This Place Is BMPing: Saylor Grove
January 6, 2012
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Matt Fritch, Environmental Engineer
Before the Philadelphia Water Department constructed a stormwater wetland at Saylor Grove in Fairmount Park, the area received an excessive amount of runoff that drained into Monoshone Creek, a tributary to the Wissahickon, resulting in erosion of the Monoshone and impaired water quality.
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11 For 2011: Bells Mill Stream Restoration
December 30, 2011
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Matthew Fritch
PWD has been working to return streams to their natural state and create stable, healthy waterways able to sustain native vegetation and aquatic life.
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This Place Is BMPing: Wises Mill Run Stormwater Wetland
September 9, 2011
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Matthew Fritch
Wises Mill Run, a tributary of Wissahickon Creek, is a waterway that’s severely impacted by stormwater flows. After storms, the nearby neighborhood’s storm sewers discharge a large volume of water into Wises Mill Run, resulting in erosion of the creek’s bed.
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