City of Philadelphia Deputy Managing Director Michael Carroll appoints PWD’s Sarah Stevenson as Acting Commissioner.
Read More →
Philadelphia Water Department employees, including Commissioner Debra McCarty, pitched in for a ‘Philadelphia Resilience Project’ event in Kensington.
Read More →
Thanks to Soak It Up Adoption grants, more than 1,600 people learned about green stormwater tools in their community last year and got involved in protecting Philly waterways. Can your group join and make a difference?
Read More →
A huge cleanup along the Schuylkill River added an exclamation point to 2018 litter removal efforts and showcased what City partners and volunteers hope to accomplish in 2019.
Read More →
Snaking throughout the mural are water mains and sewers, drawing attention to the 6,800-plus miles of infrastructure maintained by PWD.
Read More →
Created with the help of a $1.6 million grant we issued through our stormwater program, the Sandmeyer Regional Stormwater Facility collects runoff from 20 industrial properties covering 40 acres along Sandmeyer Lane in the city’s Bustleton neighborhood.
Read More →
Opening hydrants is more dangerous than you think, and definitely illegal. But our friends over at Parks and Recreation have released their list of pool and sprayground openings, and dozens of spots where you can cool off for free will be ready for use before the weekend is over.
Read More →
Historic Germantown earns the 2018 Stormwater Pioneers award for their new rain garden, redesigned courtyard space, and commitment to the community and health of our waterways.
Read More →
by Sam Boden, current VISTA | I jumped into my AmeriCorps VISTA service year with no idea what to expect.
Even though I was provided with a project description and ample training from the city and CNCS (Corporation for National and Community Service), I wondered how I would make an impact while working for a municipal water utility.
Read More →
In a recent talk hosted by the TTF Watershed Partnership, acclaimed author Richard Louv urged Philadelphia parents to make sure their kids are getting enough “Vitamin N”—as in nature.
Thanks to the new Philadelphia Watershed Stewardship program, West Philadelphia youth can get a healthy dose of nature along with valuable life and career skills. There’s even a stipend to sweeten the pot.
Read More →
