News Stream: Iodine-131 Levels Tied To Thyroid Patients
March 30, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
The Philadelphia Inquirer offered coverage of Wednesday night’s panel discussion on iodine-131 at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center.
Read More →You’re Invited: Iodine-131 Panel Discussion
March 27, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Iodine-131 is a radioactive form of iodine widely used in the medical field for the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease. Trace amounts are present in waterways around the world as well as in our rivers; however, the drinking water levels pose no risk to public health, and here in Philadelphia the average levels are well below EPA limits.
Read More →It’s Not Thursday. It’s World Water Day.
March 22, 2012 | Paul Fugazzotto
Today is World Water Day! Now what are we going to do? Here are a few ideas:
Read More →Nice Threads: WHYY on PWD’s Yarn Art
March 21, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Everybody knows that March marks the beginning of spring NCAA March madness Women’s History Month Fiber Philadelphia, a biennial for fiber/textile art.
Read More →Questions About the Proposed Water Rates? We Have Answers.
March 15, 2012 | Paul Fugazzotto
You know when we use the PWD logo as a graphic, things are about to get official. So here we go: The Philadelphia Water Department is seeking a rate change in order to maintain the city’s top-quality water, alleviate flooding, meet regulatory requirements, and improve the quality of local rivers and streams.
Read More →Premier Philly Pup Poll Presently Popular Among Participants
March 8, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
The online polls for the Philly Water’s Best Friend Competition opened a week ago today, and voter turnout so far has been incredible
Read More →Tomorrow: Soak It Up, Kensington
February 29, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Join us tomorrow, Thursday March 1 in front of the Shissler Recreation Center at 4:30 for the premiere Soak It Up, Philly! event.
Read More →March 7: Sixers Night Fundraiser for Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center
February 23, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Join us at the March 7 Sixers vs. Celtics game and you’ll also be supporting science programming at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center.
Read More →Philly Students, Get With the Flow: Apply by March 1
February 20, 2012 | Public Affairs
Project Flow is a six-week summer program for rising 9th graders at public and private schools to explore water as artists, scientists, historians, and social activists.
Read More →Making News: Green City, Clean Waters Media Roundup
February 17, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
We missed this one from a while back: Glen Abrams, PWD’s Manager of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, appeared on Comcast’s Newsmakers program to talk about Green City, Clean Waters:
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