Join the Philadelphia Water Department at the Soak it Up Café for this year’s Park(ing) Day on Friday, September 21st from 9:30-5:00. Park(ing) Day is an annual, international event where metered parking spaces are converted into temporary public parks for the day.
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This week, the Philadelphia Water Department is submitting a hydrology map for approval by City Council.
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Traditionally, most stormwater management features, like pipes and basins, lie underground and don’t rely much on design beyond the functional.
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The spotlight is shining on Philadelphia at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Pass by the 800 block of tiny Percy Street near the Italian Market in South Philadelphia and you may not even notice that you’re in the presence of Philadelphia’s first street to be retrofitted with porous paving.
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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).
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Pop Quiz! A Stormwater Bumpout is:
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The Philadelphia Water Department and the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District are rolling out the rain barrels along Germantown Avenue this spring.
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Everybody knows that March marks the beginning of spring NCAA March madness Women’s History Month Fiber Philadelphia, a biennial for fiber/textile art.
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On March 8, our second Soak It Up! event took place at 16th and Jackson streets in South Philly. Neighbors joined city officials and PWD employees to celebrate the stormwater tree trenches that absorb runoff and make 16th Street a green street.
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