#delawareriver — Public Fediverse posts
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Research - #RainBarrels and Other Household Stormwater Strategies Are Working — For Now.
May 5, 2026
Excerpt: " 'When we talk about #CircularEconomy, most people think about #recycling waste and materials. But the concept of circular economy also applies to water. Here we're talking about installing #rainwater #cisterns, reusing water from the sink to flush toilets and using water-efficient appliances. While those may seem like small steps at the individual level, we found that if they are widely adopted, they can have a significant collective impact,' said Fernanda Cruz Rios, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering, who was a co-author of the research. 'They help reduce demand on the municipal supply, and the energy needed to treat and distribute that water. But what we found was that these strategies offer a real double benefit. In areas like #PhiladelphiaPA and #CamdenME, that are particularly vulnerable due to their proximity to large bodies of water, we were able to see a meaningful reduction in flooding volumes when circular water strategies were adopted.'
"Despite the ongoing compliance efforts, the cities of Philadelphia and Camden have around 16 billion gallons of combined #sewer overflow, according to reports from their respective water utilities.
"Over the last two and a half decades, Camden has established a stormwater management plan, including decentralized strategies, an upgrade to #stormwater infrastructure and storm water management modeling. To understand the overall impact of these efforts, in hopes of applying findings to other vulnerable urban areas, the Drexel team created a computer model of stormwater movement using data from Cramer Hill, a neighborhood of Camden in the state’s 'coastal hazard zone' that is highly susceptible to tidal and storm-surge flooding.
"The researchers structured the model so that it could quantify the distinct effects of outdoor strategies (cisterns and rain barrels) and indoor strategies — efficient fixtures and reusing sink wash water (#greywater) for toilet flushing. It simulated and measured the effect of 16 different combinations of strategies, ranging from rain barrels of different sizes, to varying levels of adoption of water-efficient fixtures and greywater reuse."Each scenario was simulated using precipitation and tidal data from 2014 as a baseline and flooding measurements projected at locations across the neighborhood and at five stormwater outfall areas that contribute to combined sewer overflow discharges into the #DelawareRiver.
The results show that the combination of retrofitting homes with #WaterEfficientFixtures as well as installing rain barrels and practicing greywater reuse, when adopted by 75% of households, could reduce the volume of combined sewer overflows by as much as 11% and the volume of #floodwaters by up to 13%.
" 'This finding is an important and encouraging piece of information for municipalities that are facing similar challenges,' Marques said. 'Although broad adoption of these measures can be challenging to achieve, confirmation of its effectiveness may help to make the case.' "
#SolarPunkSunday #ClimateChangeAdaptation #Graywater #StormwaterSeparation #StormwaterReduction #WaterCisterns #UrbanPlanning #WaterUse #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange
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𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬
✧ Pennsylvania ✧
Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous U.S. state, stretching west–east from Lake Erie to the Delaware River and north–south from the New York border to the Mason–Dixon line. Founded in 1681 by William Penn as a haven for religious tolerance, it played a central role in the birth of the United States, hosting the Seco...
#pennsylvania #u.s. #lakeerie #delawareriver #mason #wikipedia
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Hype for the Future 251J: Delaware County, New York
Overview Delaware County is a notable county in the State of New York along the Delaware River opposite the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the southwest and home to the Villages of Sidney, Walton, Delhi (county seat), Deposit (also Broome County), Stamford, Hancock, Margaretville, Hobart, Franklin, and Fleischmanns and the Towns of Andes, Bovina, Colchester, Davenport, Delhi, Deposit, Franklin, Hamden, Hancock, Harpersfield, Kortright, Masonville, Meredith, Middletown, Roxbury, Sidney, […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/09/hype-for-the-future-251j-delaware-county-new-york/
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Hype for the Future 245/284: Greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—New Jersey—Delaware—Maryland
Introduction The Greater Philadelphia area is a notable metropolitan area associated with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania along with nearby New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. Today, the region is associated with the major city (and largest in Pennsylvania) as well as with the overall Southeast Pennsylvania (SEPA) area. Counties associated with Greater Philadelphia commonly include Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks in Pennsylvania; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and […] -
On the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, George Washington, led a column of his troops from today's Bucks County, Pennsylvania across the icy Delaware River to today's Mercer County, New Jersey to engage and defeat the Hessian troops encamped in Trenton under the command of Johann Rall.
