Community

We’re looking for new organizations to join our small but mighty Soak It Up Adoption roster, ideally in January 2020....

Artists and students in two neighborhoods partnered to make cans that will help keep litter out of local waterways....

The newest Strawberry Mansion green initiative was primarily designed to manage local stormwater and protect the Schuylkill River but also helps the neighborhood in several other ways....

Nearly four decades after she began her career at PWD as an engineer, Public Affairs General Manager Joanne Dahme is passing the baton. Watch her exit interview to see why a career in water is rewarding....

Our Basement Protection Program provides free plumbing help for those impacted by overflowing sewers that force water into homes through drains, toilets and other fixtures. Here's everything you need to know and apply....

Herbie Hickmott, Senior Graphic Designer for PWD, shares some of his favorite photos from shoots done over the last few months....

More than just free water, Philly Water Bar is helping people rediscover the extremely sustainable, healthy and affordable drink that's on tap right in their homes. And we’ve already tipped our tap water cups with thousands of residents....

Just one month into his new role leading the Philadelphia Water Department, Commissioner Randy Hayman made his public debut in style: pouring water for PWD customers at the Philly Water Bar with the Phillie Phanatic. Here's his message to the department and city....

We are celebrating the last week of Immigrant Heritage Month with a perspective fromNafissa Bizo, an Environmental Engineer who immigrated from Niger and now helps run a Water Pollution Control Plant....

The big hole in Baltimore Avenue is the talk of the town. But the local lore doesn't exactly line up with what our engineers discovered. We have the facts....