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Thursday: Point Breeze Residents to Build New Features for Lot Project

June 27, 2017  |  Brian Rademaekers

Following a successful June 10 community cleanup with Point Breeze neighbors that targeted a vacant lot at Point Breeze Avenue and Mifflin Street, we’re heading back to the space this Thursday for a special event with Philly’s Public Workshop. Residents are invited to join this collaborative “community build”…

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4th District Water Town Hall with PWD and Councilman Jones

May 2, 2017  |  Brian Rademaekers

A Water Town Hall will be held for residents of City Council’s Fourth District on Thursday, May 11th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sharon Baptist Church, located at 3955 Conshohocken Ave. This public forum is the second in a series of Water Town Halls for Philadelphia City Council Districts and will feature Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. and Philadelphia Water Department Commissioner Debra McCarty.

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Flood Risk Management Task Force: Manayunk Public Meeting

April 28, 2017  |  Brian Rademaekers

Members of the Manayunk community and Philadelphia residents are invited to join City officials for a special meeting highlighting ongoing efforts to protect neighborhoods from the impacts of flooding and storms. The talk is being hosted by the City of Philadelphia’s Flood Risk Management Task Force…

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Adopters Welcome New Green to Roxborough

April 10, 2017  |  Brian Rademaekers

The members of the Friends of Upper Roxborough Reservoir Preserve seen here held a cleanup and planted wildflower meadow seed mix at a green stormwater swale located along Summit Avenue in Roxborough. The group maintains the site with support from a mini-grant provided through our Soak It Up Adoption program…

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Philly Science Fest Highlights Overlooked STEM-Water Relationship

April 7, 2017  |  Brian Rademaekers

When you turn on the tap for a fresh glass of Philadelphia water, do you think about all the scientists and engineers who make this daily convenience possible? If your answer is “no,” you’re not alone. But the fact is, science and engineering are a big part of the work we do at the Philadelphia Water Department every day…

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World Wildlife Day: Celebrate (and Protect) Philly Watersheds

March 3, 2017  |  Brian Rademaekers

Happy World Wildlife Day Philly!
We are celebrating Philadelphia’s rivers and creeks—which are healthier today than they were even a generation ago—and what that means for the incredible diversity of aquatic wildlife found within them.

The investments we’re making in Philly neighborhoods through Green City, Clean Waters will make places like the Delaware River and Cobbs Creek even better…

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Pssst: Tips for the 2017 Green City, Clean Waters Art Contest

February 16, 2017  |  Brian Rademaekers

Philly students: Do you care about protecting our drinking water and aquatic wildlife? Have artistic talent? Want to win prizes for yourself, your teachers and your school? The 2017 Green City, Clean Waters Art Contest is now underway, and the deadline for submissions has just been extended!

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