The Delaware River provides drinking water for the city of Philadelphia, and serves as a habitat for all kinds of animals. Actions we take, both as a city government and as neighborhoods, affect this important resource!
Here’s what you can do to help -Advocate to elected officials to prioritize the protection of our rivers. This can include everything from updating sewer infrastructure to handle heavier rainfall, advocating for street cleaning that will prevent trash from ending up in our waterways, increasing regulations on industry, and prioritizing cleaning up previously polluted sites (like the superfund sites we have in our lovely city). - Learn about ways to prevent excess storm water from entering the river, like Philadelphia's rain check program. For example...
- Talk to friends about the importance of our waterways (do this with climate change too while you're at it). - Volunteer with community organizations that help build rainwater infrastructure into your neighborhood, like the Fishtown Neighbors Association or the East Kensington Neighbors Association. - When all else fails, keep your street, especially your sewer grates, as clean as you can.
