Tomorrow Is World Toilet Day
November 18, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Forgive the toilet talk, but 40% of the world’s population—2.6 billion people—do not have access to adequate sanitation.
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Tweets from TEDxPhilly
November 10, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
PWD’s Glen Abrams spoke at the TEDxPhilly conference on Tuesday, highlighting the benefits of green infrastructure and the Green City, Clean Waters plan.
Read More →A Rain Garden Grows in Germantown
November 8, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
On Saturday, Germantown’s Vernon Park debuted its new rain garden as part of the citywide Love Your Park clean-up campaign.
Read More →WHYY: History Explains East Germantown Flood
October 27, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
An article earlier this month by NewsWorks’ Nicole Juday examines the historical reasons for the flash flooding responsible for the drowning death of a young woman in East Germantown on September 8.
Read More →News Stream: Schuylkill Restoration Projects
October 21, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Seven projects in the Schuylkill River watershed will receive funding from the Schuylkill River Restoration Fund to improve water quality and address remediation issues.
Read More →Award-Winning Design: Envisioning Francisville’s Future
September 29, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Last week we lauded the German engineering that went into the Tempelhof Wasserpark student design project for the Berlin Airport, but we neglected to mention another award-winning planning project that’s closer to home:
Read More →New Date for the Fishing Fest: October 8
| Matthew Fritch
Third time’s a charm: The rescheduled date for the 2011 Philly Fun Fishing Fest is Saturday, October 8. Same time and place: 7-11 a.m. on the Schuylkill Banks.
Read More →Notes From The LID Symposium
September 27, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
The Philadelphia Low Impact Development Symposium kicked off yesterday with a keynote presentation by Philadelphia Water Department Commissioner Howard Neukrug; the speech focused on Philly’s green infrastructure, its relationship to recent flooding conditions, and PWD’s focus on helping low-income customers manage stormwater.
Read More →Fishing Fest Postponed…Again
September 23, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Sorry, folks—the 2011 Philly Fun Fishing Fest has again been postponed due to rain. Make-up date to be determined; we’ll post rescheduling information as soon as we can.
Read More →Cancelled Saturday: Tacony Creek Clean-Up
| mmccar
This month’s Tacony Creek Clean-Up is cancelled due to weather.
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