Get a Preview of Germantown’s Greener Future at October Happy Hollow Open House
September 22, 2017
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Brian Rademaekers
The Philadelphia Water Department is hosting an open house event for residents and community groups interested in learning about dozens of green stormwater projects planned for construction in the Germantown neighborhood in the coming years. A part of the City’s 25-year Green City, Clean Waters program, the projects are currently in the planning and design stage…
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Can You Decode Street Paint?
May 18, 2017
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Brian Rademaekers
Beneath your feet, there’s an invisible universe of infrastructure. This world is hidden from view, but painted lines on the surface reveal exactly what’s there—if you know what to look for…
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Philadelphia Water Department Customers Can Win $100, Improve Services with New Survey
May 17, 2017
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Brian Rademaekers
As part of ongoing efforts to improve our work and better understand the needs of customers, the Philadelphia Water Department is conducting a comprehensive survey intended collect feedback on a wide range of services. The 2017 Customer Feedback Survey, made possible through a partnership with the University of Pennsylvania, measures public opinion…
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Just One Water Main Replacement Project = 4X the Comcast Center and Some!
May 16, 2017
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Brian Rademaekers
If you follow local news at all, you’ve probably seen some of the dramatic footage showing major water main breaks that have left the stores of Bakers Centre in East Falls flooded three times in just three years. Breaks like those at Bakers Centre are unusual for a few reasons, not least of which is amount of water that spilled…
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Infrastructure Week 2017: Our Time to Build
May 15, 2017
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Brian Rademaekers
May 15-19 is Infrastructure Week 2017, and the Philadelphia Water Department is joining fellow utilities, cities, organizations and businesses around the country to highlight the importance of investing in infrastructure. Infrastructure is what makes our communities work. It’s the investments we make together to make life better…
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Resident Helps Spot—and Preserve—Some of Philly’s Oldest Water Infrastructure
May 4, 2017
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Brian Rademaekers
In a city as old as Philadelphia, there’s a chance you’ll come across something historic pretty much any time you put a shovel into the ground. That was the case on Wednesday, May 3 as workers replaced a water line along the 900 block of Spruce Street. During their excavation, they came across what looked like old logs…
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4th District Water Town Hall with PWD and Councilman Jones
May 2, 2017
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Brian Rademaekers
A Water Town Hall will be held for residents of City Council’s Fourth District on Thursday, May 11th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sharon Baptist Church, located at 3955 Conshohocken Ave. This public forum is the second in a series of Water Town Halls for Philadelphia City Council Districts and will feature Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. and Philadelphia Water Department Commissioner Debra McCarty.
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Philadelphia Water Department’s Kelly Drive Water Stations Set to Return
April 12, 2017
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Brian Rademaekers
With the return of warmer weather, we’re preparing to restore service at our four Schuylkill River Trail/Kelly Drive water stations and plan to have them online by the end of April. The stations made their debut in spring 2016 and were winterized and closed in late November 2016 to protect the internal…
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Year in Review (Part One): 2016 was a Big Year for Philly's Water Stewards
January 18, 2017
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Brian Rademaekers
Newly-elected Mayor Jim Kenney rang in 2016 in a big way by naming Debra A. McCarty Philadelphia Water Department Commissioner, making her the first woman to lead the organization in its nearly 200-year history.
That big announcement, it seems, set the tone for PWD in 2016…
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UPDATE: Three New Public Hearings on Discounted Stormwater Rate for Community Gardens Announced
November 4, 2016
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Brian Rademaekers
The first public hearing on proposed stormwater rates changes for Philadelphia’s community gardens was held on Tuesday, October 25. Three additional hearings have been scheduled for the following dates: Monday, November 14th, 2016, Wednesday, November 16th, 2016, and Friday, November 18th, 2016.
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