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 Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission monthly meeting will take place on
WEDNESDAY, FEBURARY 15, 2012 at 10:00 AM. The meeting will be held at
the Commission’s office in Stockton, New Jersey.

  • Minutes of the December 21, 2011 Commission Meeting
  • Minutes of the Janurary 18, 2011 Commission Meeting

  • Agenda for the February 15, 2012 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


    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
    Martin D. Jessen, Acting Chairman
    Bob Martin, Commissioner, DEP
    David H. Knights
    John S. Loos
    Phyllis L. Marchand
    Alison Mitchell
    Douglas H. Palmer
    Staff
    Marlen Dooley, Executive Director
    E-Mail: marlendooley@comcast.net

    Lewin J. Weyl, Deputy Attorney General

    Vincent Mazzei, P.E., Review Zone Officer

    Joseph Ruggeri, P.E., Review Zone Officer

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