History of Philadelphia's Water Management
1800s Center Square
- center point between 2 rivers, pumped water out
- distributing to too large of a population, needed to reach outside of city for more water
- reached out to external watersheds for water utilizing the gravity directed streams to bring it to the city
1820s Fairmount Waterworks
- effective when demand increased -- added hydraulic pumps
- Fairmount Park acted as a buffer to protect the water (keep clean)
- wasn't decommissioned until mid-20th century
1860s on
- sewage still directly dumped into rivers, leading to health epidemics
1900s
- first filtration plants on the water
1913
- chlorinated the water
1950-60s
- approval to build 3 sewage treatment plants (clean water before dumped into rivers)
City's current plan: Green City, Clean Waters
- large focus on stormwater management, restoring streams and habitats of aquatic communities
- continually upgrading the system to accomodate for population fluctuations
GOLDILOCKS: City-wide regulation of drinking water and sewage decontamination, Site-management concerning grey water
Angela Foley, Gabrielle Gaulin, Emily Wylie
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