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Show a little love to Water this Valentine’s Day

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Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and love is in the air… trying its best not to freeze instantly!

One of our Fairmount Water Works educators passed along a love note to water written by a student as part of their educational programs. If only we could all love water as much as Elliot, whose letter below rivals the love poetry of Horace and Catullus:
 
Phew… that kind of passion can really warm somebody up on a day like today!

It’s too bad that Valentine’s Day falls right during the coldest time of the year because what could be more romantic than stroll along the waterfront? And while a walk on the Schuylkill Banks or Forbidden Drive or Penn’s Landing might not be in the cards for tomorrow night (save the brave, hearty souls), you certainly will have plenty of opportunities when the weather warms up to take the object of your affection for a rom-com-worthy evening of dinner and a river walk under the moonlight.

In the meantime, show some Valentine’s Day love to our rivers by following the tips we have on our website for caring for our watersheds. Most relevant for this time of year are our tips for environmentally safe winter ice removal. Salt used on the sidewalks and streets eventually runs off into our storm sewers and makes its way to the Delaware and Schuylkill, our drinking water sources and home to freshwater plants and animals that don’t deal well with the salt. Taking steps to minimize the amount of salt used by shoveling first and substituting other de-icing products in place of salt can help reduce the amount that ends up in our rivers.

Follow these links for more tips on how residents, businesses, schools, and community groups can take care of our rivers and streams!

And if you want to send us a love note of your own, please do!

Love, 
The Philadelphia Water Department