delaware river basin commission (drbc)

Name

delaware river basin commission (drbc)

Legal name

Delaware River Basin Commission

Website

https://drbc.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Resource Management / Environmental Regulatory Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (92613), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) Planning (BPABANAB)

Keywords

• Water resource management
• Interstate regulatory permitting
• Flood loss reduction
• Water quality monitoring
• Basin governance

Headquarters

HQ city

West Trenton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

DRBC is the sole interstate regulatory agency for the Delaware River Basin, created by a 1961 compact among Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and the U.S. federal government. It manages water resources through project review and permitting, water quality monitoring, water supply planning, flood loss reduction, hydrology and flow management, and oversight of natural gas drilling activities. The Commission issues approvals, sets basin-wide policy, and operates public-facing portals to support regulated entities and the public.

Product overview

The Delaware River Basin Commission operates a government information and regulatory platform rather than a commercial product. The core offering is the DRBC Website (https://www.nj.gov/drbc/), which provides access to regulatory programs and public information. Key components include: the Electronic Application and Reporting Portal (EARP) for permit applications; the Flood Resources Portal for flood preparedness; and various data visualization applications for water quality, water use, and hydrological data. The Commission's programs cover Water Quality, Water Supply and Planning, Project Review and Permitting, Hydrology and Flow Management, Flood Loss Reduction, and Natural Gas Drilling oversight. The architecture is organized as a central website with multiple specialized portals and interactive dashboards that provide data and regulatory services to basin stakeholders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Review and Permitting (Dockets) Evaluation and issuance of project approvals, dockets, and permits for water-related projects (withdrawals, discharges, encroachments, construction) proposed within the Delaware River Basin. Used by industrial, commercial, municipal, and development applicants who need basin-wide regulatory sign-off before proceeding.
• Electronic Application and Reporting Portal (EARP) Online portal where applicants submit project review applications and required reports to DRBC and where DRBC posts project review information. Used by regulated entities and consultants filing paperwork with the Commission.
• Water Quality Program Basin-wide water-quality monitoring, assessment, and standards-setting program. Provides water-quality data, designated-use assessments, and wastewater discharge oversight used by utilities, industries, environmental groups, and member states.
• Water Supply Program Management of basin water supply, including coordination of releases from basin reservoirs, drought-operations planning, and allocation rules governing withdrawals. Used by public and private water suppliers operating in the basin.
• Flood Loss Reduction Program Floodplain management, flood-loss-reduction projects, and stormwater coordination across the basin. Used by municipalities, counties, floodplain managers, and emergency management agencies to plan and fund flood-mitigation work.
• Flood Resources Portal Online portal aggregating DRBC flood-related information, including flood advisories, resources, and flood-loss-reduction program information. Used by the public, local governments, and floodplain managers to access flood data and guidance.
• Hydrology / Flow Management Program Hydrologic data collection, flow modeling, and basin-wide flow management supporting reservoir operations and water-supply decisions. Used by utilities, researchers, and government partners needing hydrologic data and analyses.
• Natural Gas Drilling Regulatory Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Manages water resources for the Delaware River Basin spanning portions of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC): Sister interstate compact agency managing the Susquehanna River Basin across PA, NY, MD, and the federal government. Same interstate compact model, same regulatory scope (water allocation, water quality, project review), and same funding structure as DRBC.
• Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO): Interstate compact commission focused on water quality and pollution control across the Ohio River basin. Highly comparable regulatory compact model with member states and federal signatory; narrower scope (water quality focused) but same governance structure.
• Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB): Interstate compact for the Potomac River Basin (MD, PA, VA, WV, DC, federal). Directly comparable model of interstate water resource coordination, water quality monitoring, and cooperative basin management.
• New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC): Interstate commission coordinating water pollution control and water quality programs across the Northeast. Comparable interstate governance model with similar focus on water quality, training, and technical assistance to member states.

Regional players

• Upper Colorado River Commission: Interstate compact for the Upper Colorado River Basin across five western states. Operates a comparable compact-based governance model but in a different geography facing acute water scarcity rather than DRBC's primarily eastern, flood-and-quality issues.
• Great Lakes Commission: Binational (US-Canada) and interstate agency coordinating management of the Great Lakes. Similar cooperative interstate governance model and water resource management remit, though focused on a lake rather than a river basin.

Broad incumbents

• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA): Federal corporation managing water resources, power generation, and economic development across the Tennessee Valley. Operates at much larger scale and with broader powers (including energy generation), but shares the federal-state water resource management mission.
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): Federal agency operating dams, levees, and flood control infrastructure across the Delaware River Basin (including multiple reservoirs DRBC coordinates with). A key federal partner for DRBC's flood and reservoir programs and a broader federal water resource authority.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Federal environmental regulator with overlapping jurisdiction over water quality (Clean Water Act, SDWA), permitting, and contaminant standards. DRBC coordinates with EPA Region 2 and Region 3 on basin regulation and acts as a delegated authority in several areas.

Others

• Water Research Foundation (WRF): Nonprofit research collaborative funding applied water utility research. Not a direct regulator, but an adjacent ecosystem player producing technical research and best practices that complement DRBC's water supply and quality programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DRBC1961
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/delrivbasincomm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/delaware-river-basin-commission
• Instagraminstagram.com/drbc1961

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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