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Friends of the Delaware Canal have paid to install a temporary pump to restore water to the canal. Now it need’s help paying the bill.

NEW HOPE, PA — There’s good news in New Hope. By this weekend, water will again be filling the Delaware Canal. The historic waterway dried up earlier this year after a pump, maintained by the Friends of the Delaware Canal and used to bring water in from the Delaware River, failed. The Friends group announced on Wednesday that it will be bringing water back to the waterway thanks to a temporary fix to the problem.

“We worked closely with the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the pump’s maintenance team to find a solution,” said the nonprofit canal advocacy organization. “Right now, we have a temporary pump installed as the original pump is repaired. We love seeing the water come back – it should be in New Hope by the weekend.”

Original Article – Patch – https://patch.com/pennsylvania/newhope-lambertville/water-returning-high-dry-delaware-canal-new-hope