A rolling collection of stories, tips, and news powered by the people of the Philadelphia Water Department.
Through a learning exchange program hosted by The Nature Conservancy, our Deputy Commissioner of Planning & Environmental Services and Public Engagement Team Manager, recently met with representatives from the San Juan-based Proyecto ENLACE del Caño Martín Peña....
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An amazing story about why being Philly's first black Water Dept. commissioner matters....
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Our Green City, Clean Waters program celebrates nine years in June. Here are some highlights from 2019....
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Tap water chic flooded the zeitgeist amid global outcry over an ever-growing tide of plastic litter filling our parks, streets, rivers, and oceans. Locally, we took on skeptics in city where 40 percent say they drink bottled water at home....
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It was a momentous year for the Philadelphia Water Department. See how 2019 was a year defined by change and progress....
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Today’s Flashback Friday post takes a quick trip back to the summer, but also links to a much older tradition: we’re in the final week of the 120th #ChristmasBirdCount!...
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Sewer crawlers face many challenges in their work, including rodent nests....
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We’re looking for new organizations to join our small but mighty Soak It Up Adoption roster, ideally in January 2020....
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Artists and students in two neighborhoods partnered to make cans that will help keep litter out of local waterways....
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Historian Adam Levine helps us flush out some interesting insights about the relationship between toilets and our evolution toward a metropolis that once topped 2 million poop-making people....
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Penn State Public Media recently launched an interactive website to accompany the documentary, Water Blues, Green Solutions, which features Philadelphia prominently.
GreenTreks is sharing stories that change the world! GreenTreks, a Philadelphia based non-profit communications firm, created some recent shorts focusing on the exciting neighborhood greening progr...
Tune into WHYY at 1:30pm this Sunday to catch the Water Blues, Green Solutions film by PennState!