What We're Doing
Our vision is to unite Philadelphia with its water environment, creating a green legacy while incorporating a balance between ecology, economics, and equity.
Green Stormwater Infrastructure Philadelphia Water is committed to a balanced "land-water-infrastructure" approach to achieve its watershed management goals. Where appropriate, this method includes infrastructure-based approaches but focuses on implementation of a range of land-based stormwater management techniques and physical reconstruction of aquatic habitats. The ultimate goal of our approach is to regain the resources in and around streams that have been lost due to urbanization while achieving regulatory compliance objectives in a cost-effective manner. |
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Waterways Restoration Years of traditional development practices have altered natural hydrologic patterns and ecosystems. We are only now learning to work with nature and design projects that restore some of these processes to a more natural state. Our vision for restoring our waterways includes stabilizing streambanks and promoting regular base flow ratios, maintaining healthy, trash-free waterways and protecting the riparian buffer to provide a safe habitat for wildlife and aquatic life. more >> |
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Watershed Assessment, Research and Planning Waterways Assessment Research and Planning |
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Maps, Documents and Data View and download watershed maps or create your own with our interactive mapping tool. more >> From educational pamphlets to scientific assessment reports and data, we've assembled a collection of representative documents, data and links so both public and technical audiences can learn more about what we're doing. more >> |
Community Partnerships
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