Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission

The Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission was established in October, 1974, when Governor Brendan Byrne signed the D&R Canal State Park Law. The Commission was created to accomplish three main tasks:

To review and approve, reject or modify any action by

the State in the Canal Park, or any permit for action

in the park;

		To undertake planning for the development of the Canal Park; &
		To prepare and administer a land use regulatory program that will protect the Canal Park from the harmful impacts of new development in central New Jersey.

Meeting Notice Announcement

The next Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission monthly meeting will take place on

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2013 at 10:00 AM. The meeting will be held at

the Commission’s office in Stockton, New Jersey. Formal action will be taken

at this meeting.

Minutes of the April 17, 2013 Commission Meeting

Agenda for the May 15, 2013 Commission Meeting

A synopsis of the projects to be reviewed at this meeting have been posted here in PDF file format and are listed below. To view/print one, or all, simply choose the item (one at a time) from the drop-down list below.

D & R Canal State Park Master Plan, 2nd Edition, 1989

Notice:

The Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission will be updating the D & R
Canal State Park Master Plan. Below is a draft process and schedule for

amending the Master Plan and a Notice of Opportunity to participate on an

Advisory Council.

Draft Master Plan Amendment Process and Schedule

Please send any written comments on the draft process by February 25, 2013
to admindrcc@comcast.net. Comments may also be raised at the

February 27, 2013 Commission meeting.

Notice and Request for Candidates for Advisory Council

As outlined in Notice, DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS MARCH 7, 2013.

Regulations For The Review Zone of the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park

The Canal Commission's Review Zone is now a layer on the Department of Environmental Protections i-MapNJ DEP, an interactive map that allows users to access and interact
with DEP data through their web browser. To access the map, click on the link below.

The D & R Canal Commission Interactive Review Zone Map on i-MapNJ DEP

For those that have access to the appropriate GIS software, our Review Zone map can
also be viewed by downloading and saving the necessary files to their computers. Those files have been zipped into one and are available here for download. Click on the link
below to access the zipped file.

The D & R Canal Commission Review Zone Map (File Size: 430KB)

Members of the Commission Bob Martin, Commissioner, DEP David H. Knights John S. Loos, Vice Chairman Phyllis L. Marchand Alison Mitchell		Staff Marlen Dooley, Executive Director E-Mail: marlendooley@comcast.net Jung W. Kim, Deputy Attorney General Vincent Mazzei, P.E., Review Zone Officer Joseph Ruggeri, P.E., Review Zone Officer Return To Entrance Page