In 1977 members of the Oil and Transportation Industries in the Delaware Valley joined to found what has emerged today as the Delaware Bay And River Cooperative. The “DBRC” is a not-for-profit corporation organized to respond to and offer protection from oil spills in the Delaware Bay and River area. It is the responsibility of DBRC to plan for and respond to oil spills on water in the Delaware Valley from the mouth of the Delaware Bay to the Betsy Ross Bridge in Philadelphia, PA.