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Wilmington's Climate Sustainability Plan

Taking Action

The City has undertaken the following initial actions to increase the City’s sustainability and reduce its energy footprint:

Transportation

• PhillyCarShare Wilmington:
  a program to reduce unnecessary vehicle miles traveled in the City.

City Operations

• City/County Building Energy Efficiency:
  the City has been working with New Castle County to make the City/County Building energy efficient.  Changes to date have included upgrades to the HVAC system and lighting efficiency.

• Fleet use of biofuels (E-85)

• Intelligent management of stormwater in the sewer network to minimize impacts of discharges into area streams

• Creation of a Storm Water Utility, including credits for on-site management of stormwater/reduction of impervious footprint – reducing stormwater going to the sewer system will reduce the energy use at the wastewater treatment plant

• LEED Silver design on a new City facility

• Greater protections for public health through enhancements in water treatment technology

• Plans for desalination systems to assure water supply capabilities for the future

• Enhancement of water storage for drought management

• Participation in international conferences on technology and sustainability

Residents and Communities

• South Wilmington Urban Renewal Plan design guidelines, similar to LEED standards

• City-wide Recyclables Collection:
  recycling reduces the overall energy use in manufacturing the products used by residents and businesses.

• Community Garden Program (Delaware Center for Horticulture)

• Healthy Wilmington 2010 (Health Planning Council)
  health promotion and disease prevention through individual, organizational and community involvement

City Environment

• Beautification Commission’s "Think Green for a Change" promotion

• Urban Forest Canopy study by Delaware Center for Horticulture

• Tree City USA designation for the last 16 years

• Wilmington Beautification Commission

• Lush Color Project

• Streetscape enhancements and the management of plantings

• Tree plantings and monitoring Program (Delaware Center for Horticulture)

• Conversion of an open water storage reservoir  into an open green space

• Plans for reforestation activities around Hoopes reservoir for source water quality protection

• Investments in Rock Manor Golf course to assure open space preservation

Economic Development

• Green Industry promotion