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3:11 Green City, Clean Waters Promo greentreks 255 views 11 months ago When it rains in the City of Brotherly Love, problems soon follow because more than half the city has "combined" sewers - pipes that carry both storm water and sewage. When...
9:06 Green Schools: Albert Greenfield Elementary greentreks 189 views 1 year ago
5:01 Keeping Water On Site greentreks 188 views 1 year ago At first glance, the area surrounding the Waterview Recreation Center in Philadelphia's Germantown section seems ordinary enough--but in reality, it's comprised of a number...
9:35 Green City, Clean Water greentreks 1,311 views 1 year ago When it rains in the City of Brotherly Love, problems soon follow because more than half the city has "combined" sewers - pipes that carry both storm water and sewage. When...
5:14 Protecting the River at East Falls greentreks 38 views 1 year ago When the East Falls Development Corporation began planning a parking area adjacent to the Schuylkill River, locals wanted it done an environmentally sensitive way. Rather t...
5:31 Greener, Healthier Play greentreks 100 views 1 year ago Herron Playground is a shining example of what is possible when city agencies work together to achieve compatible goals. Concrete and asphalt have been replaced by plants a...
6:51 Solving Runoff Block by Block greentreks 235 views 1 year ago In cities, we have severely altered the natural water cycle; during storms, this can cause street and basement flooding and result in rainwater carrying pollution into our ...
4:26 Harvesting Rainwater greentreks 123 views 1 year ago The words "sustainable house" may conjure images of hippie throw backs living in grass shacks, geodesic domes, or some other dwelling that's wacky and weird, but the Rosses...
5:47 Streamside Forest Buffers Preserving Water Quality greentreks 2,524 views 2 years ago Studies by internationally acclaimed Stroud Water Research Center have shown that healthy forests bordering streams not only prevent numerous pollutants from reaching the w...
9:17 StormwaterPA Conservation Design at Cherry Creek greentreks 424 views 2 years ago There is far more to creating a quality residential development than grading a property and putting up homes. Conservation design looks at natural features, site constraint...

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