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Located in northwest Philadelphia, the Springside School
is perched on a steep slope in the Wissahickon Creek
Watershed, a major tributary to the Schuylkill...
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S T O R M W A T E R R U N O F FS T O R M W A T E R R U N O F FS T O R M W A T E R R U N O F F
Located in northwest Philadelphia, the Springside School
is perched on a steep slope in the Wissahickon Creek
Watershed, a major tributary to the Schuylkill River.
Like
many schools, Springside had an interest in improving
on-campus stormwater management, and providing on-site
environmental education opportunities for their students.
Thanks to funding from the SchuylkillWatershed Initiative
Grant, they were able to get technical assistance from the
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and the Philadelphia
Water Department (PWD) to get started.
Representatives from PHS and PWD met with school staff
to identify stormwater management issues and opportunities
on campus.
The lower, middle, and upper school science
teachers, the senior administration, and the school’s
marketing and promotional team were involved in the
discussion.
Already aware of stormwater issues on their
campus and surro
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