Mayor Nutter swung by last week’s Soak It Up! event in North Philly to commemorate the installation of stormwater tree trenches near 7th and Cumberland streets. The tree trenches are just one tool used to manage rain water and prevent sewer overflows into our rivers and streams. Check out our updated Green City, Clean Waters page for the complete story of how Philadelphia is using natural, green processes to solve the problem of combined sewer overflows.
Students from the nearby John F. Hartranft Elementary School helped decorate the tree trenches with flower plantings.
There weren’t just snacks. There were snacks and smoothies.
East Falls—you’re next. Join us on Thursday, April 5 at 4:30 at Queen Lane and Fox Street to dedicate the city’s first stormwater bumpouts.
