Fun and Friendly Competition at Philly Fun Fishing Fest 2024!
October 2, 2024
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Eddie Borrelli Jr.
PWD and partners held the annual Philly Fishing Fest, where dozens of community members caught (and released) fish along the Schuylkill River to claim top prizes! See who won the top spots!
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2021: A Year in Review: We reflect on a year of achievements, advances, and milestones.
December 27, 2021
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Public Affairs
From pollution praises to community poetry — infrastructure investments to mural unveilings, 2021 offered a plethora of opportunities allowing us to better serve, engage, and communicate our water services to Philadelphia residents.
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Green City, Clean Waters: A Celebration to Remember
December 3, 2021
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Public Affairs
More than 250 ‘green’ enthusiasts of all ages convened in Olde Kensington last month to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Green City, Clean Waters.
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Follow @PhillyH2O ‘Drinking Water Week’ for music, videos, blogs: Outreach to help all residents benefit equally from city’s safe, high-quality tap.
May 3, 2021
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Public Affairs
Philadelphia will recognize national Drinking Water Week May 3-8 with special new art and music projects aimed at getting all residents to benefit equally from our safe, high-quality tap water.
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Green City, Clean Waters: A Decade in the Community
April 12, 2021
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Public Affairs
As the Green City, Clean Waters initiative celebrates its 10-year anniversary, we acknowledge this milestone was made possible by the nearly 400,000 engaged residents who’ve inspired our work over the past decade.
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PWD presents at global IAP2 North American Conference: Art, design, and superheroes: PWD showcases communications tools
October 26, 2020
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Grace Maiorano
Last month, Senior Graphic Designer Herbie Hickmott and Community Outreach Specialists Hailey Stern and Maura Jarvis presented at the virtual International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) North American Conference.
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Murals Promote Tap Where More Skeptics Live: PWD/Mural Arts projects started in 2019 get people talking about facts.
May 8, 2020
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Grace Maiorano
We partnered with Mural Arts Philadelphia to create works of public art with a simple theme: Drink more tap.
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Philly Water Bar marks one year of hydration + education: Since April 2019, our pop-up water bar has served more than just drinks.
May 7, 2020
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Grace Maiorano
During Drinking Water Week 2020, we reflect on the Philly Water Bar’s year-long journey.
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Celebrating (And Making) Black History at PWD: An amazing story about why being Philly’s first black Water Dept. commissioner matters.
February 20, 2020
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Public Affairs
An amazing story about why being Philly’s first black Water Dept. commissioner matters.
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Green City, Clean Waters Sites That Took Root in 2019: Looking at some of our favorite projects from the program’s eighth year
February 14, 2020
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Grace Maiorano
Our Green City, Clean Waters program celebrates nine years in June. Here are some highlights from 2019.
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