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Stormwater Pollution Research – Washington State
This video shows research into stormwater pollution in the Seatle Washington, Puget Sound area.
Posted in Stormwater, Tacony Creek
Tagged Green City Clean Waters, Philadelphia watersheds, TTF Watershed
Tookany – Tacony Creek Stormwater Trash Pollution Update
The may 15, 2013 update on the Tookany – Tacony Creek stormwater trash pollution problem is available as a pdf file Update_5_16_13.
Philadelphia and Cheltenham Litter is Polluting Upper Rock Creek
Philadelphia and Cheltenham litter is flowing through storm sewers and overland to Rock Creek where it builds up in trash piles on tree branches or along the Creek banks.
Posted in General
Philadelphia Creek Trash Assessment Methodology
There are a number of techniques for analyzing various aspects of urban creek trash problems, however, the author has not found a systematic, reproducible methodology for comprehensively investigating the sources and severity of creek trash problems.
This paper applies a 3 step Philadelphia Creek Trash Assessment process to the Mill Run Creek trash situation to demonstrate an analysis approach that could be applied to Philadelphia area creeks to establish the extent and potential sources of creek trash.
The Mill Run Creek offers an excellent location to develop and test creek trash assessment techniques because it only has one type of source, stormwater outfalls. Since PWD’s T-088-01 outfall makes up the entire “upstream flow” for the Creek, we do not need to worry about other upstream sources. Inspection of the area around the Creek shows that there is minimal potential overland flow of litter/ trash and illegal dumping.
Here is the pdf link. MRC_Assess_contributions
Potential Role of PWD Outfalls in Tookany – Tacony Creek Trash Problem
Have you ever wondered why the Wissahickon Creek is so clan and the Tacony Creek is so dirty?
After conducting numerous field surveys, I’m beginning to understand the Tookany – Tacony Creek trash situation. I’ve found 10 Philadelphia Water Department stormwater outfalls with evidence of trash in the outfall channel or immediately downstream of the outfall, making hte outfall a suspect for trash discharge to the Tookany – Tacony Creek.
This pdf documents my concerns about the discharge of floatable trash from PWD outfalls: Potential_role_of_10_outfalls
10 PWD Outfalls That Discharge Trash to Tookany – Tacony Creek
There are approximately 300 outfalls that discharge stormwater to the Tookany – Tacony – Frankford Creeks. Litter from streets, parking lots and illegal dumps is carried to the Creeks by run-off during/ after rain storms.
This slide shows takes you on a tour of 10 Philadelphia Water Department stormwater outfalls that carry Philadelphia litter to the Creeks.
Map of Creek and 10 PWD outfalls with trash
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- PWD Outfall near Adams Ave
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- Trash Below PWD Outfall T-05
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- Map of PWD Outfalls T-08, T-09, T-10
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- PWD Outfall T-08 and Downstream Trash
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- Trash Below PWD Outfalls T-09 & T-10: Note Roosevelt Blvd Bridge
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- Map of PWD Outfall T-088-01
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- Trash Below PWD Outfall T-088-01
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- Map of PWD Outfall T-097-01
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- Trash Below PWD Outfall T-097-01
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- Map of PWD Outfall T-01
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- Trash Below PWD Outfall T-01
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- Map of PWD Outfall T-03
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- Trash Below PWD Outfall T-03
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- Map of PWD Outfall T-05
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- Map of PWD Outfall T-080-03
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- Trash & Sewage Below PWD Outfall T-080-02
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- Trash & Sewage Below PWD Outfall T-080-02
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- Trash & Sewage Below PWD Outfall T-080-02
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- Map of PWD Outfall T-080-03
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- Trash Below PWD outfall T-080-03
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- Trash Below PWD outfall T-080-03
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- Map of Creek and PWD outfalls
A pdf file of this slideshow is available here.
