Ralph Brooks Groundbreaking Rescheduled… Again
December 19, 2014 | Public Affairs
The Ralph Brooks Groubdbreaking event will take place today!
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Raise a glass to celebrate 40 Years of the Safe Drinking Water Act!
December 16, 2014 | Public Affairs
On December 16, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford signed Washington Democratic Senator Warren Magnuson’s Senate Bill 433 into law creating Public Law 93-523: the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
Read More →PWD Wins EPA Award for Turning Poop Into Power!
December 15, 2014 | Public Affairs
It’s not often that PWD gets to share the stage with tech superstars Apple and Google, the design mavens at Herman Miller, or the cool kids at REI and Trek Bicycles.
Read More →Stanley’s Hardware Named First Stormwater Pioneer
December 12, 2014 | Maggie Wood
“You don’t get a chance very often in life to be a pioneer at anything,” noted Stanley’s True Value Hardware President Mark Jaconski, who with his brother Joe was honored as Philadelphia’s first Stormwater Pioneer.
Read More →Ralph Brooks Groundbreaking Ceremony Postponed Again
December 9, 2014 | Public Affairs
Mother nature strikes again! Due to the inclement weather, the Ralph Brooks Groundbreaking rescheduled for this afternoon (12/9/14) has been postponed again.
Read More →Ralph Brooks Groundbreaking Rescheduled
December 3, 2014 | Public Affairs
Please join Philadelphia Eagle Connor Barwin, Mayor Michael Nutter, Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, State Representative Jordan Harris, PWD Deputy Commissioner Chris Crockett and other partners as we break ground on a revitalization project for Ralph Brooks Park in Point Breeze.
Read More →1st Annual Mill Creek Tour
November 26, 2014 | Public Affairs
Mill Creek can be found on 19th century maps of Philadelphia, draining more than 4,000 acres of West Philadelphia with its main stem and tributaries.
Read More →Congratulations to Stanley’s True Value Hardware
November 20, 2014 | Maggie Wood
It’s official. PWD named the first Stormwater Pioneer—Stanley’s Hardware in Roxborough. Congratulations to third-generation business owners Mark and Joe Jaconski and their stormwater management design team from Ruggiero Plante Land Design.
Read More →Ralph Brooks Groundbreaking Ceremony Postponed
November 17, 2014 | Public Affairs
Due to the inclement weather, the Ralph Brooks Groundbreaking Ceremony scheduled for this afternoon (11/17/14) will be postponed.
Read More →Introducing Stormwater Pioneers!
November 14, 2014 | Public Affairs
More and more Philadelphia businesses are using green infrastructure to manage stormwater runoff on their properties. Whether required by PWD regulations or encouraged through incentives, private property owners recognize the important role they play in reducing pollution in our streams when it rains. They are also setting a higher bar with excellent, cost-effective designs.
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