Delaware Riverkeeper Network

THE FRANKFORD CREEK WATERSHED IN PHILADELPHIA HAS LONG BEEN ABUSED AND MARGINALIZED, WITH TOO LITTLE PROGRESS FOR THE STREAM OR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES SINCE THE CLEAN WATER ACT WAS PASSED IN 1972. LOCAL RESIDENTS REQUEST GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND THERE IS NOW A GREATER FOCUS ON THIS WATERSHED, WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ACCELERATE MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER QUALITY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, THIS WILL INVEST THE LOCAL RESIDENTS' CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEMS AND SEEK VIABLE SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS. CURRENT EFFORTS TO BUILD MOMENTUM AND IMPROVE CONDITIONS CAN BE GREATLY EXPANDED, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FISHABLE AND SWIMMABLE USES FOR THE CREEK.