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PWD Veterans Day Spotlight: Laura Davis: In honor of Veterans Day, we're highlighting the service of PWD employees
November 11, 2026  |  Ka'Neisha Davis

The Philadelphia Water Department celebrates its veterans, including our Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Education, Community Engagement, and Government Affairs, Laura Davis. Laura served in the United States Army from 1987 to 1991 in active duty and from 1991 to 1995 in the reserves. She remembers the time as an important one, saying: I thought that […]

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PWD Veterans Day Spotlight: Michael Bond: In honor of Veterans Day, we're highlighting the service of PWD employees
 |  Kyle Heflinger

The Philadelphia Water Department celebrates its veterans, including Adminstrative Services Supervisor Michael Bond. Michael Bond is a Philadelphia native who has worked for the City of Philadelphia for over 34 years. As the current Administrative Service Supervisor, Michael ensures that every unit in the Philadelphia Water Department’s office has the supplies and tools that they […]

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2026 Customer Service Week Wrap-Up: Meet some of the PWD staff and learn what customer service means to them
October 20, 2026  |  Ka'Neisha Davis & Kyle Heflinger

That’s a wrap on Customer Service Week 2026! Customer service is a big, important part of the work that PWD does, and PWD’s customer service representatives take great pride in their jobs and the impact their roles have on life in Philadelphia. Check out this compilation of some of our favorite moments with our six […]

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How PWD is preparing for more extreme weather: As extreme weather becomes more common, preparing for it becomes more important
September 18, 2026  |  PWD Office of Watersheds
A pair of photos of flooding in West Philadelphia, showing submerged cars in an intersection surrounded by street lights and street signs with houses in the background. On the right, a policeman and a resident walk through floodwater.

Like other cities around the world, Philadelphia is seeing changes in its weather and climate patterns. According to the Philadelphia Water Department’s Climate-Resilient Planning and Design Guidance engineers, a storm that once had a 1-in-100 chance of happening each year (a “100-year storm”) could have a 1-in-7 chance by the end of the century, assuming […]

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2025-2026 Stormwater Grant Awardees Announced: Institutions across the City receive funding for green stormwater infrastructure
August 4, 2026  |  Thomas Kihn
A small rain garden planted with native grasses and flowers and a small tree. Behind it, more trees, some houses, and a PWD car can be seen.

A green roof for middle schoolers and a golf course wet pond are among the projects recently named 2025-2026 Stormwater Grant awardees. This year, 9 non-residential properties will receive a total of $9.9 million in funding to build green infrastructure retrofits through the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD)’s signature Stormwater Grants program. Stormwater Grants give non-residential […]

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