Some customers in Roxborough and East Falls have been noticing an earthy odor in their drinking water. This is not uncommon in spring and summer when warmer water temperatures and abundant nutrients encourage blue-green algae to grow.
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Does your dog have star power? Is he or she the sweetest, cutest, most intelligent and amazing animal in the City? There’s still time to register your dog for the 2013 Philly Watersheds Spokesdog Contest, now in its third year.
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On Tuesday, April 22nd, Greenfield Elementary School was selected as a 2013 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the awardees.
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Glen Abrams, one of our original cast members, is moving on this week. He has played a major role in getting our Green City, Clean Waters initiative up and running and led countless other projects and partnerships.
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Seeking highly qualified students for experiences in the following academic departments: Landscape Architecture, Engineering, Engineering Technician, Planning, Urban Design.
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311. That’s the number of tires PWD’s Waterways Restoration Team pulled out of Frankford Creek in early February.
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Innovative green stormwater infrastructure will help breathe new life into the historic Cynwyd Train Station! The Lower Merion Historical Society is working to raise money over the next month for a new multipurpose stormwater harvesting system for the 125-year old train station.
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One of the biggest complaints we hear from our ratepayers is the idea that while they pay their bills on time and in full, others who are perfectly able to pay are delinquent and getting their water for free.
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The Philadelphia Water Department is dressing up our big blue rain barrels! Visit the voting page before February 13th to pick your favorite design.
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As the calendar turns over to 2013, the Philadelphia Water Department enters the final phase of the rates process – enacting the rate changes that were settled on by an agreement between the Water Commissioner and Community Legal Services at the end of the public comment period during the summer.
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