Green Streets: Hunting Park Tree Trenches and Planters
The stormwater tree trenches and stormwater planters near the intersection of Hunting Park and Castor Avenues are nearing completion. PWD broke ground last summer and expects to complete the project by planting 13 new trees in May. The two tree trenches and seven planters are designed to capture up to 40,000 cubic feet of runoff from surrounding streets, or an estimated total drainage area of 40,000 square feet.
Stormwater planters and tree trenches are soil-water-plant systems that intercept runoff, infiltrate a portion of it into the ground, evaporate a portion into the air, and in some cases release a portion of it slowly back into the sewer system. Reducing or slowing the amount of stormwater that enters our sewers helps protect the rivers and streams that supply Philadelphia's drinking water by preventing combined sewer overflows.
Locate this project on our Big Green Map.