Coastal Zone Management

Pennsylvania's Delaware Estuary coastal zone extends for 57 miles along the Delaware River from Marcus Hook in Delaware County to Morrisville in Bucks County, and from the mouth of the Schuylkill River to the Fairmount Dam in Philadelphia.

This document is intended to provide applicants with guidance necessary to apply for Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program grants, including information concerning eligibility, activities that may be funded, federal funding conditions and application procedures. Fiscal year 2007 CZM grant applications will be accepted beginning August 28th. Applications must be postmarked no later than October 30th. Download the FY2007 Grant Application and Instructions Guide in the following formats: Adobe Acrobat [.pdf | 589k] Microsoft Word [.doc| 940k]

Previous CZM Agendas
December 2003 | September 2003 | November 2002 | May 2002 | January 2002

The Urban Waterfront Action Group (UWAG) page gives an overview of the group's history, the current meeting schedule and a listing of agencies that participate.

The Civic Vision for the Central Delaware Plan coordinated by Penn Praxis, who led a citizen-driven planning process for the Delaware Waterfront, was recently released and can be found at http://www.planphilly.com/vision.

RECENT REPORTS ( available at our Service Counter, 215/238-2828, & ssmith@dvrpc.org )
Planning for Public Access to Pennsylvania's Coasts
Bucks County Flood Recovery and Mitigation Strategy