Year in Review (Part Two): 2016 Highlights Continued
January 23, 2017 | Brian Rademaekers
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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Year in Review (Part One): 2016 was a Big Year for Philly’s Water Stewards
January 18, 2017 | Brian Rademaekers
Newly-elected Mayor Jim Kenney rang in 2016 in a big way by naming Debra A. McCarty Philadelphia Water Department Commissioner, making her the first woman to lead the organization in its nearly 200-year history.
That big announcement, it seems, set the tone for PWD in 2016…
Read More →Thank You, MLK Day of Service Volunteers, for Helping Philly Rivers
January 16, 2017 | Brian Rademaekers
While MLK Day doesn’t have the same environmental focus as say, Earth Day, the fact is, a lot of the work being done in King’s honor during today’s Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service—an event being touted as the biggest MLK Day volunteer effort in the nation—will help Philly’s rivers and creeks…
Read More →Photos and Prizes: 2016 Philly Fun Fishing Fest One of Best Yet
September 16, 2016 | Brian Rademaekers
Thank you to all who came out to the 2016 Philly Fun Fishing Fest at Schuylkill Banks on Saturday, Sept. 10!
Read More →Make Your Block Pop: Get Watershed Markers for Your Sidewalks!
May 5, 2016 | Brian Rademaekers
Last year, Philadelphia Water crews cleaned over 100,000 storm drains in neighborhoods all over the city. While that number is impressive, we still need your help—and not just in the never-ending effort to keep storm drains clear of trash, leaves, snow and other debris.
Read More →Schuylkill Action Network Wants to Hear from You
December 21, 2015 | Brian Rademaekers
Schuylkill Action Network, SAN, is collaborative network of over 100 organizations—including federal, state, and local government partners, schools and more—all working to protect and restore the Schuylkill River watershed. Right now, they’re developing a 5-year strategic plan to improve this amazing regional treasure.
Read More →Give Water Some Respect with Watershed Wit!
October 14, 2015 | Brian Rademaekers
At the start of the month, we lamented in the Philadelphia Inquirer that water infrastructure, which is often underground and out of sight, just doesn’t seem to get the same attention or funding as things that we see daily, like roads and bridges.
Read More →Hooked: Great Turnout for Philly Fun Fishing Fest
September 15, 2015 | Brian Rademaekers
A few clouds and some high water weren’t enough to keep people from enjoying some fine Schuylkill River fishing on Saturday, and the Philly Fun Fishing Fest saw one of its biggest crowds ever during the 11th annual event.
Read More →Northeast Residents Learn About New Green Sites
September 11, 2015 | Brian Rademaekers
Philadelphia Water held two community meetings in the Northeast in late August to talk about upcoming Green City, Clean Waters projects. Both projects will bring green infrastructure tools that manage stormwater to neighborhood recreation areas—the Max Myers Playground at Busleton and Magee avenues and Moss Park at Torresdale and Cheltenham avenues.
Read More →Tonight: Tapping Our Watershed at National Mechanics
May 18, 2015 | Brian Rademaekers
It’d be a stretch to call Christopher Crockett the grandfather of source water protection in Philadelphia (that title goes to whoever had the bright idea to create Fairmount Park). However, he is the founder of Philadelphia Water’s Source Water Protection Program, a fact that makes him an especially interesting guest speaker for tonight’s Tapping Our Watershed event at National Mechanics in Old Ci
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