Meeting Alert: Find Out How Removing the Woodland Dam Will Boost Wildlife in the Cobbs
April 12, 2016
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Brian Rademaekers
Residents are invited to join staff from Philadelphia Water and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Cobbs Creek Environmental Education Center tomorrow at 6 p.m. to learn about an exciting new project that will open up miles of the Cobbs to fish like the blueback herring, a historically important migratory species whose habitat has been limited by dams across the region.
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Meet Your Watershed Spirit Animal for Philly Spring Cleanup 2016
March 24, 2016
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Brian Rademaekers
Do you know your watershed’s spirit animal? Do you know your watershed, period?
This year’s April 9 Philly Spring Cleanup is your chance to answer both of those questions while doing some good for your community.
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Meet Our New Commissioner and Get the Inside Scoop on How to Work with Philadelphia Water!
March 8, 2016
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Brian Rademaekers
Over the last decade, we’ve seen an increasingly diverse group of people working to support Philadelphia Water’s programs and infrastructure, something the City has worked hard to achieve.
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Ambitious Proposal Could Mean Big Improvements for Morris Park, Local Water Quality
March 7, 2016
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Brian Rademaekers
Philadelphia Water is looking for residents to provide feedback tonight on designs for a pretty impressive green infrastructure project at Papa Playground in Morris Park that aims to improve the area’s stormwater management and urban habitat while reducing combined sewer overflows that can spill polluted water into our rivers and streams:
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UPDATE: Final Public Input Hearing Announced for Proposed Rate Change
February 12, 2016
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Brian Rademaekers
UPDATE:
A final Public Input Hearing for the proposed 2016-17 rate change will take place Thursday, April 7 at 8:30 a.m. in City Council Chambers at City Hall on the 4th Floor. You are encouraged to attend and submit testimony. If you are unable to attend, you can submit written comments until April 18.
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Student Artists: Do You Have the Vision to Make Philly Care About Clean Water?
February 10, 2016
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Brian Rademaekers
When Philly kids understand what it takes to be a good watershed steward from an early age, it can lead to lifelong habits that help to keep trash and other pollution out of our stormwater system and waterways.
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Calling landscapers and home contractors! Join our Rain Check Team
February 5, 2016
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Brian Rademaekers
Philadelphia Water, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Sustainable Business Network are looking for qualified contractors to work with the Rain Check program. Through Rain Check, Philadelphia Water provides free rain barrels and helps residents pay for landscaping tools that manage stormwater and can beautify their properties.
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MLK Day of Service Will Help Philly Rivers. Here’s How:
January 14, 2016
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Brian Rademaekers
As far as resumes go, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s is pretty hard to top.
A 200,000-person march on Washington that was crucial in helping to pass the Civil Rights Act? Check.
A year-long bus boycott that eventually led to a Supreme Court ruling declaring segregated buses unconstitutional? Check.
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Join Us: Green Infrastructure Planning Meeting for Point Breeze Vacant Lots
January 13, 2016
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Brian Rademaekers
You’re invited! Join Philadelphia Water and Councilman Kenyatta Johnson’s office to discuss plans for rain gardens on two publicly owned vacant lots in Point Breeze. Rain gardens are specially designed gardens that soak up stormwater when it rains.
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This Weekend, A Spokesdog Shall Be Crowned
December 9, 2015
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Brian Rademaekers
At long last, the next Philadelphia Water Spokesdog will be crowned this weekend in Fishtown as up to 20 top dogs—selected by an impressive 4,100 online votes this fall—compete in a pageant to prove which pooch has the best chops for fighting pet waste pollution on our streets.
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