And PWD’s 2019 Spokesdog Is…: Dolphina, a rescue, will guard Philly waterways from poo-llution.
June 10, 2019
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Public Affairs
Philly waterways have a new best friend. Dolphina, a five-year-old pit rescue, will be the face of our efforts to guard local waterways against pet waste. Pet owners and watershed advocates are invited to a June 22 celebration.
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Keep On Cleanin’…Cleanup Results, and More Work to Do: Darby-Cobbs Cleanup was a success. Summer = new opportunities.
June 7, 2019
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Brian Rademaekers
Volunteers removed 55.87 tons of trash, litter, and debris, including 531 tires, from the watershed in a single day. Find out where you can help this summer.
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Vote for a Philly Water Spokesdog by May 24: Pick a pup to defend our water from pet waste pollution!
May 20, 2019
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Public Affairs
As our official Spokesdog partners, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary’s social media feeds are filled with cute puppy pics that help highlight the importance of keeping pet waste out of our waterways. Add your “like” by Friday, May 24.
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Welcome Back, Otter! Greener City, Cleaner Water: A Saturday Morning Cartoon to End Infrastructure Week
May 17, 2019
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Public Affairs
We’re ending Infrastructure Week with a look at our green projects and sharing a short animation that tells the story of how Philly rivers lost wildlife like otters – and how we’re getting ’em back.
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New ‘Sewer U’ Serves Infrastructure Workers: Gold LEED-Certified Site Trains Increasingly Gender-Diverse City Workforce for Critical Infrastructure Jobs
May 16, 2019
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Public Affairs
A sort of campus that serves as a state-of-the-art training and operations hub for the City’s sewer infrastructure workforce, the project cost approximately $17 million to build.
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Infrastructure Week and Some Big News: We kicked the week off with big plans and a big announcement.
May 13, 2019
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Public Affairs
It’s Infrastructure Week 2019. We’re joining the campaign to highlight the stuff that keeps our city running and starting off with some big news: Mayor Kenney just announced the next Philadelphia Water Department Commissioner.
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10 Awesome Things (and some) from Philly Water Bar’s Launch: Philly Water Bar makes waves at City Hall
April 25, 2019
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Brian Rademaekers
Pride in Philly tap won over more than few skeptics as over 200 people had a pour our top-quality local drinking water during the pop-up’s debut.
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Philly Water Bar Popping Up in City Hall Courtyard: Free pours every Thursday all summer long
April 16, 2019
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Brian Rademaekers
Distinct demographic groups buy pricey, pollution-intense bottled water at high rates. Philly Water Bar takes brings this super drink into a setting where fact-based conversations can bubble up.
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City Names Acting PWD Commissioner: Leadership changes follow McCarty retirement
April 9, 2019
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Public Affairs
City of Philadelphia Deputy Managing Director Michael Carroll appoints PWD’s Sarah Stevenson as Acting Commissioner.
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Help Us Rep Philly at the Big Cobbs Creek Cleanup: PWD leads one of 38 sites for April 13 volunteer event
April 3, 2019
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Brian Rademaekers
Call us crazy, but we think we can help beat the 18,000+ pounds collected by volunteers during last year’s big Darby-Cobbs Creek Cleanup. We’ll be leading one of the 38 sites targeting 126 miles of streams on Saturday, April 13th.
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