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 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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Water Pollution Control Plants Recognized for Perfect Work: Dedication to clean water awarded by NACWA.
October 19, 2020
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Brian Rademaekers
Constant demand makes waste treatment plants challenging but rewarding places to work.
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‘@PhillyH2O at Home: Gardening for Clean Water: Composting allows for fertilizer-free gardens, better for waterways.
May 31, 2020
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Public Affairs
We support gardens because they’re good for Philly waterways and Philly communities.
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San Juan Explores Philly’s Green Solutions: Our GSI experts met with San Juan's environmental champions.
February 27, 2020
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Grace Maiorano
Through a learning exchange program hosted by The Nature Conservancy, our Deputy Commissioner of Planning & Environmental Services and Public Engagement Team Manager, recently met with representatives from the San Juan-based Proyecto ENLACE del Caño Martín Peña.
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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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Be Thankful You Don’t Live in Pre-Flush Philly: World Toilet Day and our messy journey to sanitation
November 22, 2019
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Public Affairs
Historian Adam Levine helps us flush out some interesting insights about the relationship between toilets and our evolution toward a metropolis that once topped 2 million poop-making people.
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Use salt and other ice-melts the right way!: Protect your furry friends and Philly waterways
November 15, 2018
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Brian Rademaekers
All deicers can be harmful to our water supply, the environment, and even pets when overused. So, what to do?
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Submersible Science: Philly Students Launch Underwater Drone with PWD
June 15, 2017
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Brian Rademaekers
While most Philadelphia students were heading home early due a heat wave this past Tuesday, four 11th grade students from Mariana Bracetti Academy were busy suiting up in full-body chest waders, a necessary piece of gear for the mission at hand: launching a submersible, camera-equipped drone in Frankford Creek.
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Schuylkill River Volunteers Haul Tons of Litter from Bartram’s Garden
March 8, 2017
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Brian Rademaekers
Our first volunteer cleanup of 2017 with United By Blue had a great turnout—and even got an honorary “Best Field Trip Ever” designation from one of the dozens of students who attended…
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