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 It’s been a busy month for Rain Check!  On November 6th, PWD, PHS, and SBN staff toured completed Rain Check projects throughout the city. We visited rain barrels, downspout planters, rain gardens, and porous driveways, allowing us to see first-hand some of the great work of our Rain Check contractors.  It was such a successful
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On November 12th, the NRDC hosted a roundtable in Philadelphia as a follow up to their 2013 Green Edge Report. The all-day event brought together 20 professionals from NYC, Philadelphia, and DC, including representatives from the development community, property owners and managers, engineers, and government to discuss strategies that could better facilitate private sector implementation of green stormwater infrastructure. We
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Please join me in offering a warm welcome to Chris Hershberger-Esh.  He will be providing administrative and program support, splitting his time between the GSI Partners and the Rain Check program.  He comes to us with great experience including non-profit program coordination, stakeholder engagement, and coordination of policy and advocacy efforts.  He has a commitment
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Developers and private property owners play an important role in urban stormwater management. Redevelopment projects and retrofits of existing sites provide huge opportunities for green stormwater management.  It’s important to recognize the developers and property owners who commit to the greenest and/or innovative approaches, as well as the design and construction teams that make these projects realities.  Providing this recognition is the idea behind PWD’s new
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