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Ten years ago, we planted the seeds to grow a green economy. Today, with thousands of skilled individuals working around green stormwater infrastructure tools, this dream has blossomed into a reality....
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This year, we are honored to award the 2021 Stormwater Pioneers Award to the School District of Philadelphia. We are celebrating 13 public schools with grant-funded green infrastructure projects. These schools have demonstrated exceptional commitment to maintenance, education, and community engagement around green stormwater infrastructure....
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The Philadelphia Water Department is hosting Green City, Clean Waters: A Decade in the Community on Thursday, October 21 from 4 to 7 p.m. outside of Crane Arts and along the 1400 block of North American Street....
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New campaign highlights the important work of protecting the waterways we depend on....
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The latest draft of a Cottman Ave. concept plan detailing options for streetscape upgrades is complete and ready for public review and input through Oct. 6 via a virtual open house....
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The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) is collaborating with 2020-2021 Philadelphia Poet Laureate, Trapeta B. Mayson, to curate “Wingo-WHAT?” — an artistic intervention designed to shed light on Germantown waterway concerns through poetry, education, and flooding resources....
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When Green City, Clean Waters started 10 years ago, a key factor in the plan’s success would be growing a green economy through collaborations with local businesses....
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Parts of the Germantown neighborhood are particularly prone to the effects of urban flooding due to geography, circumstances of its past, and potential impacts of the future....
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With more than 90 spraygrounds and spray features available this summer, you and your friends don't have to open fire hydrants or swim in our unpredictable rivers, where drowning is always a risk....
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In continuing to celebrate 10 years of Green City, Clean Waters ‘In The Community,’ it’s pivotal we spotlight residents who contribute to the reduction of local waterway pollution — even in their own backyards....
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The latest draft of a Cottman Ave. concept plan detailing options for streetscape upgrades is complete and ready for public review and input through Oct. 6 via a virtual open house.
When Green City, Clean Waters started 10 years ago, a key factor in the plan’s success would be growing a green economy through collaborations with local businesses.
Parts of the Germantown neighborhood are particularly prone to the effects of urban flooding due to geography, circumstances of its past, and potential impacts of the future.