Gorgas Run Stream Restoration and Infrastructure Protection

Overview

Project #50018 Gorgas Run Stream Restoration and Infrastructure Protection is a completed ecological restoration project. The work was done in Wissahickon Valley Park in NW Philadelphia.

This work:

• Protects and restores Philadelphia streams
• Repairs and replaces critical PWD infrastructure
• Reconnects the floodplain to promote stable and diverse habitat
• Improves the City’s parks and community spaces

To learn more about PWD’s Ecological Restoration efforts, visit water.phila.gov/sustainability/ecorestoration.