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Registration Opens for August GSI Operations and Maintenance Course

by Anna Shipp

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Posted on:July 01, 2015

The GSI Partners have been working for the past year and half on developing a course targeted at landscape professionals to support their learning and transition into this growing area of the green stormwater infrastructure industry. The need for more contractors qualified to conduct GSI O+M is increasing in tandem with an increase in the number
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New Stormwater Regulations Go Into Effect Today

by Anna Shipp

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Posted on:July 01, 2015

Today, July 1st, updated Stormwater Regulations for development projects became effective.  In addition, Philadelphia Water unveiled a brand new website, redesigned to provide easy access to the Stormwater Management Guidance Manual and to submit a project application online. Philadelphia Water is making changes to our Stormwater Regulations to meet Federal and State requirements under the Clean
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Rain Check Educates 1000th Resident This Year

by Anna Shipp

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Posted on:July 01, 2015

Philadelphia Water’s Rain Check has hosted over one thousand participants at workshops this fiscal year, the first year since PHS and SBN began administering the program. These numbers have surged since April when we opened workshops to all city residents and for all the residential stormwater management tools (previously they were just for those interested in rain barrels).
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Advocacy Committee Continues Feedback with Philadelphia Water on New Manual  

by Anna Shipp

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Posted on:July 01, 2015

The new Stormwater Management Guidance Manual goes into effect today, July 1st.  Our Advocacy Committee has agreed that they want to conduct a formal review of and comment on this new Manual.  The goal is to highlight aspects of the Manual that support the prioritization of GSI as well as to identify areas that could be
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Welcome KMS Design Group!

by Anna Shipp

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Posted on:July 01, 2015

This month, KMS Design Group, LLC joined our network, as the 54th member. KMS is a landscape architecture and planning firm specializing in green and sustainable design-based solutions for public and private clients, based in Phoenixville, PA. Check out their directory listing here. Join the GSI Partners today, and become part of our efforts to
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