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Last Day to Register for the Fishing Fest

Sep 6, 2011
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Today is the last day to register for the 2011 Philly Fun Fishing Fest, a free event on the Schuylkill Banks this Saturday, September 10, from 7-11 a.m. No fishing license is required, and fishing gear will be available for loan on a first come, first serve basis. Click here for more information.

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Scenes From A Storm: Hurricane Irene, Part 3

Sep 2, 2011
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The final installment of the Hurricane Irene edition of Scenes From A Storm comes from the Tacony Creek. Above, the swollen Tacony at the Adams Avenue Bridge. No swimming, people. Below, debris washed on top of the pedestrian bridge just upstream of Adams Ave. Both photos courtesy of our friends at the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership.

 

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News Stream: Stormwater Problems, Solutions

Sep 2, 2011
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Illustration: Studio 2a

A pair of recent articles discuss the problems of stormwater runoff and Philadelphia's solutions. In this week's Philadelphia Inquirer, Sandy Bauers' article analyzed the relationship between urban development and flooding (which is particularly relevant in the wake of Irene):

"In the last decade, engineers, regulators, and developers have embraced the idea of turning parking lots, fields, and roofs into giant sponges that hold rainwater long enough to let it percolate into the ground.

Philadelphia has been touted as being emblematic of the solution: Its $2 billion plan to foster a plethora of smaller swales, gardens, green roofs, and more - instead of a giant underground tank that simply holds the water until it can be treated - is considered a national model. The city already has 10 acres of green roofs. But the whole plan is going to take 25 years to implement."

Meanwhile, a recent piece in OnEarth magazine highlighted some of the initiatives of PWD's Green City, Clean Waters program via a short article and excellent infographic (above): click on the image on OnEarth's site for a more detailed version.

"Cities can spend billions maintaining and upgrading this antiquated gray infastructure—or they can follow Philadelphia's lead and turn instead to green infrastructure. The principle is simple: instead of struggling to cope with the volume of water rushing through the sewers, prevent it from getting there in the first place by capturing it and filtering it slowly and naturally through the soil."

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Scenes From A Storm: Hurricane Irene, Part 2

Sep 1, 2011
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Photo: Friends of the Wissahickon

Today's post-Hurricane Irene photos come from the Wissahickon, where at least one crayfish (above) was inconvenienced by flooding.

After the jump, more shots of the raging Wissahickon, all courtesy of the Friends of the Wissahickon.

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Wrecking The Rec Center

Sep 1, 2011
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Video: NewsWorks

Even if you don't care about stormwater management (and it's our sworn duty to insist you really should), who doesn't like to watch stuff get wrecked? WHYY's NewsWorks posted a time-lapse video (above) of the demolition of the old Venice Island recreation center. It's all part of PWD's two-year, $40 million project to install a 4 million-gallon underground storage basin and revamp the area with a new performing arts space, children's play area (including a sprayground) and parking space. Read the accompanying NewsWorks article here.

Click here to learn more about the Venice Island project and check out our recent post on how the storage basin may have controlled flooding in Manayunk due to Hurricane Irene.

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PWD's Hurricane Irene Report Card

Sep 1, 2011
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 Fairmount DamA view of the swollen Schuylkill River at the Fairmount Water Works

 

As Hurricane Irene blew through Philadelphia last weekend, PWD's water and sewer infrastructure was put to the test. How did we do? Our infrastructure was designed to manage hurricanes and, with notable exceptions in very low-lying areas, the water was kept where it belonged. Even in Manayunk, where the floodwaters inundated Main Street, well-prepared citizens minimized the damage as much as possible.


Maybe it's not really a report card if you're grading yourself, but here’s how PWD stacked up by the numbers:

  • PWD wastewater treatment plants received almost 1 billion gallons of stormwater, more than twice their normal volume, and maintained performance.
  • PWD cleared 400 inlets in proactive preparation for Irene, and that number—along with the help of citizens—is, according to Mayor Nutter, "a great part of why we didn't have as much flooding as we could have possibly had."  
  • More than 55 PWD employees worked over the weekend to answer calls and pump out flooded basements.  
  • The Schuylkill and Delaware rivers crested at 13.5 ft. and 9.77 ft., respectively, in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia held up well overall but with saturated ground, trees did fall, electricity went out, and basements did flood. If you’re cleaning up, you’re not alone. After the jump, some tips to help with flooded basements.

 

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Scenes From A Storm: Hurricane Irene, Part 1

Aug 31, 2011
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Photo: Jay Cruz

This week we're bringing you a series of posts dedicated to some of the stunning photos and videos taken by PWD personnel and our watershed friends in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene last weekend. Today's theme: the Schuylkill River. Above, the Schuylkill floods near the twin bridges (Roosevelt Expressway).

More photos after the jump.

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What Would Venice Island Do?

Aug 30, 2011
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Rendering of Venice Island project in Manayunk

WHYY's NewsWorks asked the question: How would the new Venice Island water basin have fared in Hurricane Irene?

If you were tuned in to local TV news over the weekend, you probably saw the situation in Manayunk: flooded roads near Main Street and Shurs Lane. Could the underground storage basin on nearby Venice Island—construction is just underway—have helped alleviate the flooding?

"At 400 feet long, 75 feet wide and 25 feet deep, the new basin will catch and temporarily store diverted storm flow from the sanitary sewer running along the Manayunk Canal. But would the new tank have prevented or lessened the hurricane-level flooding that doused part of Main Street over the weekend?

The short answer, officials say: Probably.

'This is a big tank but this was also a pretty good storm -- about 5 ½ inches over a 24-hour period,' [PWD spokeswoman Joanne] Dahme said in an email Monday. 'Without the modeling to confirm, we believe it would have worked well in this storm as rainfall was fairly steady, dispersed over a long period of time.'"

Click here for more information on the Venice Island project and to sign up for email updates.

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