Environment

Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Water Resources Project Approvals – March 12, 2026 Meeting

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) held its regular business meeting on March 12, 2026, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. During this meeting, the Commission reviewed and approved applications submitted for various water resources projects within the Susquehanna River Basin, which spans parts of New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. The approved projects involve water withdrawal, diversion, or consumptive use applications that require SRBC oversight under the Susquehanna River Basin Compact. Applicants may include municipalities, utilities, industrial operators, energy companies, and agricultural users seeking to draw from or alter water resources in the basin. This notice serves as the official public record of actions taken at the meeting, as required by federal and interstate compact regulations. Affected project sponsors and the public may consult the supplementary information for the full list of approved applications and any conditions attached to the approvals.

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Key Changes

  • SRBC approved multiple water resources project applications at the March 12, 2026 regular business meeting held in Harrisburg, PA
  • Approvals cover water withdrawal, diversion, and/or consumptive use projects within the Susquehanna River Basin (NY, PA, MD)
  • All approved projects are subject to conditions set forth in the Supplementary Information section of the official notice

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Obligations

What this law requires

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Applicants approved for water withdrawal, diversion, or consumptive use projects must comply with all conditions attached to their SRBC approval as specified in the supplementary information

Water resources project applicants (municipalities, utilities, industrial operators, energy companies, agricultural users)
operational
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Project sponsors must operate water resources projects only within the geographic scope of the Susquehanna River Basin (spanning New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland)

Approved water resources project sponsors
operational
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The Susquehanna River Basin Commission must maintain and publish official public records documenting actions taken at regular business meetings as required by federal and interstate compact regulations

Susquehanna River Basin Commission
reporting
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Affected project sponsors and the public must be provided access to supplementary information containing the full list of approved applications and attached conditions

Susquehanna River Basin Commission
disclosure

Affected Parties

Water utilities and municipal water authorities in NY, PA, and MDIndustrial and energy companies withdrawing water from the Susquehanna Basin+3 more…

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water resources,Susquehanna River Basin,SRBC