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visit the Fairmount Water WorksInterpretive Center!

1815 The Fairmount Water Works was built, located right on the Schuylkill River. This site was chosen because it was the highest point close to Philadelphia on the Schuylkill. It used the river’s flowing power to turn giant water wheels which powered the pumps.

The History of Water The History of Water 1799

1801 1815 1880

1900

1799 The Philadelphia Water Departmentbegan.

1801 The Water Department completed the City’s first water system, consisting of two pump-ing stations: one located on the Schuylkill River at Chestnut St.; the second (above) located in Centre Square, exactly where City Hall stands today. Untreated water was pumped from the Schuylkill to the dome at the top of the Centre Square station. The water then flowed by gravity to the homes and businesses of the City, today called “Old City.”

TIMELINE The Schuylkill River was clean and pure.......by 1880 pollution killed all fish.......We finally started to The Schuylkill River was clean and pure.......by 1880 pollution killed all fish.......We finally started to

1880s Although Fairmount Park had been created upstream of the Water Works to protect the City’s water supply, industry and cities farther upstream on the Schuylkill were dumping chemicals and waste into the river which flowed down into the Philadelphia water supply…people and fish were getting sick and dying!

Hear Ye!Hear Ye!

Philadelphiahad one of the

first water systems in the

USA!

I get a CHARGEout of our newwater system!

What’s thedifference

between theland andthe river?

The land isDIRTY

and theriver isTIDE-Y.

1900s The pollution in the Delaware and SchuylkillRivers got so bad that the Philadelphia Water Depart-ment built a system of water treatment plants. At that time, it was the largest water filtration system in the world! Beginning in 1909, the treatment plants cleaned all of the river water before we used it.

YUCK!

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Nobody will noticeif I dump my trash

into the RIVER!

Are theFISH

biting?Theysureare!

Use in Philadelphia

The FUTURE

1957 1984 TODAY

clean our wastewater and the fish and wildlife returned! clean our wastewater and the fish and wildlife returned!

1900–1950s Sadly, because we now had a system for cleaning the water before we used it, we turned our backs on the rivers and pollution got worse. No fish lived in the Schuylkill or Delaware Rivers from Trenton down to Wilmington! The Water Department cleaned the water so it was safe to drink, but it didn’t taste very good!

1957 Primary Treatment began on all Philadelphia wastewater. That means that we cleaned the water that we used before we put it back into the rivers. This got rid of about half of the harmful pollutants in the wastewater.

YUCK!This water

tastesworse than

LIMA BEANS!

WhatchaDoing? I’m cleaning

my water beforeI pour it backinto the river.

We are glad we can SWIMin the DELAWARE RIVER again!

We need your help to protect our watersheds in the 21st Century

and beyond!

Huh?

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Use in Philadelphia

1984 Secondary Treatment of wastewater began. This gets rid of 95% of the pollutants in the wastewater. As a result, fish, birds, and other wildlife have returned to both rivers. We’ve learned from our mistakes. We now know that we need to keep the water supply clean before and after we use it!

So am I !

The FAIRMOUNT WATER WORKSINTERPRETIVE CENTER is open. It is an exciting, watershed education center complete with interactive exhibits, a classroom, theater, and more! Educationis the key to keeping our drinking water clean in the future!

TODAY

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WATER AND WILDLIFE...

Wow!I never knew that

learning about water couldbe so much fun!

move 2move 1

Turn off the faucett while you brush your teeth. MOVE AHEAD

1 SPACE

Take a really long shower.

LOSEA TURN

Yo Kids! We use water everyday, in so many ways!When we pollute the land we pollute our water. Rain washes the trash and pollutants on the ground into our local streams or into storm drains, which lead to our drinking water supply! Dive into this game and learn about the many uses of water, both good and bad, and discover why water is so important!

Go swimming at a

community pool.MOVE AHEAD

1 SPACE

Go to a car washthat recycles water.

MOVE AHEAD1 SPACE

Wash yourhands!

MOVE AHEAD 3 SPACES

Water your lawnexcessively.GO BACK1 SPACE

Let the faucetdrip for days.GO BACK 1 SPACE

Your bodyneeds 8 glasses

of watereveryday!

