Friends of the Delaware Canal
145 South Main Street
New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: 215.862.2021
Michael Ginder, Executive Director
November 30, 2015
Bi-State Construction workers were at the High Falls Creek culvert site today.
As promised, they began work on the culvert replacement by the end of November.
Good News on High Falls Creek Culvert
November 24, 2015
Bi-State Construction has begun work on the High Falls Creek Culvert permanent repair!
Bi-State Anticipates Delivery of Culvert LinerNovember 20, 2015
Bi-State Construction soon will be mobilizing at the site of the High Falls Creek culvert collapse in Upper Black Eddy.
Bi-State anticipates delivery of the liner by the end of November.
Sleeving the entire length of the High Falls Creek culvert is expected to serve as a permanent repair.
Volunteers, Park Staff Rescue FishNovember 13, 2015
Thousands of fish were rescued from the Canal in Centre Bridge and New Hope over the past several days. Wader-clad volunteers and Delaware Canal State Park staff climbed into the Canal with their nets to scoop out fish – tiny to large – that were trapped by the diminishing water level caused by the broken pump at Centre Bridge. A new pump is on order.
Pump Breaks DownOctober 29, 2015
The pump that supplies water from Centre Bridge to Lock 11 in New Hope has broken down. Repair/replacement options are being evaluated.
PennEast Drills Test Bores Along TowpathOctober 15, 2015
From the Intelligencer
By Freda R. Savana, staff writer
PennEast Pipeline crews conducted several core drillings this week in the Durham Township section of the Delaware Canal State Park, prompting protests from pipeline opponents.
“The community, rightfully so, was alarmed by the intrusion into the park,” said Maya van Rossum, Delaware Riverkeeper.
“It shows people what they’re in for, the intrusion into their lives and places,” should the approximately 108-mile natural gas pipeline go through, van Rossum said Thursday in a phone interview.
The drilling operations are part of a process required by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, said Gretchen Leslie, a spokeswoman for the agency.
Because PennEast needs a right-of-way to cross state parkland, DCNR requires the pipeline company to conduct a geotechnical survey, Leslie said. The core drilling associated with the survey is done, she added.
Pat Kornick, a PennEast spokeswoman, said the company was authorized to conduct the drilling as part of the DCNR regulatory process.
Concerns that the survey violated Gov. Tom Wolf’s moratorium on gas drilling in state parks were unfounded, according to Leslie.
The moratorium, adopted in January, prohibits gas drilling but that does not apply to a pipeline, she said.
Durham manager Joe Kulick said the township recently filed to intervene in PennEast’s application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which has authority over pipelines.
As an intervenor, the township is notified of all activity involving the pipeline. It can also address concerns directly to FERC.
Durham has asked the regulatory agency for a moratorium on all pipeline permits involving the township until PennEast addresses concerns about Durham’s limestone geology and a shooting range that is in proximity to the pipeline’s proposed route, said Kulick.
PennEast is comprised of AGL Resources, NJR Pipeline Co. PSE&G Power, South Jersey Industries, Spectra Energy Partners and UGI.
Plans call for pipeline construction, if approved, to begin the in spring of 2017.
Canal Level Drops for Leak RepairOctober 6, 2015
The State Park staff has dropped the water level in the Canal between the Aquetong Creek and Lock 11 in New Hope in order to repair a leak. The work is expected to be done by Thursday, October 8.
River Level Drops AgainSeptember 23, 2015
The Delaware River has once again dropped near and below the level of the New Hope inlet. When this happens the southern end of the Canal from New Hope to Bristol is water starved. Tomorrow the Park staff will be dredging the inlet opening to get out what little debris may be hampering water flow.
Once again, gentle rain will be very welcome.
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