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School District Named 2021 Stormwater Pioneer: Green stormwater infrastructure at 13 public schools recognized blog post

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This year, we are honored to award the 2021 Stormwater Pioneers Award to the School District of Philadelphia. We are celebrating 13 public schools with grant-funded green infrastructure projects. These schools have demonstrated exceptional commitment to maintenance, education, and community engagement around green stormwater infrastructure.

content...the School District of Philadelphia for their leadership and commitment to GSI maintenance for 13...

content...Stormwater Grant-funded projects. For these schoolyard projects, the School District of Philadelphia has demonstrated exceptional...

content...Land(TPL) with funding by TPL, the School District, and Stormwater Grants from the Water Department....

3.4 How To Show Compliance page

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Section 3.4 provides detail on how to ensure and demonstrate that stormwater management design strategies are implemented in accordance with the Philadelphia Water Department’s (PWD’s) Stormwater Regulations (Stormwater Regulations). This Section provides resources that can be used in conjunction with the design requirements detailed in Section 3.2 and Chapter 4. Section 3.4.1 gives specific guidance and requirements for compliance […]

content...done previously, the level of flood control required based on the projects Flood Management District...

content...a project is located near or across a Flood Management District border, the applicant is...

content...C-1** Conditional Direct Discharge District SMPs shall be designed such that peak rates from Column...

20649 – Wilde / Leverington project

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Project #20649 Wilde / Leverington will replace water mains in the Manayunk neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia. Spring 2026 Update: Project #20649 was paused temporarily in 2025. Work restarted on Leverington Ave. in April 2026. An updated letter was sent to the community. See letter in righthand column. For more information, contact the PWD community outreach ...

Explore the Restoration Projects in Pennypack Park: Restoration projects are reshaping Pennypack Park to strengthen its natural environment. blog post

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Learn how stream restoration is helping Pennypack Park thrive — protecting our water systems, reducing erosion, and supporting wildlife. Residents may have seen construction crews working around Pennypack Park in the Northeast recently. The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) has two new ecological restoration projects taking place in the park: Benton Brook Sewer Protection and Stream […]

4th District Water Town Hall with PWD and Councilman Jones blog post

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A Water Town Hall will be held for residents of City Council’s Fourth District on Thursday, May 11th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sharon Baptist Church, located at 3955 Conshohocken Ave. This public forum is the second in a series of Water Town Halls for Philadelphia City Council Districts and will feature Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. and Philadelphia Water Department Commissioner Debra McCarty.

content...at a Water Town Hall held in April. Each City Council district will host a...

content...City Council's Fourth District on Thursday, May 11th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sharon...

Response to PennEnvironment Sewage Pollution Report drops

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PWD champions the goal of cleaner, healthier rivers and streams for Philadelphians and visitors alike, and value the advocates who care deeply about protecting our waterways for generations to come. However, some characterizations of PWD’s work in the recent PennEnvironment report “Sewage Pollution in the Philadelphia-Camden Region” do not fully reflect the complexity of managing and upgrading an aging urban sewer system while safeguarding public health and balancing affordability for ratepayers.

content...2009 CSO Long Term Control Plan Update (LTCPU) (also known as Green City, Clean Waters,...

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