Summer 2010 Crisis Alert No. 3
FUDR Membership Drive
Hot Water Conditions Display Fatal Flaws in Delaware River Water Release Plan
Unprecedented warm water temperatures on the upper Delaware River this summer prove that the current river management plan does not work and must be revised.
Orvis names Joe DeMaldaris Top Fly Fishing Guide for 2010
Crisis Alert: On First Day of Summer, Delaware River Trout are at Peril
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American Rivers Announces America’s Most Endangered Rivers™ of 2010 -Upper Delaware River is Number 1 on the List
:Congressman Maurice Hinchey Makes Announcement in Narrowsburg, NY
FUDR asks for Five Minutes to Support the Delaware Basin Act
:The Delaware River Basin Conservation Act would provide $5,000,000 – read more…
One Bug 2010 Press Release
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FUDR Endorses NY/PA “White Paper” on Delaware River Tailwaters Ecosystem
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FUDR holds public meeting on April 5 updating the community on the restoration of flood-ravaged Sands and Cadosia creeks in Delaware County, N.Y.
:click here to read full press release
FUDR’s Stream Restoration Project
The first stage in a massive stream restoration project, a FUDR funded study recently completed by LandStudies Inc., lays out plans for the total rehabilitation of Sands and Cadosia Creeks in the Town of Hancock. This project will benefit habitat for the fishery, mitigate flooding for inhabitants of the watershed, and serve as a pilot program for streams throughout the region.
:click here to watch Part 1 of our stream restoration project
:click here to watch Part 2 of our stream restoration project
Deeter: The Upper Delaware River is the Best All-Around Fly Fishing River in the U.S.A.
:click here to read all about it - Fly Talk from Field and Stream
Isonychia
::click here to read Al Caucci’s Isonychia article published in FlyFisherman.com
PAFB AND NYDEC White Paper Released
The long awaited white paper has been released defining a new and improved release schedule from NYC owned reservoirs. Though FUDR views this as a true step in the right direction and is thankful for all the hard work from both organizations, there is still work to be done. Stay tuned……
::click here to download the white paper
Gas Drilling in Marcellus
Driller’s caught red handed and admit to illegal dumping of 200,000 gallons of brine water in abandoned well.
On December 23, New York City “called on the DEC to rescind
the draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (dSGEIS)
that was released on September 30, 2009 because it does not adequately
address the risks of drilling in the New York City watershed, which
supplies drinking water for nine million New Yorkers.”
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection also released a Final Impact Assessment Report which contains evidence that shows that Hydrofracturing in the Marcellus Shale not only is a threat to NYC drinking water, but due to the nature of the shale and our region’s geology, also threatens water in the entire Empire State.
Here is the full press release.
Even where regulations exist, enforcement is lacking.
Please help us in getting a moratorium on the :: while we still can by visiting:
http://www.toxicstargeting.com/MarcellusShale/coalition_letter
and
http://www.toxicstargeting.com/MarcellusShale/contact_gov
Things are heating up as New York Department of Environmental Conservation holds public comment meetings in Loch Sheldrake, NYC, Chenango Bridge, and Corning. Ithaca holds its own meeting.
A good article outlining a range of issues related to gas drilling can be found here.
Records show New York DEC is not perfect.
More bad news from PA. And even more.
::click here to Watch a Video:: 
Marcellus Shale is radioactive.
Chesapeake Energy decides not to drill in the NYC watershed.
Chesapeake blowout.
Thirsty cows take a drink.
New Release Program Proposed to Stop Flawed FFMP From Harming Upper Delaware River and Endangering Downstream Communities
Hancock, NY — Friends of the Upper Delaware River called today for major changes to the schedule of releases from the New York City reservoirs. “The City’s practice of hoarding water creates unnecessarily full reservoirs, deprives the river of flows needed to sustain the fishery and cold water ecosystem, and creates a dangerous flood risk potential all the way downstream to Trenton,”
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ONE BUG™ BRINGS FISHERMEN, POLITICIANS AND LOCALS TOGETHER
IN HANCOCK, N.Y. !!
Friends of the Upper Delaware River held their 2nd annual One Bug™ fly fishing fundraiser in Hancock, N.Y over the last weekend in April. The 3-day event, designed to create public awareness of the challenges to the Upper Delaware River system, was again a winner for FUDR.
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Proposed Releases from New York City Delaware River Basin Reservoirs for 2009-10
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Recent USGS Graphs
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Funding for Operation and Maintenance of Flood Gauges in the City Water Supply
On behalf of the ten conservancy organizations that have joined in signing this letter, we are requesting that you reconsider and reverse a decision made by your agency to discontinue funding for the operation and maintenance of 26 stream gauges located in the area from the City draws most of it potable water supply.