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PWD Director of Laboratory Services to EPA: Update Drinking Water Standards!
January 23, 2015  |  Public Affairs

One of those is Gary Burlingame, our Director of the Bureau of Laboratory Services. Gary oversees a staff of 120 people and an annual budget exceeding $10 million focused on drinking water, source water, wastewater, sediment, sludge, and more. He is a thought leader in the industry, widely published on the topic of the sensory aspects of drinking water—what you see, taste and smell in your water—h

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Spring Blooming in the Schuylkill
May 9, 2013  |  Maggie Wood

Some customers in Roxborough and East Falls have been noticing an earthy odor in their drinking water. This is not uncommon in spring and summer when warmer water temperatures and abundant nutrients encourage blue-green algae to grow.

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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.

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The Clean Water Bargain: Our Two Cents
June 19, 2012  |  Matthew Fritch

As we mentioned in our previous post comparing Philadelphia Water Department rates to those of neighboring utilities, the average Philadelphian uses about 600 cubic feet or almost 4,500 gallons.

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In Print: 2012 Drinking Water Quality Report
May 25, 2012  |  Matthew Fritch

Around here, the arrival of a new Drinking Water Quality Report is met with the same kind of enthusiasm that more normal people might reserve for, say, a new Hunger Games novel or some unpublished J.D. Salinger manuscripts.

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