Green City, Clean Waters

Urban Farm DB summary

Philadelphia Water Department's 25-year plan (2011-2036) is required to reduce combined sewer overflow pollution by at least 85 percent. In its first decade the program installed more than 2,800 green tools across nearly 800 sites, keeping more than 2.7 billion gallons of polluted water out of waterways. The Schuylkill River alone is credited with $589.9 million in annual economic impact, 6,154 jobs, and $37.7 million in annual tax revenue.

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• 85 %

  pollution reduction requirement(combined sewer overflow)

  Policy

  region

  Philadelphia, United States

  year

  null

  method

  consent order requirement

• 2,800 count

  tools installed(green stormwater tools)

  Water

  region

  Philadelphia, United States

  year

  2011-2021

  method

  program tracking over first decade

• 2,700,000,000 gallons

  polluted water diverted(stormwater pollution prevented)

  Water

  region

  Philadelphia, United States

  year

  2011-2021

  method

  program tracking over first decade

• 589,900,000 usd_per_year

  annual economic impact(schuylkill river green infrastructure)

  Economics

  region

  Philadelphia, United States

  year

  null

  method

  economic impact estimate for Schuylkill River

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• StormwaterSupports
• Economic viabilitySupports