Appointed by U.S. President: Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Tickner (Col. Estee Pinchasin & Amy M. Guise, alternates).
Ex officio: vacancy, designee of Governor of Maryland (Matthew Rowe & Suzanne Dorsey, alternates); Basil Seggos, designee of Governor of New York (James M. Tierney & Diane English, alternates); Patrick McDonnell, designee of Governor of Pennsylvania (vacancy, alternate).
4423 North Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17110 - 1788
(717) 238-0423; 1-800-311-2582 (toll free); fax: (717) 238-2436
e-mail: srbc@srbc.net
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Boat house on Susquehanna River, Havre de Grace, Maryland, April 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Water Supply Program, Water & Science Administration
Department of the Environment
Montgomery Park Business Center, 1800 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 537-3702
e-mail: gregory.busch@maryland.gov
Montgomery Park Business Center, 1800 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland, February 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission was created upon enactment of the Susquehanna River Basin Compact by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the states of New York and Maryland, and Congress. Maryland ratified the Compact in 1967 (Chapter 391, Acts of 1967). The Commission superseded the Interstate Advisory Committee on the Susquehanna River Basin.
For water resources development, conservation, and management of the Basin, the Commission formulates plans, policies, and projects. From its source at Otsego Lake near Cooperstown, New York, the Susquehanna River flows 444 miles to Havre de Grace, Maryland, where the river meets the Chesapeake Bay. Half of the Bay's freshwater flow comes from the Susquehanna River.
The Commission consists of four members. These include the governor or designee from each signatory state and one member appointed by the President of the United States (Code Environment Article, sec. 5-301).
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