A $20 million project on the 200-year-old waterway is complete, making Flat Rock Dam a draw for nature lovers and wildlife.

"Today is a good day for the city of Philadelphia," said Senator Bob Casey, who announced $13 million in funding to dredge the river near Boathouse Row and the racecourse.

Aqua customers in southeastern Pa. asked to conserve water in aftermath of Ida "We hadn't seen flood on the Schuylkill like this since 1869," said Marc Lucca, president of Aqua Pennsylvania.