Informational Workshops

As a three-time flood victim who owns property on the Delaware River in Columbia, New Jersey, I am writing to the Commission regarding the Delaware River Basin Commission’s (DRBC) proposed Flexible Flow Management Plan (FFMP).
 
I request that the DRBC hold Informational Workshops for my community on the proposed changes contained in the FFMP and the proposed changes in the Water Code.
 
These Informational Workshops need to be held so that the confusing and complex changes that the FFMP proposes can be reviewed in detail.  I request that these Workshops be held in each of the five sections of the River, (Tailwaters Section, Upper Section, Mid Section, Lower Section and Estuary Section). Please hold these Informational Workshops on a Saturday so that the people who cannot take off work, can attend.
 
Public input has value; and the only way people can intelligently comment is if these workshops are held.  The will of the people must be considered and factored into any resolution and rule-making that takes place concerning this River. For we, the people, are not wayward children who are not smart enough to understand the issues and the facts. We, the people, do not abdicate our rights for self determination, what is equitable, just or fair concerning the allotments of water from the Delaware River. 
 
It is because you value the Public Process, which is a large part of why you even exist as an agency, that I know you will take my request to heart and consider granting it.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed FFMP.
Respectfully submitted,
 
John G. Webb, III
P.O. Box 336
Columbia, NJ 07832
Affiliation:  Owner of property beside the Delaware River that has been flooded 3 times since I've owned it and member, Delaware River Conservancy, Inc.