EPA provides funds to reduce Philadelphia stormwater pollution

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will provide up to $3 million in research grants for projects that will study the benefits of green techniques in controlling stormwater pollution in Philadelphia. The funds will help advance the city’s landmark Green City, Clean Waters plan. The EPA’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program will fund major research projects focusing on key aspects of green infrastructure in a 40,500-acre area of the city experiencing frequent sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). Green stormwater infrastructure includes green roofs, tree-lined streets, porous pavement, grassy swales and other features that intercept stormwater before it can surge into sewer systems