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Retrofit Design

Rain Yard at Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
October 20, 2015 by Michael C. Levitt

Rain Yard at Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education

Description

If rain could have its way, it would go everywhere, just as people are permitted to meander across the landscape according to their whims. Continue reading →

Posted in Retrofit Design, Schuylkill River | Tagged Philadelphia, Rain Garden | Leave a comment
Fairmount Park Erosion Control Projects
September 17, 2015 by Michael C. Levitt

Fairmount Park Erosion Control Projects

Description

As part of their “Wissahickon Stormwater Mitigation and Sediment Reduction Project,” the Friends of the Wissahickon will complete projects at four sites where eroded gullies and trail corridors have contributed thousands of pounds of sediment into the Wissahickon Creek. Continue reading →

Posted in Retrofit Design, Wissahickon Creek | Tagged Erosion Control, Philadelphia | Leave a comment
Bells Mill Stream Restoration
September 17, 2015 by Michael C. Levitt

Bells Mill Stream Restoration

Description

The Bells Mill tributary to the Wissahickon Creek has suffered severe erosion to its streambanks, which has resulted in massive amounts of sediment entering these streams. Continue reading →

Posted in Retrofit Design, Wissahickon Creek | Tagged Philadelphia, Streambank Restoration | Leave a comment
Cathedral Run Constructed Wetland
September 17, 2015 by Michael C. Levitt

Cathedral Run Constructed Wetland

Description

The Philadelphia Water Department and the Fairmount Park Commission are working together to design a stormwater treatment wetland at the headwaters of Cathedral Run. Continue reading →

Posted in Retrofit Design, Wissahickon Creek | Tagged Philadelphia, Stormwater Wetland | Leave a comment

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