Water
Protecting and celebrating our most vital resource
Since 1970, PEC has championed policies to protect and restore watersheds, ensuring a supply of clean drinking water, and promoting recreational paddling. Through our sister organization, the Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers (POWR), we support local watershed groups across the state with education and training, resources, and direct assistance. In partnership with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, POWR also administers the Pennsylvania River of the Year and Pennsylvania River Sojourn Mini Grant programs.
As climate change brings more frequent and more extreme severe weather events, Pennsylvania communities are already grappling with floods, sewer overflows, and other negative environmental impacts. In the southeast, PEC coordinates multi-partner efforts to improve water quality under the Delaware River Watershed Initiative and the Wissahickon Clean Water Partnership, supplies stormwater management training and resources to municipalities, and provides watershed education and outreach to Philadelphia residents.
Programs

Water Trails
Improving access and promoting use of Pennsylvania’s 86 thousand stream miles

Stormwater
Working with municipalities, residents, and partners to sustainably manage stormwater

Watershed Communities
Empowering residents to advocate and care for their local waterways
Water Policy
Find information, analysis, important dates, and status updates on pending state legislation and regulation related to watershed protection and restoration in Pennsylvania.
Stormwater Illustrated
PEC works with many groups to improve water quality in the Delaware River Basin by encouraging the use of Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI). GSI is a solution that can be deployed at almost any scale — from big commercial properties all the way down to residential backyards.
Watershed News

Pennsylvania Legacies #168: Jacket Required
This Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of boating season in Pennsylvania, as well as National Safe Boating Week.

Evaluating COVID-19 Impacts on MS4 Communities
During the latter part of 2020, when our communities were coping with many COVID-19 closures, delays, and restrictions, PEC’s water staff were curious to understand

Stormwater Illustrated
PEC works with many groups to improve water quality in the Delaware River Basin by encouraging the use of Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI). GSI is