{"id":850,"date":"2021-12-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/gccw10-celebration\/"},"modified":"2022-12-06T17:13:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T22:13:30","slug":"gccw10-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/gccw10-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Green City, Clean Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"More than 200 \u2018green\u2019 enthusiasts of all ages convened in South Kensington\u00a0to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Green City, Clean Waters<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, October 21st, the Water Department hosted the Green City, Clean Waters:<\/em> A Decade in the Community<\/a> event outside of the Crane Arts<\/a> building on North American Street.<\/p>\n

Stretching from Girard to Indiana Avenues, the revamped streetscape spans 17 blocks<\/strong> with green stormwater infrastructure (GSI)<\/a> that has the capacity to divert close to 90 million gallons of stormwater annually from the area\u2019s combined sewer system. To put that in perspective, this two-mile stretch can\u00a0capture the equivalent of 48 SEPTA buses<\/strong> full of stormwater\u00a0during a 1.5-inch rainstorm<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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During the event, Katie Drake, a lead Water Dept. engineer on the American Street project, gives a tour of the new green stormwater infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

With improvements spilling beyond stormwater management<\/strong>, this massive green project truly represents the transformative power of Green City, Clean Waters<\/em><\/a>, as multiple agencies worked closely together for the residents of Philadelphia to make this project possible.<\/p>\n

The green upgrades are encompassed in the federally-funded American Street Improvement Project<\/a>, which enlivens the once industrial corridor<\/strong> with bicycle\/pedestrian safety, more vegetation, and improved street lighting, sowing the seeds for a residential revitalization.<\/p>\n