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Philadelphia’s Plastic Bag Litter is Polluting Tookany – Tacony – Frankford...
This pdf summarizes research into the sources and extent of TTF Creek trash, shows that plastic bag litter is a major problem in the Creek and shows how plastic bag street litter flows into the...
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Street Litter Index for Drainage Area Upstream of PWD’s T-08 Outfall
Much of the Creek trash visible as one walks along Tacony Creek from Roosevelt Blvd to Friends Hospital in Tacony Creek Park comes from PWD’s Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) outfall l T-08. While there...
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Creek View of Storm Water Trash in Tacony Creek
Too much of Philadelphia’s street litter passes through PWD’s storm sewers and is discharged to our creeks and rivers. This slideshow gives you a Creek View of storm water litter in Tacony Creek from...
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PWD Outfalls Dump Street Litter in Tacony Creek
PWD outfalls discharge large quantities of street litter to the Tookany – Tacony – Frankford (TTF) Creek which hurts the Creek, Tacony Creek Park and the Friends Hospital. Too much of Philadelphia’s...
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How I Determined That PWD Outfalls Are Major TTF Creek Trash Source
One year investigation in one chart…. You can find complete documentation on my learning curve here.Filed under: Clean Waters, General, Green City Clean Water, Green Stormwater, Philadelphia Litter,...
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Philadelphia’s Green Stormwater Program and Tacony Creek Park Trash
Mark Focht,First Deputy Commissioner of Philadelphia’s Parks and Recreation Department and President of American Society of Landscape Architects, gave a talk on Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Waters...
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Washington DC’s & Philadelphia’s Approaches to Combined Sewer Overflows
Philadelphia and Washington DC have similar combined sewer system (CSO) overflows that must be cleaned. Both Cities are working hard to meet the challenges of improving water quality, Washington is...
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Tookany – Tacony Creek Trash Tour: 3/11/14
A group of 20 had an educational 2-hour tour of trash in and around Tacony Creek Park and Tacony Creek on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. The planned tour route is shown below: Because of time...
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Phila Streets Dept’s New Tacony Creek Park Street Sweep Routes
The Philadelphia Street Department has added 2 new street cleaning routes to their monthly schedule that will sweep major roads around Tacony Creek Park. Streets will sweep these 2 routes on the 1st...
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Philadelphia’s Plastic Bottles Trashing Tacony – Frankford Creek
Plastic bottles are a serious water pollution problem in Philadelphia. This photo survey shows the accumulation of plastic bottles in the Tacony – Frankford Creek and Tacony Creek Park. (Click any...
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