In June 2020, Executive Director Steve Tambini opened the DRBC's quarterly business meeting by sharing the following message on behalf of the DRBC Commissioners and staff:

At DRBC, we are committed to the following core values:

• Service: to the public, the regulated community and our DRBC colleagues.

• Respect: for each other, the public and the Basin's water resources.

• Professionalism: defined by high ethical standards, integrity, continuous improvement and accountability.

And, we are committed to applying these core values to meet the vital goals of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice and Belonging (DEIJB).

DRBC DEIJB Strategic Plan: March 2024

The DRBC's DEIJB Strategic Plan was released in March 2024 and demonstrates the DRBC's commitment to: a safe, respectful and inclusive workplace; environmental justice in our regulatory programs; and allyship with our diverse publics and stakeholders.

  • DRBC DEIJB Strategic Plan (pdf)

DRBC Updates its Vision, Mission and Values Statement: March 2022

In March 2022, the DRBC approved a Resolution for the Minutes that updated our Vision, Mission and Values statement to express the Commission's commitment to DEIJB principles.

  • View Resolution for the Minutes (adopted March 9, 2022; pdf)

  • View DRBC Vision, Mission & Values (pdf)

Our commitment to DEIJB is essential to our mission of managing, protecting and improving the Basin's shared water resources.

Just as we all can do our parts to keep our waters clean, we all must do our parts to ensure that our Basin community is one of respect, inclusion and equality.

Quite simply, we ALL belong in the Delaware River Basin.

Ongoing DRBC DEIJB Work

• Additional training, learning and outreach opportunities for staff are being implemented.
  
  
• DRBC Nondiscrimination Policy

• DRBC Language and Accessibility Information
  
  
• DRBC staff participate in the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed’s (CDRW) workgroup on DEIJ. 

Additional Resources

• CDRW's DEIJ Resource Hub
  
  
• Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Control: Environmental Justice
  
  
• New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection: Office of Environmental Justice
  
  
• New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation: Office of Environmental Justice
  
  
• Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection: Office of Environmental Justice
  
  
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA): Environmental Justice
  
  
• USEPA's EJScreen: Environmental Justice & Mapping Tool