{"id":540,"date":"2014-08-04T13:49:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T17:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/pwd-delaware-river-dye-study\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T16:40:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T21:40:40","slug":"pwd-delaware-river-dye-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/pwd-delaware-river-dye-study\/","title":{"rendered":"PWD Delaware River Dye Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/sites\/default\/files2\/dyestudy.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/static\/dyestudy.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We know we\u2019ve said it quite a few times already, but we\u2019re going Green -literally! This week, don\u2019t be surprised or worried to see green in portions of the Delaware River.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Water Quality Compliance Modeling group is conducting a dye study in the Delaware River as part of the validation process for a 3D hydrodynamic model. This model is a requirement of the Consent Order and Agreement between PA Department of Environmental Protection and PWD to reduce combined sewer overflows.<\/p>\n<p>The study will be conducted with Woods Hole Group, Inc., a world renowned oceanographic firm, and Professor Robert Chant of Rutgers University who has led similar studies in the Hudson River and other water bodies.\u00a0 Monitoring will occur 24\/7 over three days with crews tracking the dye plume over its fill extent during that period. The dye planned for this release is Fluorescein, a material that has low toxicity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Check out the video for more information on the dye study: <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/102168863\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/102168863<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We know we\u2019ve said it quite a few times already, but we\u2019re going Green -literally! 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