{"id":868,"date":"2022-10-03T16:28:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T20:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/srrf-2022-source-water\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T14:10:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T19:10:08","slug":"srrf-2022-source-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/srrf-2022-source-water\/","title":{"rendered":"New Schuylkill Grants Protect the Source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"big\">If Philadelphia\u2019s three drinking water treatment plants are where we ultimately do the work that makes our drinking water healthy enough to consume, you might think of source water protection as \u201cpreventative medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All last week, water utilities and others involved in caring for the water bodies that provide America\u2019s drinking water educated the public about the work, partnerships, and investments that go into ensuring clean water as part of <a class=\"semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awwa.org\/AWWA-Articles\/protect-the-source-water-campaign-launches-sept-25\/\">Source Water Protection Week<\/a>. (A great way to see some of the conversations around this effort nationally is to check out the <a class=\"semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23ProtectTheSource\">#ProtectTheSource<\/a> tag on social media.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed center\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CjEIP2gtAiI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\"><a style=\"background: #FFFFFF; line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CjEIP2gtAiI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View this post on Instagram<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CjEIP2gtAiI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Schuylkill Action Network (@schuylkillwaters)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>There are many different ways to think about what it means to \u201cprotect the source\u201d of our drinking water \u2014 an effort that involves everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sourcewaterprotection\">national environmental policy<\/a> to informing individuals about the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/drops\/dog-waste\/\">picking up dog poop<\/a>. At the Philadelphia Water Department, much of this work falls under our <a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/PAPHILAWATER\/bulletins\/32f6203\">Watershed Protection Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A big part of ensuring Philly has clean water is protecting and monitoring our rivers. During <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awwa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AWWA<\/a> Source Water Protection Week we want to thank the team behind our Watershed Protection Program for all they do. Check out how they help <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProtectTheSource?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProtectTheSource<\/a> \u27a1\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ot2yonl9EU\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ot2yonl9EU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rMpF5BrYNx\">pic.twitter.com\/rMpF5BrYNx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Philadelphia Water (@PhillyH2O) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhillyH2O\/status\/1575459549166854150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And, because we draw our drinking water from the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers and the very lower end of those waterways, one of the most important things we do is our work with upstream partners to ensure the water is as healthy as it can be by the time it reaches us: <strong><em>preventive medicine<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Projects Announced<\/h3>\n<p>Philadelphia\u2019s efforts to invest in projects and partnerships throughout the Schuylkill River, which provides nearly half of the city\u2019s drinking water, were on display on September 16 when the <a class=\"semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/schuylkillriver.org\/conservation\/the-restoration-fund\/\">Schuylkill River Greenways<\/a> organization led a bus tour highlighting some recent water quality projects made possible by through the <strong>Schuylkill River Restoration Fund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Tour 2022\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/philadelphiawater\/albums\/72177720302532398\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52393238473_be1d878e02_z.jpg\" alt=\"Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Tour 2022\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Created in 2006, the <a href=\"https:\/\/schuylkillriver.org\/conservation\/the-restoration-fund\/\">Schuylkill River Restoration Fund<\/a> provides grants to government agencies and non-profit organizations for projects that improve the quality of water in the watershed. As one of the major financial supporters of the fund and a member of the committee that helps select projects, PWD supports the goal of the Restoration Fund: backing projects in the watershed that are consistent with renewal and water management goals for the span of the river basin.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Because we draw our drinking water from the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers and the very lower end of those waterways, <strong>one of the most important things we do is our work with upstream partners<\/strong> to ensure the water is as healthy as it can be by the time it reaches us.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Since it was founded, the fund has distributed more than <strong>$4.6 million in grants<\/strong> and leveraged an additional <strong>$5 million<\/strong> for over\u00a0<strong>120 water quality projects<\/strong> in the watershed, with locations ranging from streams in the headwaters to right here in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>The September 16 tour included a stop at a rain garden system helping to reduce runoff from a cow pasture near Pickering Creek, a stream bank restoration and erosion control project along the Perkiomen Creek, and inlet filtration systems in Pottstown that help reduce litter and sediment in the river.<\/p>\n<p>Also highlighted at the event were the 2022 grant awardees, with <strong>over $300,000 in grants<\/strong> for restoration projects across five counties in the Schuylkill River Watershed announced.<\/p>\n<p>In Philadelphia, two projects were funded this year: Neighborhood Gardens Trust will use funds to preserve impervious green space at the <a class=\"semibold\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brewerytowngarden.com\/\">Brewerytown Garden at 27th and Master<\/a>, and the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education will use a grant to help cover the cost of a stormwater project to address issues affecting Smiths Run, a first-order tributary flowing into the river above Manayunk.<\/p>\n<p>This project will protect water quality, create wildlife habitat, and effectively eliminate threats posed by stormwater runoff.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Learn more about the Schuylkill River Restoration Fund and how to apply for grants here:<\/h4>\n<h5><a class=\"btn-primary btn-lg inline-block center white bold\" href=\"https:\/\/schuylkillriver.org\/conservation\/the-restoration-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Info<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Philadelphia\u2019s three drinking water treatment plants are where we ultimately do the work that makes our drinking water healthy enough to consume, you might think of source water protection as \u201cpreventative 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