Water Quality of Streams in and near the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 2002-04

by R. Edward Hickman, Jeffrey M. Fischer

Overview

The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DWGNRA) straddles the boundary between the States of Pennsylvania and New Jersey (fig. 1). The natural beauty of this region, combined with its proximity to two major metropolitan areas (New York and Philadelphia), draws more than 5 million visitors to the DWGNRA each year. Most of these visitors arrive in the summer for water-based recreation such as canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and fishing.
The counties adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area have been undergoing considerable population growth. For example, during 2000-05, the estimated increases in population of Sussex County, New Jersey, and Pike County, Pennsylvania, were 6 percent and 22 percent, respectively (U.S. Census Bureau, 2006a). The population growth in Pike County is expected to continue; a 23-percent increase during 2005-10 is forecast by the Pike County Office of Community Planning (Michael Mrozinski, Pike County Office of Community Planning, written communication, 2006)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014436519
Publisher:	The Delano Max Wealth Institute, LLC.
Publication date:	05/03/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	9 MB