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Drought, sea level rise causing salt water to shift closer to major drinking supply

Salt water from the ocean is starting to creep into the Delaware River Basin due to intensifying drought and sea level rise, according to officials.

Philadelphia Inquirer on MSN · 11d

Delaware River water levels at 60% as salt front increases amid drought

The salt front in the river has encroached well above its normal level and is now near Philadelphia International Airport. It should be 19 miles farther south in Wilmington.

abc7NY · 3d

Drought causing salt water to creep into Delaware River could impact millions in NYC, NJ

"There are alternative sources, but we don't want to be trucking in bottled water for people," said Amy Shallcross, the water resource operations manager at the Delaware River Basin Commission.

WTVD · 4d

Ocean salt water entering Delaware River due to drought, sea level rise

Amy Shallcross, manager of water resource operations at the Delaware River Basin Commission, said. "When flows are really low, that's when the salt front will start to creep upstream," Shallcross ...

NBC New York · 4d

Drought is causing saltwater to creep up Delaware River. Here's what's being done

Salty oceanwater is creeping up the Delaware River, the source for much of the drinking water for Philadelphia and millions of others, brought on by drought conditions and sea level rise, and prompting officials to tap reservoirs to push the unpotable tide back downstream.

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Delaware River's Drinking Water for Philadelphia and Beyond at Risk as Salt Front Advances

The Delaware River's drinking water risks contamination as a salt front moves upstream, with reservoir releases trying to ...

Drought is causing saltwater to creep up Delaware River. Here’s what’s being done about it

The farther the line moves upstream, the closer it gets to drinking water intakes, which officials have worked for decades to ...

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Drought Warning: Fresh Water for Millions in Northeast at Risk

Drought and rising sea levels allow saltwater to creep closer to drinking water supplies for over 14 million residents in New ...

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Ocean salt water entering Delaware River due to drought and sea level rise, water managers say

Amy Shallcross, manager of water resource operations at the Delaware River Basin Commission, said. "When flows are really low, that's when the salt front will start to creep upstream," ...

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