DIRECTIONS:1. Find an eraser, paper clip, stick of gumor other game piece and place on “START HERE.”2. Flip a coin when it’s your turn:HEADS, move 1 space aheadTAILS, move 2 spaces ahead3. The first one to “FINISH” wins.HAVE FUN!

Wise Water Use is Important!

Drink a glassof tap water!GO AGAIN

STARTHERESTARTHERE

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FINISH

Drink a glassof tap water!GO AGAIN

Help withthe laundry.

MOVE AHEAD 1 SPACE

Open up a fire hydrant

in the summer. GO BACK

TO START!

Clean up trashon the sidewalk.

GO AGAIN

Throw litterinto the street.

GO BACKTO START!

Pour paint thinnerdown the drain.GO BACK3 SPACES

Pour oil into a storm drain.

GO BACK 3 SPACES

Use toxic substances,such as drain cleaner

or moth balls. GO BACK 2 SPACES

Fertilize your lawn

right beforeit rains.

GO BACK 2 SPACES

Water thehouse plants.

MOVE AHEAD1 SPACE

A rainy day watersour environment.

GO AGAIN!

Plant a Tree.GO AGAIN!

Can You List OtherWays We Use Water?

What do you call a fishwith a couple of knees?

A two-knee fish!

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Pick up afteryour dog.

MOVE AHEAD3 SPACES

SHORTCUTIF YOU LAND ON

THIS SPACE! Take public transportation

to the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center and learn

all about water!

The SAME water that the dinosaurs drank...is the SAME water that we drink today.Water is constantly recycled and reused over and over again!

WOW!

Doesn’t that makeyour head SWIM ?

Water Is Constantly

RECYCLED

PRECIPITATIONPRECIPITATIONWater vapor in clouds coolsand forms water particles, which fall to the ground as snow or rain.

Water vapor in clouds coolsand forms water particles, which fall to the ground as snow or rain.

Water Is Constantly

RECYCLED

SURFACE RUNOFFSURFACE RUNOFFRainfall that can’t sink into the ground by infiltration flows over the ground into streams.

Rainfall that can’t sink into the ground by infiltration flows over the ground into streams.

INFILTRATIONSome rainfall sinks into the ground and eventually “percolates” down tothe groundwater.

INFILTRATIONSome rainfall sinks into the ground and eventually “percolates” down to the groundwater.

GROUNDWATER Water is stored in the gaps of porous rock, gravel,

or sand and slowly flows into streams.

GROUNDWATER Water is stored in the gaps of porous rock, gravel,

or sand and slowly flows into streams.

EVAPORATIONWater on the surface of the ground or in lakes and rivers is warmed by the sun, which creates water vapor, which rises into the air and forms clouds.

EVAPORATIONWater on the surface of the ground or in lakes and rivers is warmed by the sun, which creates water vapor, which rises into the air and forms clouds.

TRANSPIRATIONPlants and trees absorb water from the soil through their roots and “breathe” it back into the air as water vapor.

TRANSPIRATIONPlants and trees absorb water from the soil through their roots and “breathe” it back into the air as water vapor.

CLEAN WATERis a limitedRESOURCE!

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The Natural Water Cycle

ModernTimes

PrehistoricTimes

Kitchen

WATER TREATMENT PLANT

WATER STORAGE TANK

Stored in a reservoir or water tower, drinking water is forced by gravity into a water main (large pipe) that leads to your home.

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Water is pumped to a drinking watertreatment plant, where it is cleanedfor drinking.

YOUR HOME

SEWER

WATER MAIN

Incoming water iskept SEPARATE from outgoing water in your home.

We pollute water we use in our homes. The dirty water goes directly into the sewer.

WATERPOLLUTION CONTROL PLANT

Wastewater is treated and the clean water is returned to the river. Some of the waste removed from the water is composted and used as fertilizer.

Follow me through anA-MAZE-ING journeyand trace the route

of your drinking water...

Philadelphia’s Water Use Cycle

All of Philadelphia’s drinkingwater comes from either theDelaware or Schuylkill River!

