Posted On: October 6, 2006, 8:08 am CDT

Posted By: Anne Backlund

All I have to say is it is about time. The Reservoirs were not only spilling water over the top during the last 3 floods 9/04,4/05 and 6/06 water was released from the dams during the flooding to prevent the dams from breaching and wiping out the whole Delaware River Basin. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that the reservior should have been taken down prior to all 3 floods. The River Master and DRBC is denying that they released water which caused massive devastation to homes and businesses from both the east and the west branch of the Delaware above Hancock NY all the way down to Trenton. I own a campground on the Delaware 18 miles below Hancock on the PA side of the river and have witnessed the releases during the flooding 1st hand - my business has been wiped out 3 times. Gov Rendell is right in saying that this won't stop flooding as that is a natural occurance but the reserviors should not exacerbate the flooding. I am very happy with this plan to keep the reserviors at 80% - but am also a little bitter and think it is about time. Thank you Anne Backlund, Soaring Eagle Campground Equinunk PA