#Liberty #NoKings #BattleOfTrenton #AmericanRevolutionaryWar #GeorgeWashingon #DelawareRiver
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The mighty Delaware is an impressive river no matter where you catch it. We were on Rte. 80 in the Poconos, on the way to Pittsburgh on a rainy day when we crossed it and took this quick snap. Acrylic on MDF board, 10" × 8" #art #artSky #fineArt #acrylic #landscapeArt #DelawareRiver #Poconos
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“Clean-up of Manhattan Project-era radioactive waste at DuPont site along Delaware River continues in N.J.
Since the corps began excavation work in 2014, it has removed 92,660 cubic yards — about 3,250 garbage trucks’ worth — of material, much of it contaminated with uranium, the key component in the development of an atomic bomb, the Manhattan Project’s core mission”
https://delawarecurrents.org/2025/08/26/dupont-chambers-works-cleanup/
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𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘
✧ George Washington ✧
George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States. Born in Virginia, he opposed the perceived oppression of the American colonists by the British Crown and was commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After...
#UnitedStates #AmericanRevolutionaryWar #ContinentalArmy #DelawareRiver #ConstitutionalConvention #Wikipedia
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Ice on the Delaware River - Captured at sunset at Milford Beach in Milford PA when the ice on the river was heavy and intense. Off in the distance, the bridge to Montague NJ.
https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/ice-on-the-delaware-river-milford-pa-renata-natale.html
#ice #DelawareRiver #milfordpa #Winter #buyintoart #ayearforart #icyriver #MastoArt #Photography #LandscapePhotography
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With the #drought, will Washington cross the Delaware this year?
“Night, sleet, snow, winds and freezing temperatures couldn’t keep the Continental Army from crossing the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776. But the drought of 2024 may keep volunteers from reenacting the famous and popular event.”
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"The #DelawareRiver's salt front -- the line where ocean water and freshwater meet -- has been shifting upstream from its typical spot near Wilmington to about 20 miles north, near the Philadelphia International Airport and closer to the intake for drinking #water
It's possible for the situation to escalate in the coming weeks if ample precipitation is not seen in the region, Shallcross said."
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Delaware River #water levels at 60% as salt front moves upstream
The #saltfront in the river has encroached well above its normal level and is now near #Philadelphia International Airport. It should be 19 miles further south in Wilmington.
#drought #Pennsylvania #NewJersey
#DelawareRiver
https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/delaware-river-basin-commission-salt-front-drought-20241119.html -
May as well go fishing...
Gone Fishing: https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/gone-fishing-renata-natale.html
#foggyweather #Fishing #buyintoart #MastoArt #Photography #art #DelawareRiver #earlymorning #artmatters
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The way it feels sometimes...
Maybe It's All a Dream: https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/maybe-its-all-a-dream-renata-natale.html
#MastoArt #surreal #dreaming #Photography #buyintoart #fog #Weather #DelawareRiver
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Rainy Summer Weather on the Delaware River
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The River - what it takes to make a photograph. Sometimes, it's a fair amount of work to get going. Here at Milford Beach, preparing to set off on a cold March day and the resulting image.
https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/the-river-renata-natale.html
#Photography #buyintoart #preparations #delawareriver #canoeing #MastoArt #art
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Summer in Sullivan County New York - A lovely view of the Delaware River from Roebling Bridge that runs from Lackawaxen PA to Minisink Ford NY.
https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/delaware-river-from-roebling-bridge-renata-natale.html
#LandscapePhotography #RNatalePhotography #buyintoart #delawareriver #sullivancounty #summer #MastoArt
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View of the Delaware River Narrowsburg NY - taken from Veterans Memorial Park on a beautiful Autumn day.
#narrowsburgny #delawareriver #autumn #buyintoart #Photography #art #MastoArt
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Canoeing the Delaware River in Milford PA. Black and white photography, timeless and classic. ❤️
https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/canoeing-renata-natale.html
#BlackAndWhite #Photography #fotographie #canoeing #delawareriver #milfordpa #art #MastoArt #buyintoart
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The River - canoeing the Delaware River at Milford Beach on a cold March day.
https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/the-river-renata-natale.html
#canoeing #delawareriver #buyintoart #MastoArt #Photography #art
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Gone Fishing - dense fog on the Delaware River at Milford Beach on a cold winter day. Dedicated to my late brother who loved to fish and ran out of time...
https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/gone-fishing-renata-natale.html
#monochrome #Photography #art #MastoArt #RNatalePhotography #buyintoart #delawareriver #fishing
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Canoeing the Delaware River in Milford PA. Last day of a cold March and a thrill to make this journey. 😀
https://renata-natale.pixels.com/featured/canoeing-renata-natale.html
#canoeing #delawareriver #boats #MastoArt #art #buyintoart #Photography #adventure #fotographie