New web features make it easier than ever to see how we determine stormwater fees by looking at which parts of a property are draining into City sewers. Having that knowledge is the first step to filing an appeal if you think we got it wrong.
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Thanks to Soak It Up Adoption grants, more than 1,600 people learned about green stormwater tools in their community last year and got involved in protecting Philly waterways. Can your group join and make a difference?
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Cottman Avenue between the Roosevelt Boulevard and Castor Avenue is about to get greener, brighter and safer. But first, the team of departments designing the projects wants to hear from the public at a December 4 open house.
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Created with the help of a $1.6 million grant we issued through our stormwater program, the Sandmeyer Regional Stormwater Facility collects runoff from 20 industrial properties covering 40 acres along Sandmeyer Lane in the city’s Bustleton neighborhood.
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Historic Germantown earns the 2018 Stormwater Pioneers award for their new rain garden, redesigned courtyard space, and commitment to the community and health of our waterways.
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We recently issued an official “Request for Information,” or RFI, supporting the City’s efforts to grow the footprint of green stormwater infrastructure on private and non-City property.
To help answer any questions and provide more details about why we issued this RFI, we’re hosting an information session on January 10, 2018.
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Bethesda Presbyterian Church sits on a large plot of land in Northeast Philadelphia’s Bustleton neighborhood. The church’s monthly stormwater fees—higher than they would like—reflected the property’s large proportion of impervious surfaces, which put a considerable burden on the local sewers during storms.
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The 2017 Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grant Round is now open! The Schuylkill River Restoration Fund provides grants to government agencies and non-profit organizations for projects that improve the quality of water in the watershed—a watershed that provides millions of people with their daily drinking water and acts as a major economic generator…
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In the third and final part of our 2016 highlights series, we look at awards received by the Philadelphia Water Department and its employees as well some grants distributed last year…
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As a work of spectacular architecture and artistry, a National Historic Landmark and holder of several world records, Philadelphia’s ornate and iconic City Hall is a place that dominates the center of our city—spiritually, culturally, and, yes, geographically.
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