Flashback Friday … the 13th!: We get creepy with a loathed sewer creature
December 13, 2019 | Adam Levine, PWD Historian
Sewer crawlers face many challenges in their work, including rodent nests.
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Top Five Reasons to Soak It Up with PWD: Could your local group benefit from green infrastructure minigrants?
December 12, 2019 | Dan Schupsky
We’re looking for new organizations to join our small but mighty Soak It Up Adoption roster, ideally in January 2020.
Read More →The Art of Not Littering: Eye-catching ’Community Cans’ aim for trash-free waterways
December 11, 2019 | Morgan Thomas, Drexel Co-Op
Artists and students in two neighborhoods partnered to make cans that will help keep litter out of local waterways.
Read More →Be Thankful You Don’t Live in Pre-Flush Philly: World Toilet Day and our messy journey to sanitation
November 22, 2019 | Public Affairs
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.
Read More →Philly Climate Change Efforts Get Boost from Global Summit: Engineer leading our climate efforts represented Phila. in Copenhagen
November 21, 2019 | Public Affairs
Like the other City experts representing Philadelphia in Copenhagen, PWD Engineer Julia Rockwell was there because she and her peers are doing crucial work on climate change.
Read More →Have We Had ‘A Day Without Water’?: As long as we’ve had infrastructure, rivers have provided.
October 31, 2019 | Adam Levine, PWD Historian
We plumbed the past to see if there have been dry days in the Philly’s past.
Read More →ICYMI the Customer Service Deep Dive: A #CSWeek 2019 Recap
October 23, 2019 | Public Affairs
We had a lot of fun highlighting their work, so we’re sharing some of our favorites from @PhillyH2O social media accounts here.
Read More →Customer Service Week Spotlight: Inlet Cleaning Crews: You Call, They Unclog - But That’s Not All.
October 9, 2019 | Public Affairs
You may see these crews providing customer service on your block. Get details on three specialized tasks they perform and tips on getting help with a clogged drain that’s causing flooding.
Read More →Customer Service Week: Here to Help with 24/7 Support: Highlighting PWD Customer Service Workers and Utility Fair
October 7, 2019 | Public Affairs
Join us during National Customer Service Week (Oct. 7-11) as we highlight the work of PWD customer service employees who interact with City residents daily and provide tips for getting help.
Read More →The Day Fairmount Dam Vanished: 150 Year-Anniversary of the Schuylkill’s Worst Flood: A new series on Philly water history with Adam Levine
October 4, 2019 | Adam Levine, PWD Historian
A century and a half ago today, the worst Schuylkill River flood ever recorded nearly wiped out Philadelphia’s drinking water infrastructure. Historian Adam Levine has the story.
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