After suffering damage from floods during Hurricane Ida, Fairmount Water Works is determined to rebuild and help create a fresh-water future.
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania --"We all need water," said Dionne Watts-Williams."And so, the best way to make sure next generations are benefiting from it is to take care of our river."
In the early 1800s, Philadelphia's first successful municipal water supply system was built there along the Schuylkill River. Although a complex network of underground pipes has replaced this technology, more than a million people still rely on the Schuylkill for their drinking water today. "We're always thinking of ways to relate back to the history and what it meant to the greater public," said Watts-Williams."Last year, the remnants of Hurricane Ida impacted not only our drinking water capabilities temporarily, but at the same time, inundated the Fairmount Water Works," said Lance Butler, a Senior Scientist with the Philadelphia Water Department."For 48 hours, we had nine feet of water," he said.
"It's been slow and steady, getting this facility back into somewhat operating order and building in a lot of flood emergency protocol this time around," said Butler.
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