The Clean Water Bargain: Cost of Service Utility
May 22, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
We use the phrase “cost of service utility” often to describe the financial structure of the Philadelphia Water Department.
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The Philly 500: City Begins Speeding Toward 500 New Green Acres by 2015
May 16, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Last week, Mayor Nutter and city officials gathered with students and neighbors at William Dick Elementary School in North Philadelphia to kick off the Green 2015 Action Plan, an ambitious initiative to add 500 new acres of parkland.
Read More →Inquirer: City Life’s Better with Fewer Paved Surfaces
May 8, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
An editorial in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer both lauds the city’s plan to depave 500 acres of impervious surface and leaks the news that a groundbreaking ceremony will take place on Thursday to kick off the second phase of the Green 2015 action plan.
Read More →Help PWD Green Your Neighborhood: Submit a Project Idea for Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Your Community
April 19, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Do you want to improve your neighborhood and protect our creeks and rivers? Does your community have a school, recreation center, park, or other public space available within the City limits for a green stormwater management project?
Read More →Waste Not: Philadelphia Turns Sewage Into Energy
April 17, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
The big news around here is, as Forbes Magazine so elegantly put it, Hot Poop. More specifically, what hot poop can do for energy costs.
Read More →The Green Team: EPA and Philadelphia Sign Innovative Stormwater Agreement
April 11, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Call it a collaboration of infiltration—the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the City of Philadelphia agreed yesterday to become partners in a 25-year plan to use green infrastructure to manage stormwater runoff.
Read More →East Falls: You’ve Got Stormwater Bumpouts
April 4, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
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Read More →Green Like Us: New York City Embraces Green Stormwater Infrastructure
March 20, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Last week, the New York Times ran an article detailing New York City’s plan to invest $2 billion in green infrastructure—porous pavement, green roofs, bioswales—to help retain stormwater and prevent sewer overflows into the city’s waterways.
Read More →Most Sustainable In Show: PWD Flower Show Display Wins Sustainability Award
March 13, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
The 2012 International Flower Show, which wrapped up last week, aimed to take visitors on a trip to Hawaii. The Philadelphia Water Department’s display, however, kept it right here in Philly, demonstrating how green roofs, rain gardens and other green infrastructure can beautify our city while managing stormwater runoff that pollutes our rivers and streams.
Read More →Good For Business: New Grant Program Helps Business Improvement Districts Manage Stormwater
March 7, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Are you a Business Improvement District, Neighborhood Improvement District, or Special Services District in the city of Philadelphia? You could be eligible for grant funding to implement stormwater management on non-residential parcels.
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