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11 For 2011: Queen Lane Bumpouts
PWD's Watersheds blog closes out the year with a list of 11 green missions accomplished in 2011, from innovative stormwater management projects and stream restorations to groundbreaking policy...
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11 For 2011: Hunting Park Tree Trenches and Planters
PWD's Watersheds blog closes out the year with a list of 11 green missions accomplished in 2011, from innovative stormwater management projects and stream restorations to groundbreaking policy...
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11 For 2011: Percy Street Porous Paving
PWD's Watersheds blog closes out the year with a list of 11 green missions accomplished in 2011, from innovative stormwater management projects and stream restorations to groundbreaking policy...
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Tomorrow: Soak It Up, Kensington
Join us tomorrow, Thursday March 1 in front of the Shissler Recreation Center at 4:30 for the premiere Soak It Up, Philly! event. Soak It Up Thursdays—happening throughout the city during March and...
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Thank You For Soaking (It Up)
Yesterday's inaugural Soak It Up, Philly! event took place in New Kensington, where the Philadelphia Water Department showed off the Green Streets that are helping to improve the health of Philly's...
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Tomorrow: Soak It Up, South Philly!
Join us tomorrow, Thursday March 8 at 4:30 p.m. at 16th and Jackson streets in South Philly for our second Soak It Up, Philly! event. The Philadelphia Water Department is celebrating its green...
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See South Philly Soak It Up
On March 8, our second Soak It Up! event took place at 16th and Jackson streets in South Philly. Neighbors joined city officials and PWD employees to celebrate the stormwater tree trenches that absorb...
View ArticleNorth 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,...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleGiving 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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