The Delaware River Basin Commission postponed the meeting after Delaware's governor announced he would vote no.
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, left, told the Delaware River Basin Commission that he would not support regulations opening the Delaware River Watershed to fracking because of concerns over drinking water protections.TRENTON — A multistate agency that has spent years developing regulations for natural gas drilling in the Delaware River Basin will delay a key vote scheduled for Monday.
The Delaware River Basin Commission postponed the meeting after Delaware's governor announced he would vote no.
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell told the commission Thursday that he would not support regulations opening the Delaware River Watershed to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, because of concerns over drinking water protections.
The rules need three votes to pass. Earlier, New York announced it would vote no.
It's not known how New Jersey, Pennsylvania or the Army Corps of Engineers will vote.
The commission today said it delayed the meeting to give commissioners more time to review the issue.
No new meeting date has been scheduled.
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