NatLab Report Features Philadelphia as Laboratory for Green Infrastructure Finance
				
				
					
						March 28, 2013
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Earlier this month, NatLab published Creating Clean Water Cash Flows, an in-depth report chock full of ideas for financing green infrastructure that features the Philadelphia Water Department.
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					Governor Awards Schuylkill Action Network for Environmental Excellence
				
				
					
						March 25, 2013
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A big shout-out to the Schuylkill Action Network (SAN) for receiving the 2013 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence! This award is granted each year to a Pennsylvania organization that displays outstanding achievements in environmental protection throughout the Commonwealth.
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					Cost Savings Week Begins With A Project That Will Save Billions!
				
				
					
						February 11, 2013
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During our last blog series we talked about how the rising costs of “big ticket items” are a large part of what’s driving PWD’s rate adjustments. We should also explain that we aren’t proposing these adjustments without first doing everything we can to balance increasing costs with cuts to our expenses.
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					Private Pennies Financing GSI
				
				
					
						February 7, 2013
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It looks like 2013 will be a big year for private financing of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI)!
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					Stormwater Voyeurs, Check out this Exhibition!
				
				
					
						February 1, 2013
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ave you heard about the Infill Philadelphia: Soak it Up! initiative?
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					Keeping the Bargain: Investing in Infrastructure, Part 4
				
				
					
						January 30, 2013
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Let’s wrap up our blog posts about the big-ticket items that have made our rate changes necessary with a frank discussion about something that every household has been dealing with.
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					Manage Stormwater, Save Money: PWD Announces Second Round of SMIP Grants
				
				
					
						December 13, 2012
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						Paul Fugazzotto
					
				
				
				
				
				
					
This past June, the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) announced that it had awarded $3.2 million in grants to facilitate the design and construction of innovative and sustainable stormwater management infrastructure on non-residential properties, such as business, non-profit and school properties.
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					New Hydrology Map Makes Way For Stream Buffers
				
				
					
						September 10, 2012
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						Mary Ellen McCarty
					
				
				
				
				
				
					
This week, the Philadelphia Water Department is submitting a hydrology map for approval by City Council.
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					Literally, Breaking News
				
				
					
						August 7, 2012
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						Paul Fugazzotto
					
				
				
				
				
				
					
Pipes, mains, lines – these water infrastructure words have been a hot topic in the Philadelphia news the past few weeks.
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					More from RIO+20!
				
				
					
						July 5, 2012
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						Paul Fugazzotto
					
				
				
				
				
				
					
The spotlight is shining on Philadelphia at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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