water supply - Attached: 2 copies of prior letter from William Hopkins which includes brief review about water supply Folder - Shukaitis’s COWAMP (Comprehensive Water Quality Management Planning Program) Documents Correspondence - 10/4/1974 - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Richard M. Boardman Bureau of Water Quality Management of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources - invites Shukaitis to participate in COWAMP workshops Publication - COWAMP - Bureau of Water Quality Management Agenda - 10/17/1974 - COWAMP Workshop Agenda COWAMP Contact List Work Plan and Project Team Organization Chart - Preparation of a Water Quality Management Plan for the Upper Delaware Area - Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources DRBC Hearing - 12/12/1972 - Proposed Metering Policy Amendment to Comp. Plan - Gretchen Leahy - Attached: Handwritten letter from Gretchen Leahy to Monroe County Commissioners regarding DRBC COWAMP Familiarization Workshop for Study Area No. 2 - 10/17/1974 - Consultant’s Presentation by Roy F. Weston, INC. Newspaper - County News - 8/31/1973 - “Analysis Of Water Pollution Act” Document - Proposed Amendments to Delaware River Basin Commission’s Administrative Manual, Part III Basin Regulations-Water Quality - 4/27/1973 Notice - 11/15/1973 - Delaware River Basin Commission - Public Hearing Notice for 12/12/1973 and hearing subject matter - Attached: Proposed Amendments to Delaware River Basin Commission’s Administrative Manual, Part III Basin Regulations-Water Quality - 11/15/1973 Newspaper clipping - 11/3/1973 - “River zone changes sought” - Attached: Handwritten note to Nancy Shukaitis regarding article \ Notice of Intent - 8/22/1973 - Delaware River Basin Commission - relates to sale of water supply Document - 3/26/1974 - statement of Mrs. Nancy Shukaitis to the Chairman and Members of the Delaware River Basin Commission on Proposed Amendments on the Administrative Manual - Attached: Newspaper clipping - The Express - 1/20/1972 - “Power vs. Water” - Attached: Tocks Island Regional Advisory Council Resolution - 3/22/1974 Correspondence - 5/10/1973 - To: Subcommittee on Public Works Appropriations US Senate and House of Representatives, From: Monroe County Commissioners - related to Tocks Island Dam Project Newspaper clipping - The Morning Call - 9/4/1973 - “Revised Price Plan Poised for Delaware Basin Water” Correspondence - 4/2/1973 - To: Warren County Court House, From: Nancy Shukaitis - encloses letters for the court Notice - Delaware River Basin Commission - 1/11/1974 - Notice of Public Hearing and the subject of the hearing Newspaper clipping - The Morning Call - 3/22/1973 - “Water, Land, Resources to Determine L.V. Growth, Panel Says” Document - Status of Interbasin Transfers, Policy and Projections in the Delaware Basin - Remarks of James F. Wright Director of DRBC at Water Resources Association Conference on 10/14-16/1973 Correspondence - 1/25/1973 - To: Monroe County Commissioners, From: Robert H. Steward - sends copies of resolutions adopted by Morrisville councils and urges Momnroe to follow suit with a similar resolution - 2 copies - Attached: two copies of resolutions adopted by Morrisville Borough Council and Morrisville Municipal Authority Correspondence - 7/3/1973 - To: Richard Wright and Edward Hess, From: Nancy Shukaitis - seeks advice about water related matter - handwritten letter - 2 copies - Attached: paragraph from official compact discussed in letter Correspondence - 2/28/1973 - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Robert N. Baker Assistant Director for Administration National Water Commission - acknowledgement of Shukaitis’s letter commenting on the draft of the proposed report of the National Water Commission Several attached pieces of correspondence, statements, and resolutions between Nancy Shukaitis and other people involved with the Delaware River Basin and proposed water charges and water supply - March 1973 Correspondence - empty envelope - To: nancy Shukaitis, From: Southeastern Pennsylvania Economic Development Corporation Document - 2/28/1973 - Statement of Gretchen Leahy, Environmental Coordinator, Borough of Morrisville, Delaware River Basin Commission - Proposed Water Charges Regulations Document - 1/31/1973 - Resolution - regarding DRBC and their proposed water charges - 2 copies Newspaper clipping - The New York Times - “Water Study Is Critical Of Large US Projects” - 11 copies Correspondence - 1/3/1973 - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: James F. Wright - explains Wright’s rejection of Shukaitis’s proposed policy changes to Delaware River Basin Commission Correspondence - 1/19/1973 - To: Whom It May Concern, From: Charles R. Mohollen Executive Director The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Morrisville - allows bearer of letter to distribute attached Resolution to any and all municipalities and government agencies on behalf of the Morrisville Municipal Authority - Attached: Proposed Form Of Resolution To Be Incorporated As Part Of The DRBC Hearing Record of Jan. 24, 1973 Document - Billing Expenses for Work Completed from 9-1-72 through 12-31-72 - 1/18/1973 - To: Nancy Shukaitis Correspondence - 10/27/1972 - To: James Wright, From: Nancy Shukaitis - encloses land-use survey of Monroe County and discusses future water resource needs and supply - 3 copies - Attached: Pennsylvania Land Use Study Questionnaire - Attached: Newspaper clipping - The Express - 1/4/1973 - “Tocks Still Hanging” - Attached: Newspaper clipping - The Morning call - 12/21/1972 - “Monroe Protests ‘Exporting’ Of Water From Delaware” Document - PA, NY, and the Waters of the Delaware River by William A. Schnader Correspondence - 8/18/1972 - To: Lowell Edminster, From: Willian C. Fecke - concerning water supply - 2 copies Document - Information Required From Consulting Engineers On Water Supply - 2 copies Document - 3/27/1968 - When Water Supply Is To Be Included In A Multiple Purpose P. L. 566 Structure - 2 copies Document - Delaware River Basin Commission Notice of Public Hearing on 12/12/1972 - includes agenda Correspondence - 12/11/1972 - To: Milton Shapp, Maurice, Frank Rizzo, Delaware River Basin Commission , From: Monroe County Commissioners - regarding several points prior to final action of the Delaware River Basin Commission to amend its Comprehensive Plan to require water metering Enclosed: Copy of William A. Schnader statement on the waters of Delaware River Correspondence - 4/25/1972 - To: Nancy Shukaitis, From: Richard E. Wright - discusses the scope of professional work related to water resources of Monroe County - 6 copies: 1 copy includes handwritten notes on the back of the letter and the another letter includes another page discussing spraying chemicals and the condition of groundwater Correspondence - March - May 1974 - a collection of correspondence between Nancy Shukaitis, Gretchen Leahy, attorneys, and the Borough of Morrisville regarding DRBC proposed water charges Correspondence - 7/21/1972 - To: Monroe County Commissioners, From: Gretchen Leahy - concerning Delaware River Basin Commission Water Management Policies - Attached: Correspondence - 7/20/1972 - To: Paul VanWegen, From: Gretchen Leahy - regarding DRBC policies Document - 7/13/1972 - Newbold Island and The Delaware River Basin Commission - Statement presented by Gretchen Leahy

Dates

  • Creation: 3/27/1968 - 9/30/1982

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Access Restrictions

Access Restrictions: Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.

Extent

From the Collection: 66 Linear Feet (33 cartons)

Repository Details

Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository

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