Innovative Infrastructure: New Stations Expand Drinking Water Access, Curb Plastic Waste
May 17, 2016 | Brian Rademaekers
When people hear the word “infrastructure,” they think about roads, bridges and (if we’re lucky!) pipes.
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Saving Ducklings and Protecting Watersheds: All In a day’s Work for Our Inlet Cleaning Crews!
May 16, 2016 | Brian Rademaekers
While they may be easy to overlook, you can find at least one of our 75,000-plus storm drains on nearly every street in Philadelphia. Designed to take stormwater away from our streets, storm drains (or inlets) form a direct connection between our neighborhoods and the watersheds in which we live.
Read More →Call for Artists to Shine Light on Green Stormwater Infrastructure!
April 8, 2016 | Brian Rademaekers
Philadelphia Water is collaborating with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program for Uncover the Green 2016, a new citywide design initiative celebrating the innovative tools and systems that make up Green City, Clean Waters, Philadelphia’s revolutionary green stormwater management program.
Read More →Green City, Clean Waters Is About to Grow Up. We Want to Hear from You.
February 11, 2016 | Brian Rademaekers
Calling landscapers and home contractors! Join our Rain Check Team
February 5, 2016 | Brian Rademaekers
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
January 13, 2016 | Brian Rademaekers
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
January 8, 2016 | Brian Rademaekers
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
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
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!
November 20, 2015 | Brian Rademaekers
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).
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