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In the 19th century, Philadelphia made a valiant—albeit futile—attempt to implement land management practices to protect its drinking water quality.
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As you walk on many of Philadelphia’s sidewalks, beneath your feet is a hidden world of streams that once crisscrossed the city.
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Queen Village and Northern Liberties dog owners: Don’t forget to register your dog for the Philly Water’s Best Friend competition!
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After the EPA remediated the site of a former tannery in Northern Liberties in the late 1980s, the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association turned the former brownfield into a park.
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While the field of spokesdog contestants gets bigger and more competitive every day (some recent entries are pictured above), the deadline for registering your dog in the Philly Water’s Best Friend competition in Queen Village and Northern Liberties is nipping at our heels.
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Attention artists: Enter now to participate in the third annual Art In The Open, an opportunity for artists to create their work along the banks of the Schuylkill River.
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As public-service campaigns go, the Streets Department’s UnLitter Us initiative is making a huge impact around the city.
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Queen Village and Northern Liberties dog owners: Only 26 days left to register your pooch for the Philly Water’s Best Friend competition!
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The Stormwater Management Incentives Program (SMIP) was created to help businesses and non-profits green large, impervious properties and unburden the city’s sewer system from high volumes of stormwater runoff.
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2012 marks the bicentennial of the opening of the Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia’s claim to fame as the first large American city to provide safe water to its residents.
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