A rolling collection of stories, tips, and news powered by the people of the Philadelphia Water Department.
PWD’s Green City, Clean Waters plan isn’t just about the city installing porous paving and constructing stormwater tree trenches—you can get involved with the effort by undertaking projects on your own property.
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As of July 7, the old Roxborough Pumping Station was in the process of being demolished.
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The Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership has just released the final version of its plan for the restoration, revitalization and future health of the watershed.
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This Saturday, July 16, some Queen Village bees are getting their own green roof.
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Our post from earlier this month about American shad ascending the Schuylkill above Norristown for the first time in nearly 200 years contained a fish story of a different sort, as we mentioned that George Washington (pictured above, on the banks of some other river besides the Schuylkill) may have fed his troops Schuylkill shad during trying Revolutionary times.
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The Philadelphia Water Department would never utter an unkind word about traditional rain barrels, but the sleek, ultra-modern version (they call it a “rain column”) by local company Shift Space Design is making rain collection a whole lot more attractive.
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Philadelphia’s rivers and streams provide ample opportunity for recreation; events in the coming week suggest it’s hiking season in the parks and refuges near the water:
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Philadelphia’s first stormwater bumpouts on Queen Lane in East Falls are in bloom.
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Located two blocks north of City Hall at 15th and Cherry streets, the Friends Center features one of Philadelphia’s most famous green roofs.
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This Saturday, July 9, board the sailboat Northwind for a free two-hour (9:00-11:00 a.m.) tour of the Delaware River.
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