Customers: Flushing Wipes Could Cost You, Damage Infrastructure: Flushing anything but toilet paper could mean pricey plumber visit.
April 14, 2020 | Brian Rademaekers
A surge in wipes could be bad news for residents trying to avoid big expenses like major plumbing repairs.
Read More →Safe Things to Do During COVID-19: Watershed Steward Certification!: Penn State Master Watershed Steward program is shifting 2020 training to Zoom.
March 25, 2020 | Grace Maiorano
Starting April 2nd, the Penn State Master Watershed Steward program is shifting its education and training to an online platform.
Read More →2019 In Review: Tap Gets Its Cool Back: Tap regained sustainable appeal, while local efforts sought to build trust and bust myths.
January 2, 2020 | Brian Rademaekers
Tap water chic flooded the zeitgeist amid global outcry over an ever-growing tide of plastic litter filling our parks, streets, rivers, and oceans. Locally, we took on skeptics in city where 40 percent say they drink bottled water at home.
Read More →Vote for a Philly Water Spokesdog by May 24: Pick a pup to defend our water from pet waste pollution!
May 20, 2019 | Public Affairs
As our official Spokesdog partners, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary’s social media feeds are filled with cute puppy pics that help highlight the importance of keeping pet waste out of our waterways. Add your “like” by Friday, May 24.
Read More →Help Us Rep Philly at the Big Cobbs Creek Cleanup: PWD leads one of 38 sites for April 13 volunteer event
April 3, 2019 | Brian Rademaekers
Call us crazy, but we think we can help beat the 18,000+ pounds collected by volunteers during last year’s big Darby-Cobbs Creek Cleanup. We’ll be leading one of the 38 sites targeting 126 miles of streams on Saturday, April 13th.
Read More →Channel Spring Fever Into a Beautiful Garden (on the Cheap!): Discounted green tools = ultimate fertilizer for spring landscaping ambitions
March 20, 2019 | 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.
Read More →Eye-Popping Schuylkill Cleanup Ends Banner 2018: Spotlight on volunteers, City teamwork
December 12, 2018 | Public Affairs
A huge cleanup along the Schuylkill River added an exclamation point to 2018 litter removal efforts and showcased what City partners and volunteers hope to accomplish in 2019.
Read More →Use salt and other ice-melts the right way!: Protect your furry friends and Philly waterways
November 15, 2018 | Brian Rademaekers
All deicers can be harmful to our water supply, the environment, and even pets when overused. So, what to do?
Read More →Wanted: West Phila. Students for Watershed Stewardship Training
March 5, 2018 | Brian Rademaekers
In a recent talk hosted by the TTF Watershed Partnership, acclaimed author Richard Louv urged Philadelphia parents to make sure their kids are getting enough “Vitamin N”—as in nature.
Thanks to the new Philadelphia Watershed Stewardship program, West Philadelphia youth can get a healthy dose of nature along with valuable life and career skills. There’s even a stipend to sweeten the pot.
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