RIVER Bathroom

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Each WATERSHED onthe next page is a different color.

See if you can locate thewatershed that YOU live in!

Q. What’s a WATERSHED?

A. The WATERSHED of a stream is all ofthe land that sheds water into that stream

when it rains. When rain falls on land,it runs off to the nearest stream

that is downhill.

CamdenCamden

page 7A. Nothing. It just waved.Q. What did the ocean say to the beach?

WilmingtonWilmington

DoverDover

Cape MayCape May

Cape HenlopenCape HenlopenShaded areas within

dashed line represent

the Delaware Estuary

Region.

Q. What exactly is theDELAWARE ESTUARY?

A. The Delaware Estuary includesparts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, andDelaware, stretching approximately

133 miles from the falls of theDelaware River near Trenton, NJto the mouth of the Delaware Bay

between Cape May, NJ andCape Henlopen, DE.

Estuaries are bodies of water wheresalt water from the ocean mixes with

fresh water flowing off the land.They are very important feeding grounds,

habitats (homes), and nurseriesfor fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians,

mammals, and tons of other creatures.The wetlands in the Estuary clean outmany pollutants from the water and

help protect us from floods.

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If you live inFrankford, Bridesburg,

Juniata, Logan, Olney, Oak Lane,East Germantown, East Mt. Airy,

or Cheltenham Township,you live in the

FRANKFORD CREEKWATERSHED

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If you live inRoxborough, Chestnut Hill,

West Germantown, or West Mt. Airy,you live in the

WISSAHICKON CREEKWATERSHED

If you live nearUniversity of PA, the Airport, or

west of Broad Street in South Philly,Center City, or North Philly,

you live in one of theSCHUYLKILL RIVER UNDERGROUND

TRIBUTARIES’ WATERSHEDS

WISSINOMING CREEKWATERSHED

If you live inWissinoming, Tacony,Mayfair, or Lawncrest,

you live in theWISSINOMING CREEK

WATERSHED

If you live inRhawnhurst,

Fox Chase, or Bustleton,you live in the

PENNYPACK CREEKWATERSHED

If you live east ofBroad Street in South Philly,Center City, or North Philly,

or in Port Richmond or Kensington,you live in one of the

DELAWARE RIVER UNDERGROUNDTRIBUTARIES’ WATERSHEDS

What’s My Watershed Address?If you live near

Academy Road, Woodhaven Road,or the Northeast Philly Airport,

you live in thePOQUESSING CREEK

WATERSHED

TheTACONY CREEKWATERSHEDis part of the

FRANKFORD CREEKWATERSHED

My Home Address is:

My Watershed Address is:

Did you know that there are lots

of species that share the watershed

of the Delaware Estuary with us?

In the list below are some

fish that swim in our rivers,

birds that fly in our air,

and animals that inhabit our land.

The rivers, air, parkland, city and

residential areas near Philadelphia

are the habitats that these

creatures inhabit.

Can you color in all of these birds,

fish and animals hidden in the picture?

Bat

Blue Crab

Blue Jay

Brown Trout

Canada Goose

Catfish

Chipmunk

Cormorant

Crow

Duck

Eel

Freshwater Clam

Garter Snake

Gray Squirrel

Great Blue Heron

Great Horned Owl

Parkland

City

Schuylkill River

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Living Species and Habitat

LargemouthBass

Mole

Opossum

River Otter

Rabbit

Raccoon

Red Fox

Red-tailedHawk

Robin

Salamander

Gull

Shad

Snail

Snapping Turtle

White-tailed Deer

Delaware River

Wetland

Residential

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When is a carnot a car?

When it turns into a driveway.

Ask your parents to service the car regularly to prevent oils and other fluids from leaking onto the pavement and being washed down the storm drains. People should always recycle used motor oil and antifreeze. Cars should be moved for street sweepings to allow for the removal of dirt and debris before it washes down the storm drains.

Keep litter off the ground. This includes candy wrappers, fast food containers, and other waste. Put trash in trash cans and clean-up street litter so it doesn’t get washed or blown into the storm drains.A Trash Truck!

