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North Philly: Your Turn To Soak It Up

Don't forget to come out today at 4:30 at 7th and Cumberland streets in eastern North Philadelphia to celebrate the Philadelphia Water Department's green infrastructure project. The stormwater tree...

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North Philly Celebrates Green Infrastructure

Mayor Nutter swung by last week's Soak It Up! event in North Philly to commemorate the installation of stormwater tree trenches near 7th and Cumberland streets. The tree trenches are just one tool used...

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East Falls: You've Got Stormwater Bumpouts

Pop Quiz! A Stormwater Bumpout is: a)  The name of a wizard in the Harry Potter booksb)  An obscure '70s prog-rock bandc)  A vegetated curb extension that manages runoff by infiltrating water into the...

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Help PWD Green Your Neighborhood: Submit a Project Idea for Green Stormwater...

Do you want to improve your neighborhood and protect our creeks and rivers? Does your community have a school, recreation center, park, or other public space available within the City limits for a...

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Life Imitates Art: Green City, Clean Waters Art Contest Ceremony and a Green...

Come out to the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center today at 4:00 as we congratulate the winners of the 2012 Green City, Clean Waters art contest. More than 700 entries were received this year,...

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New Video: Philadelphia's First Porous Street

Pass by the 800 block of tiny Percy Street near the Italian Market in South Philadelphia and you may not even notice that you're in the presence of Philadelphia's first street to be retrofitted with...

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Giving Thanks

 In the spirit of the season, the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) would like to extend its warmest thanks to its staff and multitude of partners that have officially launched Green City, Clean...

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NatLab Report Features Philadelphia as Laboratory for Green Infrastructure...

This rendering shows what private investment might do to help manage stormwater. Image: WRT.Earlier this month, NatLab published Creating Clean Water Cash Flows, an in-depth report chock full of ideas...

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Green Streets Design Manual

The Philadelphia Water Department is proud to announce the release of its Green Streets Design Manual! The Philadelphia Water Department worked closely with the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and...

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Yorktown Green Streets Project Coming Soon

Yorktown, a small residential neighborhood in North Philadelphia just south of Temple University (and once home to Gospel and Rock and Roll legend Sister Rosetta Tharpe!) will soon have one mile of...

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Bartram’s Mile Extends SRT — And Helps the Schuylkill River, Too

It’s official: Philadelphia students joined Parks and Recreation, Philadelphia Water and other partners in a Bartram’s Mile ground breaking ceremony on Nov. 23. Credit: Philadelphia WaterBartram’s...

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Lawncrest Residents Get Update on One of Philly’s Biggest Green Projects Yet

The map above shows the current plans proposed for the Lawncrest area (click for larger image). Click here to see a detail of the green tools proposed for the Lawncrest Recreation Center. Credit:...

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Come Learn About Green Stormwater Investments in Lower Southwest Philadelphia

Click the image to invite your friends and neighbors on Facebook. Philadelphia Water will be at the Philadelphia Police 12th District July 13 meeting to update residents of lower southwest Philadelphia...

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Second Round of American Street Open Houses: Join Us to Learn About Major...

The City of Philadelphia is bringing some big improvements to North American Street with the help of a federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant, better known as a TIGER...

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Bartram’s Mile Opening + More Earth Day Events for Philly Watershed Advocates

Since a big part of our mission at the Philadelphia Water Department includes protecting and advocating for our rivers and streams—our drinking water sources—Earth Day is a natural fit for us. Earth...

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