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All posts tagged: Stormwater


New Video: Philly Water Art Strengthens River Connections

September 23, 2015  |  Brian Rademaekers

Since the dozens of colorful vinyl pieces created by artist Eurhi Jones for Waterways were designed to act as steppingstones linking Pretzel Park to a vastly improved Venice Island Performing Arts and Recreation Center with tons of important stormwater features, we wanted to know how many people knew about those improvements.

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Community Meeting for Lanier Park Stormwater Improvements

September 10, 2015  |  Brian Rademaekers

This project is part of Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Waters program which works to improve the health of our local rivers. By storing rain water under the park and then letting it soak into the ground through natural processes, we can help keep the Schuylkill River clean. Philadelphia Water’s construction work will start before the overall Lanier Playground Improvement Project planned by Parks

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What Plumbers and Contractors Need to Know About GSI

August 26, 2015  |  Brian Rademaekers

We can’t say it enough: Green City, Clean Waters represents a major shift in the way we think about and do infrastructure. That means the tools we use to effectively manage stormwater—collectively called Green Stormwater Infrastructure or GSI—look and work differently than the traditional pipes and sewers people are used to seeing.

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New Living Wall Acts as a Billboard for Green Tools

August 10, 2015  |  Brian Rademaekers

Philadelphia residents and tourists in the city’s historic Independence Hall area can now soak in a truly stunning piece of green infrastructure. Thanks to a partnership between Philadelphia Water, the National Park Service, Independence National Historical Park and SHIFT DESIGN, a breathtaking new “living wall” is now managing stormwater runoff from the roof of the Department of Interior building

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GSI Partners Offer Green Jobs Training Opportunity

July 27, 2015  |  Brian Rademaekers

Creating a green economy—jobs and services rooted in environmental sustainability—isn’t just a nice side effect resulting from Green City, Clean Waters. Green jobs and their economic benefits were a driving force in Philadelphia Water’s decision to develop a green infrastructure solution to our stormwater management challenges.

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Fightin’ Phils: A Caddis Comeback?

July 17, 2015  |  Brian Rademaekers

Uh, not those Phils. With 62 losses already in the season and the All-Star break just behind us, we’re talking about the comeback of a different kind of “Phils,” the aquatic insects of the family Philopotamidae.

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Improvements to Address Northern Liberties Flooding

July 13, 2015  |  Brian Rademaekers

This area contains the historic Cohocksink Creek and is the focus of a long-term infrastructure improvement project. Traditional sewer expansion and green stormwater tools will improve the capacity of the local system while reducing the amount of water entering sewers.

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