What has 4 wheelsand flies?

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How Can You and Your Family Protect Our Water?Yo Kids! Protecting our water supply isn’t just an adult thing. It’s up to each and every one of us! Storm drains in the street (also called sewer inlets) are for water only. Philadelphia’s rain and melting snow pick up all kinds of pollutants as they wash over our sidewalks, streets, parking lots, and yards. All of this dirty water flows into storm drains, many of whichempty into local creeks and the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers. You can help make our waterways safer for drinking, fishing, and boating by keeping pollution out of Philadelphia’s storm drains.

Help your parents expand your garden, and cut

down on the size of your lawn. Gardens generally

soak up more rainfall than lawns. Use native plants,

mulch, and plant densely to decrease the need for

water, reduce erosion, and discourage weeds.

What's worse than

finding a worm

in your tomato?

Finding half

a worm!

You can help protect our drinking water by

cleaning up after your dog. Place dog waste in

the toilet or a trash can, not in the street or down

the storm drain. Dog waste introduces disease-

causing bacteria into our water supply.

Arf!

Do you know what

you get when you

cross a Giraffe with

German Shepherd?

A watchdog for

the fifth floor.

Let your grass grow! Taller grass chokes weeds, so ask your parents to

set the mower height at 3 inches, water your lawn thoroughly but infrequently

to encourage deep root systems, use natural organic fertilizer if you do fertilize

(which will release nutrients more slowly than chemical fertilizers), and avoid

applying fertilizer before heavy rain.

Why did the guy

run a lawnmower

through his garden?

Because he wanted to

make a chopped salad

in a hurry.

Help your parents compost leaves and grass clippings. Next year you will have rich compost that can be used to enhance your garden soil. If you don’t compost, carefully bag your leaves and grass clippings. Leaves and grass clippings placed in the street unbagged will clog storm drains.Did you hear the jokeabout the compost pile?

Yeah, but it stinks!

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Join the Team andKeep our Storm Drains Clean!

WHO: We are looking for team leaders who are interested in organizing volunteers to mark storm

drains across the City of Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs.

Teams can be made up of kids or adults.

WHAT: These teams of volunteers will glue down medallions

on the street in front of storm drains across the region with a “No Dumping, Drains to the River” message. All

supplies will be provided at no cost.

WHY: To educate people about stormwater runoff pollution

prevention in order to help improve water quality in the Delaware Estuary.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 1-800-445-4935

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2. City of Brotherly Love8. Playing card Jack, Queen, King,9. More than one person, many11. Letters that stand for Philadelphia Water Department 13. Not down but

1. Pigeons, hawks, and eagles3. Birthday to you!4. Frozen water5. DaVinci or DiCaprio6. Penn’s Landing is on this river7. A tube in your house that water flows through10. Letters that stand for peanut butter12. What we drink and bathe in16. King , ancient Egyptian mummy17. Another word for insect18. Letters that stand for “Do It Yourself”21. An arm and a 23. Animal Doctor27. Used water goes down the28. Elected person in charge of the city30. Places where people go shopping31. Atlantic or Pacific32. Really big33. Letters that stand for okay35. Wastewater goes into the36. Not high, but37. Large body of fresh water

14. Letters that stand for National Basketball Association15. North, south, west or 17. City Hall is at the intersection of Street and Market Street in Phila.19. When you’re hungry, you20. Water vapor in the sky forms a22. Delaware or Schuylkill24. Red means stop, green means25. I’ve got my on you26. In math you can or subtract29. Actor, Hanks or Cruise32. Sound you make when you laugh34. Comedian, Sandler35. The Fairmount Water Works is on this river38. Glasses can help you better39. Slimy gunk40. When you are by yourself41. Fairmount where the Water Dept. used to pump water to the city42. What you write with

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Check Out these Exciting Websites from Our Watershed Partners:Check Out these Exciting Websites from Our Watershed Partners:Academy of Natural Sciences www.urbanrivers.org Awbury Arboretumwww.awbury.org Cobbs Creek CommunityEnvironmental Education Centerwww.cobbscreekcenter.org Darby Creek Valley Associationwww.dcva.org Delaware Riverkeeper Networkwww.delawareriverkeeper.org Delaware River Basin Commissionwww.state.nj.us/drbc/edweb/edweb.htm

