Private Pennies Financing GSI
February 7, 2013 | Public Affairs
It looks like 2013 will be a big year for private financing of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI)!
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Stormwater Voyeurs, Check out this Exhibition!
February 1, 2013 | Public Affairs
ave you heard about the Infill Philadelphia: Soak it Up! initiative?
Read More →Keeping the Bargain: Investing in Infrastructure, Part 4
January 30, 2013 | Public Affairs
Let’s wrap up our blog posts about the big-ticket items that have made our rate changes necessary with a frank discussion about something that every household has been dealing with.
Read More →Rain Barrel Art Contest: Vote for your favorite design!
January 15, 2013 | Public Affairs
The Philadelphia Water Department is dressing up our big blue rain barrels! Visit the voting page before February 13th to pick your favorite design.
Read More →Vote for the Schuylkill River for 2013 River of the Year!
January 7, 2013 | Paul Fugazzotto
In case you didn’t hear, the Schuylkill River is a nominee for the 2013 River of the Year- an honor bestowed upon a Commonwealth river to elevate public awareness about that resource and recognize important conservation needs and achievements.
Read More →New Year, New Rates
January 4, 2013 | Paul Fugazzotto
As the calendar turns over to 2013, the Philadelphia Water Department enters the final phase of the rates process – enacting the rate changes that were settled on by an agreement between the Water Commissioner and Community Legal Services at the end of the public comment period during the summer.
Read More →Manage Stormwater, Save Money: PWD Announces Second Round of SMIP Grants
December 13, 2012 | Paul Fugazzotto
This past June, the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) announced that it had awarded $3.2 million in grants to facilitate the design and construction of innovative and sustainable stormwater management infrastructure on non-residential properties, such as business, non-profit and school properties.
Read More →This Wednesday, 12/5 – The Ripple Effect at Fairmount Water Works!
November 30, 2012 | Public Affairs
Join environmental journalist and author Alex Prud’homme at the Fairmount Waterworks Interpretive
Center on December 5th from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm as he shares his easy rules for keeping our planet’s
water clean and healthy!
Philadelphia Inquirer: Love Your River
November 27, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
The Schuylkill is a vital part of Philadelphia’s social and physical landscape, and the once-mistreated river is on its way back.
Read More →Giving Thanks
November 21, 2012 | Public Affairs
In the spirit of the season, the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) would like to extend its warmest thanks to its staff and multitude of partners that have officially launched Green City, Clean Waters this past year.
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