Green City, Clean Waters Is About to Grow Up. We Want to Hear from You.
Thursday, February 11, 2016 | Brian.R
This June is a big one for Philadelphia Water....
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Calling landscapers and home contractors! Join our Rain Check Team
Friday, February 5, 2016 | Brian.R
Philadelphia Water, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Sustainable Business Network are looking for qualified contractors to work with the Rain Check program. Through Rain Check, Philadelphia Water provides free rain barrels and helps residents pay for landscaping tools that manage stormwater and can beautify their properties....
Read More →Join Us: Green Infrastructure Planning Meeting for Point Breeze Vacant Lots
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 | Brian.R
You’re invited! Join Philadelphia Water and Councilman Kenyatta Johnson’s office to discuss plans for rain gardens on two publicly owned vacant lots in Point Breeze. Rain gardens are specially designed gardens that soak up stormwater when it rains....
Read More →Two-Year Rate Change Requested to Replace Water Mains, Sewers, Aging Infrastructure and More
Friday, January 8, 2016 | Brian.R
Today, we notified City Council and the City’s independent Water Rate Board that Philadelphia Water needs to request a rate increase that would go into effect on July 1, 2016....
Read More →Freakishly Warm Philly Weather Has Climate Change on Our Minds
Monday, December 14, 2015 | Abby.Sullivan
At the start of the month, we talked about the Paris climate change conference and what we're doing to prepare for global warming. Record high temperatures were set over the weekend and more highs are likely this week...
Read More →'Invisible Flying Rivers': How Trees Help Manage Stormwater: It’s a pretty abstract concept, but Antonio Nobre, one of Brazil’s leading climate scientists, described the impact of e
Monday, November 30, 2015 | Brian Rademaekers
It’s a pretty abstract concept, but Antonio Nobre, one of Brazil’s leading climate scientists, described the impact of evapotranspiration in a very cool way while talking to NPR’s Lourdes Garcia-Navarro in early November:...
Read More →Think Green Tools Can Better Public Space? Enter the 'Play Space' Competition!
Friday, November 20, 2015 | Brian.R
Earlier this year, we released Transforming Philadelphia’s Schoolyards, a guide to enhancing school play spaces with green stormwater infrastructure, made with the help of the non-profit Community Design Collaborative (CDC)....
Read More →Stormwater Pioneer: Business Makes Smart Move, Helps Our Rivers
Thursday, November 12, 2015 | Brian.R
For the past 20 years, Popi’s Italian Restaurant has been a beloved fixture in its South Philadelphia community, building a stellar reputation for excellent cuisine in a family-friendly setting. Recently, co-owner Gina Rucci made a smart business move that we’re excited to celebrate. Rucci used over $94,000 from Philadelphia Water to improve her property and neighborhood, all while lowering her st...
Read More →App Solution: Civic Hackers Create Mobile App for Green Infrastructure
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 | Brian.R
Last week, Philadelphia Water released a treasure trove of data in advance of Apps for Philly Sustainability, a three-day event that brought together sustainability professionals and technologists....
Read More →Christmas in October: 'Apps for Philly Sustainability' Gets Lots of Water Data to Play With
Friday, October 16, 2015 | Brian.R
Our hope is this creative community of app-building enthusiasts will come up with new tools that help Philadelphia understand and appreciate, among other things, the breadth of green infrastructure projects being designed and implemented through the Green City, Clean Waters program....
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