Clean Water Collaborative – PECPA [Video]

The 54th Environmental Partnership Dinner returned to Philadelphia on Tuesday, Nov. 12 to recognize and celebrate those who have demonstrated a commitment to environmental excellence and leadership in southeastern Pennsylvania. This post is part of a series celebrating the four awardees for their contributions to the region.

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This year’s Environmental Partnership Dinner highlighted several participants in the Delaware River Watershed Initiative (DRWI). A network of more than 50 organizations, DRWI was launched in 2014 with funding from the William Penn Foundation to safeguard drinking water sources for more than 15 million people across four states. In honor of recent accomplishments, two of this year’s awardees work within the Delaware River Watershed.

PEC helped to coordinate the Upstream Suburban Philadelphia(USP) Collaborative, which represents one of eight priority areas within the watershed. The USP focuses on green stormwater infrastructure projects as a means of reversing stream degradation. To date, this partnership has implemented more than 62 larger stormwater management and …