The Philadelphia Water Department is hosting Green City, Clean Waters: A Decade in the Community on Thursday, October 21 from 4 to 7 p.m. outside of Crane Arts and along the 1400 block of North American Street.
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Cultivating informative and creative outreach, Drink More Tap—our ongoing project—bridges art with education, spreading awareness about the benefits of drinking Philly tap: it’s healthy, sustainable, and affordable.
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We partnered with Mural Arts Philadelphia to create works of public art with a simple theme: Drink more tap.
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This PWD award showcases innovation, excellence, and the ability to overcome technical challenges, recognizing private property owners for outstanding stormwater management projects.
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Our Green City, Clean Waters program celebrates nine years in June. Here are some highlights from 2019.
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The newest Strawberry Mansion green initiative was primarily designed to manage local stormwater and protect the Schuylkill River but also helps the neighborhood in several other ways.
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This event is a one-stop shop for water bills, water jobs, water construction in Strawberry Mansion. PWD Staff, officials, and local organizations will share info and answer your questions about Water Dept. projects, programs, and opportunities.
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Philadelphians are invited to join us at The Discovery Center for a special Rain Check workshop that will get them started on sustainable home improvement projects like free rain barrels or discounted downspout planter gardens on Wednesday, October 10 at 6:00pm.
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For the Philadelphia Water Department, it’s always “Time to Build”—the theme of Infrastructure Week 2018. Every day, our workers are busy maintaining critical water infrastructure through repairs, replacements, and major new projects.
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Following the 2017 Philadelphia Marathon, Philadelphia Water Department crews shut down and winterized all four Schuylkill River Trail water stations located between the Falls Bridge and Fairmount Water Works. The much-used features—offering fountains, bottle filling stations and ground-level bowls for dog walkers—are taken offline each winter to guard against freezing temperatures…
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