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A new art project explores our watershed in a way that acknowledges the original stewards of these rivers and streams – the Lenni-Lenape....

If Philadelphia’s three drinking water treatment plants are where we ultimately do the work that makes our drinking water healthy enough to consume, you might think of source water protection as “preventative medicine.”...

Wissinoming Park is a crown jewel of Green City, Clean Waters....

Much like online dating websites, we created an online platform to help property owners find the “right match” for their retrofit journeys....

This is our first time joining forces with the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) and the Department of Public Property (DPP) on a large-scale Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) installation....

America's Black children are nearly six times more likely to drown than white children. As the Water Commissioner here in Philadelphia, when I step back to consider the disparities which can turn water from a source of life into a fatal threat, I see at the core of the problem a theme which ripples out into so many other areas of life where inequities cause harm: a lack of access....

For the past decade, we’ve incentivized Philly-based businesses, schools, and other organizations to help restore local waterways by making green improvements right on their properties....

Over the past decade, a monumental force in the success of Green City, Clean Waters has been ongoing support from external entities. Whether City agencies or community organizations, companies or non-profits, operations large and small have helped shape the last decade of this 25-year plan....

Any Philadelphia resident aged 18 or older who takes the survey can enter a raffle to win a $100 gift card....

The 2022 Schuylkill River Restoration Fund (SRRF), a grant program managed by the nonprofit Schuylkill River Greenways and supported by the Philadelphia Water Department and other local watershed stakeholders, is now accepting applications....