{"id":102,"date":"2019-05-17T20:37:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T00:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/infra-week-green-city-clean-waters\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T11:42:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T16:42:57","slug":"infra-week-green-city-clean-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/infra-week-green-city-clean-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Back, Otter! Greener City, Cleaner Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you catch any of our highlights during Infrastructure Week?<\/a><\/strong> To finish, here's a glimpse at the progress we're making towards reducing pollution from sewer overflows and stormwater runoff\u2014two of the biggest water quality issues impacting Philly waterways\u2014and an animated video with a very cute otter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Since Green City, Clean Waters<\/strong><\/em><\/a> launched in 2011, we have added thousands of green stormwater tools to Philadelphia communities. Many more green tools, including new green infrastructure sites<\/strong> on public land and private projects<\/strong>, are under construction and will make our city better able to handle polluted runoff.<\/p>\n

These projects will contribute to our 10-year goals<\/strong> for the program, and that means we\u2019ll be keeping billions of gallons<\/strong> of runoff out of the oldest parts of our sewer system to reduce overflows while making our neighborhoods greener, more vibrant places to live<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Want to learn more about why we launched Green City, Clean Waters<\/em><\/strong> and what green stormwater tools do for our waterways?<\/h4>\n

Watch this short animated video to see how we got to where we are and how we are reclaiming our rivers and streams for wildlife and recreation:<\/strong><\/p>\n