A rolling collection of stories, tips, and news powered by the people of the Philadelphia Water Department.
Spring has officially sprung — that means it’s time to step outside, bask in warm weather, and volunteer with local cleanups! Your small part plays a massive role in the health of our environment. Events are popping up all over the city and beyond – check them out now!
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As the leader of one of the largest public water utilities in the country and a member of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies Board of Directors, Philadelphia Water Department Commissioner Randy E. Hayman, Esq. testified before the United State Senate’s Environment & Public Works Committee about implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on March 15th. Watch […]
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In January, the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) filed advance notice with the Philadelphia Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rate Board of its request to increase water, sewer and stormwater rates and charges over the next two years. As part of a rate-setting process that puts a priority on transparency, there will be four public hearings held virtually in March.
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At the Water Department, we use your voice to inform our improvements. Everything we do is funded by water bills— so we want to make sure we’re providing Philadelphians with the best possible services. For the eighth consecutive year, we’re distributing our annual comprehensive customer survey – a project made possible with support from ImpactedEd […]
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If you had water bills piling up over the last two years because of impacts from the pandemic, you could get up to $10,000 towards that debt.
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A new art project explores our watershed in a way that acknowledges the original stewards of these rivers and streams – the Lenni-Lenape.
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If Philadelphia’s three drinking water treatment plants are where we ultimately do the work that makes our drinking water healthy enough to consume, you might think of source water protection as “preventative medicine.”
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Check your bill now to make sure you aren’t getting a meter read that doesn’t reflect your monthly use.
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The funding we are working to obtain from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) can help us address the need for $3.975 billion in planned capital improvement projects.
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New PWD opportunities have been posted for entry-level engineers. Dozens of job openings need to be filled through July 2023!
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