Through dedication, strategic planning, prudent financial management, and creative thinking, we didn’t just maintain critical services: we moved forward. Here’s how.
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Constant demand makes waste treatment plants challenging but rewarding places to work.
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Our largest pumping station—the Torresdale Filtered Water Pumping Station—is about to get its biggest makeover since it was constructed 70 years ago.
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Our labs crunch data showing tests for over 100 compounds as well as hardness and other qualities.
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PWD educator Dottie Baumgarten shows what makes toilet paper the only thing to flush.
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A surge in wipes could be bad news for residents trying to avoid big expenses like major plumbing repairs.
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This PWD award showcases innovation, excellence, and the ability to overcome technical challenges, recognizing private property owners for outstanding stormwater management projects.
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Our Green City, Clean Waters program celebrates nine years in June. Here are some highlights from 2019.
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It was a momentous year for the Philadelphia Water Department. See how 2019 was a year defined by change and progress.
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Historian Adam Levine helps us flush out some interesting insights about the relationship between toilets and our evolution toward a metropolis that once topped 2 million poop-making people.
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