From pollution praises to community poetry — infrastructure investments to mural unveilings, 2021 offered a plethora of opportunities allowing us to better serve, engage, and communicate our water services to Philadelphia residents.
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More than 250 ‘green’ enthusiasts of all ages convened in Olde Kensington last month to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Green City, Clean Waters.
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The Philadelphia Water Department is hosting Green City, Clean Waters: A Decade in the Community on Thursday, October 21 from 4 to 7 p.m. outside of Crane Arts and along the 1400 block of North American Street.
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The newest Strawberry Mansion green initiative was primarily designed to manage local stormwater and protect the Schuylkill River but also helps the neighborhood in several other ways.
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Snaking throughout the mural are water mains and sewers, drawing attention to the 6,800-plus miles of infrastructure maintained by PWD.
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The green tools at Malcolm X Park capture and filter 84,000 gallons of stormwater runoff from the surrounding streets each time the neighborhood gets an inch of rain.
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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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This is the second installment in our blog series looking at all the great news and events 2016 brought for Philly’s water community.
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On Friday, July 18th, the Philadelphia Water Department took a trip to Cardone Industries for a ribbon-cutting celebrating the $3.4 million grant awarded to Cardone in 2013, as part of the Stormwater Management Incentives Program (SMIP).
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Just in time for summer break, the City of Philadelphia with the Trust for Public Land unveiled a new playground at William Dick Elementary on Tuesday. Residents of North Philadelphia now have the opportunity to spend their days outside at the new schoolyard located on Diamond Street near 24th.
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