Private Pennies Financing GSI
February 7, 2013 | Public Affairs
It looks like 2013 will be a big year for private financing of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI)!
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Keeping the Bargain: Investing in Infrastructure, Part 4
January 30, 2013 | Public Affairs
Let’s wrap up our blog posts about the big-ticket items that have made our rate changes necessary with a frank discussion about something that every household has been dealing with.
Read More →Literally, Breaking News
August 7, 2012 | Paul Fugazzotto
Pipes, mains, lines – these water infrastructure words have been a hot topic in the Philadelphia news the past few weeks.
Read More →More from RIO+20!
July 5, 2012 | Paul Fugazzotto
The spotlight is shining on Philadelphia at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Read More →UN Sustainability Conference in Brazil Puts the Spotlight on Philly
June 21, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
This week, world leaders are gathered at the UN Conference of Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. And what are they talking about? Philadelphia, for one –
Read More →That’s Progress: Mayor Nutter Releases Greenworks Update for 2012
June 20, 2012 | Public Affairs
We’re at the halfway point of Greenworks—the plan that outlines how Philadelphia will become the greenest city in America by 2015—and giant steps have been taken toward sustainability.
Read More →Happy Birthday, Green City, Clean Waters!
June 1, 2012 | Brian Rademaekers
No matter how many times we explain to the bakery that we want a cake shaped like a stormwater bumpout that reads “Happy First Anniversary of the Consent Agreement, Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan Update,” they just seem confused.
Read More →The Clean Water Bargain: Bond…Water and Wastewater System Revenue Bond
May 29, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
OK, maybe not as exciting as that other Bond we’ve been watching since Dr. No came out in 1962, but this bond—along with several of its brothers and sisters—does just as much to keep us from suffering major disasters at the hands of diabolical enemies (in our case, rust, corrosion, wear, and damage).
Read More →News Stream: EPA Grant to Make Nebinger Greener
May 23, 2012 | Public Affairs
In case you missed it: A cover story in the South Philadelphia Review reported on the grant that will help fund green stormwater management at Nebinger Elementary School.
Read More →The Clean Water Bargain: Cost of Service Utility
May 22, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
We use the phrase “cost of service utility” often to describe the financial structure of the Philadelphia Water Department.
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