{"id":808,"date":"2020-02-27T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/pwd-san-juan-gsi\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T11:36:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T16:36:08","slug":"pwd-san-juan-gsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/pwd-san-juan-gsi\/","title":{"rendered":"San Juan Explores Philly&rsquo;s Green Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"big\"><big>Our green stormwater infrastructure innovation and lessons-learned are spilling beyond the streets of Philly.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>Through a learning exchange program hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org\/en-us\/about-us\/where-we-work\/united-states\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/a>, Deputy Commissioner of Planning &#038; Environmental Services,<strong> Marc Cammarata,<\/strong> alongside<strong> Tiffany Ledesma,<\/strong> \u00a0Public Engagement Team Manager, recently met with representatives from the Puerto Rico-based organization\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cano3punto7.org\/nuevo\/index-english.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proyecto ENLACE del Ca\u00f1o Mart\u00edn Pe\u00f1a<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(ENLACE).<\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Puerto Rico's ENLACE representatives meet with Phila. Water Dept. experts to talk about how community-based green investment could play a role in reclaiming a polluted tidal waterway. Credit: PWD\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/static\/pr_600.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 285px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Puerto Rico&#39;s ENLACE representatives meet with Phila. Water Dept. experts to talk about how community-based green investment could play a role in reclaiming a polluted tidal waterway. Credit: PWD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The City of Philadelphia\u2019s 25-year <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phila.gov\/water\/sustainability\/greencitycleanwaters\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green City, Clean Waters<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>program was appealing to the representatives of Puerto Rico as green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) is considered a tool to help combat stormwater runoff in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.world-habitat.org\/world-habitat-awards\/winners-and-finalists\/cano-martin-pena-community-land-trust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ca\u00f1o Mart\u00edn Pe\u00f1a<\/a><\/strong><meta charset=\"utf-8\" \/><b id=\"docs-internal-guid-9eefa653-7fff-a775-89f7-969fd1c219d6\">\u2014<\/b>a nearly four-mile-long tidal channel\u00a0in the San Juan Bay National Estuary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"569\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNatureConservancyPA%2Fposts%2F2907048476006463&#038;width=500\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Established by\u00a0the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, ENLACE is a public network partnering with local residents and organizations to improve water quality in the\u00a0Ca\u00f1o Mart\u00edn Pe\u00f1a\u00a0and enhance the quality of life for\u00a0eight neighboring communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ca\u00f1o Mart\u00edn Pe\u00f1a , which is located within the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sites\/production\/files\/2018-04\/documents\/sgia_cano_martin_pena_final_report_-english.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">only tropical estuary<\/a> in the <strong>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s National Estuary Program,<\/strong> has grown increasingly polluted and is clogged with &#8220;sediment, debris and solid waste.&#8221;\u00a0The buildup inevitably obstructs water from flowing between the <strong>San Jos\u00e9 Lagoon and the San Juan Bay.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Insufficient sewer and stormwater systems\u00a0induce\u00a0flooding, and\u00a0more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/urbanwaterspartners\/urban-waters-and-cano-martin-pena-martin-pena-channel-puerto-rico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>27,000 residents<\/strong><\/a> are exposed to the polluted water.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/264156328?color=cccccc&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0&#038;portrait=0\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/264156328\">Rooted In El Ca\u00f1o<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/uncphotojournalism\">UNC | Carolina Photojournalism<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Catastrophic natural disasters, such as <strong>Hurricanes Maria and Irma<\/strong> that ravaged the island in 2017, have exacerbated this environmental crisis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\" \/>The visiting partners from ENLACE delivered a presentation explaining environmental challenges and objectives in Ca\u00f1o Mart\u00edn Pe\u00f1a while also sharing thoughts and problems to brainstorm with The Nature Conservancy and our PWD experts.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;With the acquired knowledge, we feel in a better position to be able to implement these strategies within the context of the communities of Ca\u00f1o Martin Pe\u00f1a and reduce, in a sustainable way, the detrimental effects of flooding and water pollution,&#8221;\u00a0says\u00a0<strong>Carlos Mu\u00f1iz, ENLACE\u2019S Urbanism &#038; Infrastructure Program Manager. <\/strong>&#8220;In El Ca\u00f1o, we can design and build a new, more sustainable, resilient and modern infrastructure taking into account the challenges of El Ca\u00f1o\u2019s urban context and the possible long-term impacts of climate change and sea level rise.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Much like the 2011 agreement Philadelphia made with the EPA\u00a0to reduce combined sewer overflows impacting local waterways\u00a0through our <em>Green City, Clean Waters <\/em>program, the\u00a0Municipality of San Juan and the<a href=\"https:\/\/acueductospr.com\/web\/guest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Puerto Rico\u00a0Aqueduct and Sewer Authority<\/a> are charged with making infrastructure investments that will protect\u00a0Ca\u00f1o Mart\u00edn Pe\u00f1a.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mu\u00f1iz says <em>Green City, Clean Waters<\/em> serves as &#8220;a conceptual framework to drive public policy in the same direction.&#8221; They hope disaster recovery grants and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)\u00a0mitigation funding will help cover design and construction costs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By teaming up\u00a0with the eight local organizations that border the waterway and creating a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.world-habitat.org\/world-habitat-awards\/winners-and-finalists\/cano-martin-pena-community-land-trust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;community\u00a0land trust,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0the folks at ENLACE also are working to incorporate\u00a0other elements\u00a0that mirror\u00a0Philly&#39;s green infrastructure program: genuine\u00a0citizen participation and planning that considers the\u00a0economic and social development benefits alongside environmental perks.<\/p>\n<p>It&#39;s a model we&#39;ve spent the last eight years fine-tuning, and we are thrilled to see other parts of the country taking an interest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to <strong>continuing conversations<\/strong> with Proyecto ENLACE del Ca\u00f1o Mart\u00edn Pe\u00f1a and The Nature Conservancy about combined sewer overflow reductions, reduced flooding, refined water quality and the improved overall wellbeing of Puerto Rico and Philadelphia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through a learning exchange program hosted by The Nature Conservancy, our Deputy Commissioner of Planning &#038; 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