Oh, DAM! The Manayunk Canal is getting ready to reopen.: The Flat Rock Dam project will wrap up this winter and bring back flowing water.
December 6, 2024
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Amy Hopf
On a brisk mid-September day, the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) convened at the northern tip of Venice Island in Manayunk. Joined by the Younger Member Forum of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Philadelphia Section, PWD engineers and public engagement staff showed off an important part of the river’s history: the Flat Rock Dam […]
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A Delaware Dilemma: Diving into the science about how to save the sturgeon
February 7, 2024
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PWD Watershed Protection
Are stricter regulations in the Delaware River needed to save the sturgeon, or do anticipated costs to water customers in Philadelphia outweigh the benefits? PWD looks at the science behind a proposed EPA rulemaking.
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Mussel Hatchery Returns to Fairmount Water Works: Tiny aquatic animals are revitalizing our local rivers.
July 17, 2023
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Grace Maiorano
We’re commissioning some unlikely creatures to help keep our waterways clean – mussels. After being closed for more than two years following flood damage from Hurricane Ida, the Freshwater Mussel Hatchery at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center is having a busy spring and summer. This season will mark the third full year PWD is […]
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New Schuylkill Grants Protect the Source: Projects help Philadelphia address issues throughout the Schuylkill.
October 3, 2022
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Brian Rademaekers
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.”
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PFAS Levels Well Below EPA Guideline in Phila. Waters: A thorough study of PFAS in the city’s waterways is out.
October 30, 2020
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Watershed Protection Program Engineer Matthew Fritch
A nearly year-long Philadelphia Water Department study of PFAS in the city’s rivers and streams is out now.
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Love Morris Park @ Home with a New Water-Centered Storymap: In celebration of LYP, we explore history and green infrastructure.
May 15, 2020
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Daniel Schupsky
While our walking history/green infrastructure tour is on pause, our online storymap is a great way to participate safely during Love Your Park Week.
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PhillyH2O @ Home: Listen to Nature: Listen for the sound of spring in Philly parks.
May 14, 2020
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Dottie Baumgarten
Enjoy this sound clip of spring peepers in the Pennypack Watershed.
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Flashback Friday: Sludge Lagoons and the Christmas Bird Count: Wastewater plants are birding hot spots.
December 27, 2019
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Brian Rademaekers
Today’s Flashback Friday post takes a quick trip back to the summer, but also links to a much older tradition: we’re in the final week of the 120th #ChristmasBirdCount!
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Channel Spring Fever Into a Beautiful Garden (on the Cheap!): Discounted green tools = ultimate fertilizer for spring landscaping ambitions
March 20, 2019
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Brian Rademaekers
From a cost perspective, rain gardens are a super bargain given their super ability to soak up your property’s stormwater runoff: most participants pay less than $400 for their finished garden’s construction, plants and planting.
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Happy #WorldTurtleDay, Philly!
May 23, 2018
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Brian Rademaekers
The American Tortoise Rescue organization has hosted this special day all about our shelled friends for the last 17 years to help people “celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises and their disappearing habitats around the world.” That mission strikes a cord with us because we often see (and occasionally interact with) turtles in our daily efforts to protect and improve Philadelphia waterways
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