[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S7970]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                ON AND UNDER THE DELAWARE RIVER CLEANUP

 Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, throughout this week, hundreds of 
volunteers will gather together for the annual ``On and Under the 
Delaware River Cleanup'' on the upper Delaware River. People from New 
York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania will work together to clean up the 
Delaware River, picking up trash and removing debris from the shores, 
surface, and bottom of a 70-mile section of the river. Once again, Ruth 
Jones and the folks at Kittatinny Canoes will lead this effort and 
supply the boats, cleaning materials, trash removal, and other services 
needed for the effort. National Park Service employees and a member of 
my staff will also participate.
  The Delaware River is the longest free-flowing river in the country. 
It starts in my home county, Delaware County, NY, at the confluence of 
the east and west branches of the river in Deposit, NY and continues 
down through Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, ultimately feeding 
into the Atlantic Ocean. The west branch starts in Stamford, NY, just 
25 miles from my home in Pindars Corners.
  This river is one of New York's and the Nation's great treasures. I 
applaud Ms. Jones for sponsoring this event and thank all the 
volunteers for their hard work in helping to keep the river 
clean.

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