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Folder 6, 4/22/1965 - 4/27/1988

 File — Box: 0238.5, Folder: 6
Identifier: 0238.5.6

Scope and Contents

- Invitation to Delaware River Watershed task force on 01/07/1984 - Borough of Morrisville- proposed DRBC plan amendment on reservoir management during basinwide drought 03/30/1984 - Save the Delaware Coalition summary of meeting- Stroudsburg, PA 02/06/1982 - DRBC notice of commission meeting and public hearing 03/28/1984 - Commissioners office to borough of Morrisville council president- 07/07/1983 - Gretchen v. Leahy to Governor Richard Thornburgh- DRBC proposed changes- 06/28/1983 - DRBC public hearing on plan amendments interstate water management 06/14/1983 and 06/02/1983 - Attachment "exhibit A” letter from Thomas Eichler to Gretchen Leahy 06/07/1983 - Preliminary position statement of the Stoddartsville association relative to the Francis Walter Dam Modification 1983 - Watershed Association of the Delaware River- “How many Dams are enough dams?” 08/06/1983 - DRBC amendments to comprehensive plan public hearing 08/03/1983 - Notice of commission meeting sand public hearing- 04/27/1988 - Handwritten notes, many dates and calculations - Resolution of economic development council or Northeastern PA - Reference committee G on health affects- Chairman Robert Areson, MD 05/11/1974 - Monroe County Commissioner Shukaitis to Senator John Sherman Cooper 3/13/70 - References Lehigh University study done by Dr. E.E. MacNamara Research Assistant Professor, Center for Marine and Environmental Studies - United States Senate 03/06/1970 copy of Individual Views on environmental impact - 07/30/1969 Congressional record- Tocks Island Dam- Delaware River Basin hydroelectric power development - 05/14/1973 Testimony before public works subcommittee on appropriations concerning the proposed Tocks Island Dam- recommend no funds be authorized - 1973 Milford, speech given about eutrophication occurring if dam is built and issues it will cause- handwritten notes at end of document. - Postcard size map of counties and surrounding areas of the Delaware River in both PA and NJ - Envelopes- Checking account deposit ticket, bank statement for 06/30/1971 , 01/25/1971, 05/28/1971, 04/30/1971 and Paid stamped checks from Delaware Valley Conservation Association Inc. to various individuals/companies through Portland National Bank, Portland PA - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) comments on Environmental Impact statement by EPA regions II and III….. by Smith Freeman 09/12/1972 - Executive Office of the President Council on Environmental Quality letter on phone call about Tocks Island Dam…..to Joseph McDade, US House of Representatives, From Chairman Russell Peterson 03/06/1974 - Joseph McDade letter requesting support for a bill for a study of alternatives to Tocks Island Dam 05/29/1974 - House of Representatives 15149 Bill from McDade 06/03/1974 - List of what is wrong with the dam and what one can do about it (dated 1974) - Attached to above, news articles on Governor Byrne’s opposition to dam - NY times - 06/30/1974 - NY times - 06/25/1974 - NY times - 06/30/1974 - Washington Post - 04/27/1974 - NY times - 04/15/1974 - Anthropological Series #2- Archeology in the Upper Delaware Valley by W. Fred Kinsey, III 1972 - Newspaper- New Jersey Federated Sportsmen newsletter vol 6 issue 5. May 1974…… Statement on Fish and wildlife and Opposing Tocks Island Dam - Letter to Dr. Dixy Lee Ray chairman of Atomic Energy Commission from The concerned citizens of Monroe county chairman Clarence Henderson about hydrogen fusion reactors- 05/03/1974 and 06/11/1974 - Tocks project points for hearing record- sent to John Laudadio of Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee- sent by Nancy Shukaitis 11/05/1971 - Newspaper - Xpress PA regional edition- August 1974- Basin Panel Wants New Look at Tocks - News Release from the Office of District Engineer USACE- Tocks Island Lake Project Fact Sheet March 1973 - Newspaper- Christian Science Monitor 06/26/1968- The rocky road to park expansion - News clippings on lifespan of Tocks and its effects, protest against it May 1971 - Sportsman Newsletter June 1970 - Irreparable Environmental consequences seen in proposed Tocks Island Dam- includes order for “Tocks spells Poison” bumper sticker - Letter on Bills to establish Tocks Island National Recreation Area, April 22, 1965- to Wayne Aspinall and Ralph Rivers from Shukaitis (Delaware Valley Conservation Association) - Handwritten notes- DVCA sites selected - Department of Army Chief of Engineers F.J. Clarke Lieutenant General to Mrs. Douglass Barnes on opposition of dam- fact sheet attached - August 4, 1971 letter to editor on pollution - 03/07/1971 Tocks Island Boondoggle news article - NAFE C News box 70, Atlantic City, NJ 08405 news clip “causeways” - Hand Notes- June 12, July 15,July 10, 1971--- hearings on Kittatinny Mountain Project - Hand Notes-1966 Tocks Island Region Environmental Study (TIRES) - Flyer for Tour of Delaware Water Gap - Newspaper clipping - Evening News 01/13/1971 ...Kittatinny Ski Plan Unfolds - Newspaper clipping - Easton Express 05/17/1971 …… Tocks Costs up to $46.3 Million - Newspaper clipping - Wood field and Stream- conservationists Hail Court Decision Halting Work on Arkansas Dam - Newspaper clipping - Times Herald Record 08/05/1971 …. Secrecy Surrounds Tocks Project - Newspaper clipping - Times Herald Record 07/22/1971 …. TIRAC demands hold on Kittatinny project - Newspaper clipping - Xpress - Army corps to file statement on Tocks environment impact before construction is begun - Newspaper clipping - Xpress 08/04/1971 TIRAC legality questioned - Newspaper clipping - Daily Intelligencer 11/14/1969 …. Ecologist Scores Man's Wish to Dominate Nature - Newspaper clipping - Times Herald Record 01/02/1970 ….. Delaware River water in Demand - Newspaper clipping - Easton Express 02/04/1967 … Water Picture - Newspaper clipping - Philadelphia Inquirer vol 278 no. 140 May 19, 1968 …. Soaring Cost Estimate Aids Tocks Dam Foes during Senate Probe - Newspaper clipping - Easton Express 03/08/1973 … Environmentalists view dam as last alternative, Tocks Dam Fate Unsure - Newspaper clipping - High Country News 06/11/1971 … Nitrogen Threatens Fish Runs - Newspaper clipping - The Daily Register 06/08/1971 … The Delaware: Toured by Raft - Water Supply augmentation and conservation from “Selected water resources abstracts” vol. 1 No. 10, 10/01/1968 US Department of Interior Water Resources Scientific Info Center - Letter to Chairman and sub-committee from E.Everett MacNamara asst. Professor of Environmental Science at Lehigh University about potential problems with Tocks Island Dam Project

Dates

  • Creation: 4/22/1965 - 4/27/1988

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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