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Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Index Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) is a regional nonprofit organization established in 1996 to take a leadership role in protecting and enhancing the Delaware Estuary, where fresh water from the Delaware River mixes with salt water from the Atlantic Ocean. [1]

11 relations: Climate change, Delaware Bay, Delaware River, Estuary, Kirkwood–Cohansey aquifer, National Estuary Program, Philadelphia Water Department, Rancocas Creek, Schuylkill River, United States Environmental Protection Agency, William Penn Foundation.

Climate change

Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns when that change lasts for an extended period of time (i.e., decades to millions of years).

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Delaware Bay

Delaware Bay is the estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the Northeast seaboard of the United States.

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Delaware River

The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.

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Estuary

An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.

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Kirkwood–Cohansey aquifer

The Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer is an aquifer system in the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

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National Estuary Program

In the United States, the National Estuary Program (NEP) provides grants to states where governors have identified nationally significant estuaries that are threatened by pollution, land development, or overuse.

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Philadelphia Water Department

The Philadelphia Water Department provides integrated potable water, wastewater, and stormwater services for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, and some communities in Bucks, Delaware and Montgomery counties.

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Rancocas Creek

Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States.

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Schuylkill River

The Schuylkill River is an important river running northwest to southeast in eastern Pennsylvania, which was improved by navigations into the Schuylkill Canal.

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent agency of the United States federal government for environmental protection.

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William Penn Foundation

The William Penn Foundation is a grant-making foundation established in 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by businessman Otto Haas and his wife Phoebe, and initially called the Phoebe Waterman Foundation.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partnership_for_the_Delaware_Estuary

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