Introduction “Nationwide, water utilities find themselves under increasing pressure as they confront a new set of complex environmental, demographic and financial challenges while also trying to meet expanded customer expectations for a safe and affordable water supply; the collection and high level treatment of wastewater and stormwater; flood protection; and clean, attractive, fishable, swimmable rivers and streams” (Green City Clean Water, 2011). The city of Philadelphia is having a problem with its waterways, ecosystems and water quality. Urbanization has contributed to the degradation of Philadelphia’s waterways, ecosystems and water quality issues. The city posed a possible solution for the problem of combined sewer overflow, which they call Green City Clean Water. Green City, Clean Waters, and it works in tandem with the Mayor’s Green Works Philadelphia vision in order to reinvent Philadelphia as a green, sustainable city of the future. This paper will investigate the city of Philadelphia Water Department’s (PDW) plan for green infrastructure, which includes wastewater treatment facility enhancements and pipe renewal and replacement. The Problem The city of Philadelphia’s problem with its waterways, ecosystems and water quality is divided into four major categories: stormwater management, degraded waterways, aging infrastructure, and source water quality. When it rains, some water is absorbed through pervious surfaces such as vegetated areas with uncompacted soil, sand, or gravel that allow for the infiltration of water. Stormwater also flows over impermeable surfaces such as rooftops, sidewalks, and streets that block natural infiltration. Impermeable cover impairs the problem of stormwater when runoff flows directly i... ... middle of paper ... ...nts (such as SO2) and by removing ozone and particulates from the air. Works Cited Work Cited Sydow, Jörg, and Georg Schreyögg. Self-reinforcing Processes in and among Organizations. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. Print. "Green City, Clean Waters | Philadelphia Water Department." Green City, Clean Waters | Philadelphia Water Department. Philadelphia Water Department, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2013. Wise, Steve. "Green Infrastructure Rising." American Planning Association (2008): n. pag. Web. 4 Dec. 2013. . Green City, Clean Waters. Rep. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Water Department, 2011. Benedict, Mark A., and Edward McMahon. Green infrastructure: Linking landscapes and communities. Washington, DC: Island P, 2006.
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Metro Atlanta is on a collision course with reality – and the shock of this collision will have profound political and economic implications for future growth throughout the Southeast. The core problem is that Atlanta’s runaway growth will soon outstrip the available water supply (Corps, 1998). And if Atlanta continues to increase its water consumption until the maximum limits are reached, the effects on downstream users will become catastrophic, both economically and environmentally.
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Water has long been a controversy in countless places worldwide and Colorado is no exception. The water rights in Colorado involve different stages within the Prior Appropriation Law; the senior and junior water rights. Senior water rights are privileges that were the first to be issued on unappropriated streams in Colorado and are to be filled before the junior water right holders. Junior water rights are similar to senior water rights, but are filled after the senior water holders take their allotted amount (Wolfe Prior Appropriation Law). The water in Colorado is just that; Colorado’s water, owned by the people and restricted by the state. However, Colorado is required by law to send over 30 million acre – feet of water to seven western states (“Missouri River”). An acre – foot is “The quantity of water required to fill one acre with one foot of water and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet or 325,850 gallons” (“Missouri River”). The State enforces all water laws in Colorado even though they are not straightforward and are riddled with loopholes. These water laws came into effect “As early as 1879” (Hundley, Jr. 53). In the laws, there are even more constraints and idiosyncrasies including; owning ground water, owning surface water, senior rights and junior rights, and the use and reuse of rainwater or graywater. Water users in Colorado need to familiarize themselves with the laws and regulations involving water in order to receive the allotted water and the reasoning behind that number.
Humans need water. In a world that is overpopulated, we use a lot of water and other natural resources. Currently, in our world, clean water is getting scarce. Recently, for example, Flint, Michigan, had a water crisis. In early 2016, the water was discovered to be tainted with lead and other toxins. Long before that, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, and Governor Rick Snyder along with his council, knew about the lead, but to save money for the city of Flint in early 2014 Snyder had changed the city’s water source to the Flint River which had corroded pipes, causing people of all ages to be sick from the high amounts of lead
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Clean water is needed for good human and animal health, but as DoSomething.org states, over 1 billion people worldwide don’t have a means of getting clean drinking water, an...
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Water is essential for humanity’s survival, and even though the world is largely covered by water, only a small percentage is only usable for human consumption. Approximately, on average, 120,000 gallons of water are used annually for a single-family household (Galbraith). This alarming number could be reduced dramatically for the efforts of water conserving and lower water bill prices for families and subsequently saving money that could be used for other expenses. Thus, conserving water would prove beneficial and advantageous to not just Texas, but for everyone else as well. Although environmental policies have been not as popular with Congress and the state legislature, it is still an important problem to consider since there are only a limited amount of resources for public use, such as water.
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