Delaware Valley Earth Forcewww.earthforce.org/delval Fairmount Parkwww.phila.gov/fairpark Fairmount Park NLREEPwww.nlreep.org Friends of Pennypack Parkwww.balford.com/fopp Friends of Poquessing Watershedwww.friendsofpoquessing.org Friends of the Wissahickonwww.fow.org

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society/Philadelphia Greenwww.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protectionwww.dep.state.pa.us Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commissionwww.state.pa.us/fish Perkiomen Watershed Conservancywww.perkiomenwatershed.org

Philadelphia Parks Alliancewww.philaparks.org RiverBASE www.Riverbase.org

Schuylkill Action Networkwww.SchuylkillWaters.org Schuylkill Center for Environmental Educationwww.schuylkillcenter.org Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area www.schuylkillriver.org

Stroud Water Research Centerwww.stroudcenter.org Thank You Delaware Baywww.tydb.org

United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Waterwww.epa.gov/ow

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Stored in a reservoir or water tower, drinking water is forced by gravity into a water main (large pipe) that leads to your home.

Water is pumped to a drinking watertreatment plant, where it is cleanedfor drinking.

Incoming water iskept SEPARATE from outgoing water in your home.

We pollute water we use in our homes. The dirty water goes directly into the sewer.

Wastewater is treated and the clean water is returned to the river. Some of the waste removed from the water is composted and used as fertilizer.

Follow me through anA-MAZE-ING journeyand trace the route

of your drinking water...

All of Philadelphia’s drinkingwater comes from either theDelaware or Schuylkill River!

Schuylkill River

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Entrance toFairmountWater WorksInterpretive Center

Entrance toFairmountWater WorksInterpretive Center

Fairmount Park

Philadelphia Water DepartmentPublic Education Unit1101 Market Street, 3rd FloorPhiladelphia, PA 19107215-685-6300www.phila.gov/waterwww.fairmountwaterworks.orgwww.phillywater.orgwww.phillyrivercast.orgwww.phillyh2o.org

Partnership for the Delaware EstuaryOne Riverwalk Plaza 110 S. Poplar Street, Suite 202Wilmington, DE 19801800-445-4935www.DelawareEstuary.org

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DIRECTIONS:From I-95, take 676 West. Pass the Broad Street exit and stay right for the “Museums” exit. At the top of the ramp, turn right onto 22nd Street. Then turn left onto Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Stay right and exit right onto Kelly Drive at the Art Museum. At the 2nd light, Water Works Drive is on the left. There is limited parking on Water Works Drive, or turn right onto Sedgely for additional parking. (See map at left.)

From the Schuylkill, take I-676/US 30/Central Philadelphia. Take a right onto the “Museums” exit/ Benjamin Franklin Parkway. On the ramp, keep left to stay on ramp. Turn left onto 22nd Street, then bear left onto Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Stay right onto Kelly Drive. At the 2nd light, Water Works Drive is on the left. There is limited parking on Water Works Drive, or turn right onto Sedgely for additional parking. (See map at left.)

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:Contact www.septa.org or call 215-580-7800 for information on the 38 bus.

Amtrak: 1-800-USA-RAIL

PHLASH: www.gophila.com/phlash/

Visit the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center! Visit the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center! The Delaware River Basin’s Watershed Education Center

HOURS & ADMISSION:Tuesday – Saturday: 10:00am to 5:00pmSunday: 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Closed on City holidays

Admission is free.

For general information on the Interpretive Center, call 215-685-0723, or visit our website at www.fairmountwaterworks.org

The Interpretive Center is ADA Accessible.

The Fairmount Water Works,where waterwheels, turbines and pumps

once supplied the city with water, now hasa new life as an exciting, watershed education

center, complete with interactive exhibits,a classroom, theater and more!

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The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary leads collaborative and creative efforts to protect and enhance the Delaware Estuary and its tributaries for current and future generations.