Good Conversations, Good Community, Good Water: Big SandBox Lands Knight Grant
April 20, 2015
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Public Affairs
Our green infrastructure projects are nothing without coordinated partnerships and a healthy dose of organic community input to help them take shape and grow. Now, thanks to a John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Knight Cities Challenge grant*, The Big SandBox, one of our green school program partners, will have the means ($149,000 of it!) to make that happen at four Philadelphia schools. The Bi
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The Value of Water
March 30, 2015
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Abby Sullivan
Philadelphia Water Department is proud to be a founding member of The Value of Water Coalition, an alliance of public and private water agencies, business and community leaders, and national organizations united in communicating the importance of water to the economic, environmental, and social well-being of America.
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Another Reason to Love Spring: Winter Will Loosen Its Grip on Our Water Mains
March 19, 2015
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Abby Sullivan
This Friday, March 20, is the Vernal equinox–the first day of spring (even though it’s supposed to snow)! Here at PWD, we’re taking one big collective sigh of relief, hoping that the harsh cold of winter is behind us.
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Thanks to Our Cold Weather Heroes!
February 27, 2015
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Abby Sullivan
If you’ve been listening to the radio or watching TV news any morning over the last couple months, you’ve undoubtedly heard several reports about broken water mains all over the region. Though we’ve been able to dodge the snowfall that has made life very difficult in other cities, the extreme swings in temperature have done a number on our pipes.
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Get Funding for Projects to Protect the Schuylkill River Watershed
February 24, 2015
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Abby Sullivan
The Fund provides grants to government agencies and non-profit organizations for projects that improve the quality of water in the Schuylkill’s watershed. Since 2006, the Fund has collected more than $2 million and funded over 60 projects! Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Schuylkill River Restoration Fund.
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Yorktown Green Streets Project Coming Soon
January 29, 2015
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Public Affairs
Yorktown, a small residential neighborhood in North Philadelphia just south of Temple University (and once home to Gospel and Rock and Roll legend Sister Rosetta Tharpe!) will soon have one mile of bike lanes, two bus shelters, wider pedestrian islands, new ADA ramps and over 25 specially designed stormwater planters that will manage rainfall from the surrounding street. These upgrades are part of
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London Councillor Takes Note of Green City, Clean Waters
January 16, 2015
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Public Affairs
In a letter to the editor of The Economist (third one from the top), Councillor Harry Phibbs of London’s Hammersmith and Fulham Borough responds to their September article “London’s Sewers, Smelling Sweet” about the Thames Tideway Tunnel. He makes a point about using green, natural stormwater infrastructure solutions by referencing Philadelphia’s “better, cheaper alternative of green infrastructur
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Cold Weather Tips from PWD
January 7, 2015
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Public Affairs
With temperatures dipping into the single digits this week, it’s a great time to share our cold weather tips for winterizing your water system. Early action can help you avoid costly repairs to your pipes and water meter. Here are our tips to keep out the cold:
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PWD awards $8.25 million in stormwater management grants, seeks more applicants
January 6, 2015
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Public Affairs
Meet SMIP (the Stormwater Management Incentives Program) and GARP (Greened Acre Retrofit Program), PWD’s two innovative programs that reward local businesses, institutions and other non-residential water customers financially for retrofitting their properties to divert stormwater out of our combined storm and waste water system.
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Resolve to know our rivers better in 2015
December 31, 2014
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Public Affairs
With just a few more hours in 2014, it’s time to reflect back a little on all of the great things that we’ve experienced over the past year and make our plans for 2015.
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