Upcoming: Green City, Clean Waters Info. Session
				
				
					
						December 6, 2013
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						Public Affairs
					
				
				
				
				
				
					
Do you have questions or concerns about Philadelphia Water’s GSI projects? Want to know more about Green City, Clean Waters or learn more about some of our potential projects?
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					Birding in Tacony Creek Park!
				
				
					
						December 3, 2013
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						Public Affairs
					
				
				
				
				
				
					
Have you ever been bird watching?! Well now’s your chance to partake in the exciting experience for free!
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					Greenbuild 2013!
				
				
					
						November 26, 2013
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						Public Affairs
					
				
				
				
				
				
					
Greenbuild, the biggest, greenest, and most sustainable convention made its way to Philadelphia this year.
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					TreePhilly’s Tree Giveaway!
				
				
					
						November 15, 2013
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Did you receive one of the 850 trees given away by TreePhilly last weekend? If not, there is still time!
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					PWD Presents at Villanova’s Seventh Annual Stormwater Management Symposium
				
				
					
						November 8, 2013
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						Maggie Wood
					
				
				
				
				
				
					
PWD recently participated in the 7th annual Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Symposium held October 17-18th at Villanova University.
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					Soak It Up! Adoption Program Grant
				
				
					
						November 5, 2013
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						Public Affairs
					
				
				
				
				
				
					
The Philadelphia Water Department, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) is piloting a new program, Soak It Up! Adoption.
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					Capturing the Transformation
				
				
					
						October 11, 2013
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						Public Affairs
					
				
				
				
				
				
					
During the Industrial Revolution, businesses let waste run directly into the Schuylkill River, polluting the river and killing wildlife. Today, the Schuylkill once again supports a variety of fish and wildlife. Help us show how amazing the Schuylkill River is by submitting pictures to the Schuylkill Shots Photo Contest!
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					PWD Tours at Greenbuild!
				
				
					
						October 7, 2013
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						Public Affairs
					
				
				
				
				
				
					
Did you know that the Philadelphia Water Department is leading a tour during Greenbuildon November 23rd from 8am to noon titled, “Revolutionary Civil Engineering: Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Leadership?”
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					Greenbuild 2013 is coming to Philadelphia
				
				
					
						October 4, 2013
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						Public Affairs
					
				
				
				
				
				
					
The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) is more than excited to be a part of the 2013 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. Activities around Greenbuild will go on for almost a week and expect to draw up to 30,000 attendees. The theme, “Greenbuild Nation”, draws on Philadelphia’s roots as the birthplace of the nation.
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					Join Us for the Soak it Up! Exhibition
				
				
					
						September 30, 2013
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						Public Affairs
					
				
				
				
				
				
					
The Green City, Clean Waters program is bringing green stormwater infrastructure to neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia. Have you wondered what these projects will look like or how they work?
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