‘@PhillyH2O at Home: Gardening for Clean Water: Composting allows for fertilizer-free gardens, better for waterways.
May 31, 2020 | Public Affairs
We support gardens because they’re good for Philly waterways and Philly communities.
Read More →Love Morris Park @ Home with a New Water-Centered Storymap: In celebration of LYP, we explore history and green infrastructure.
May 15, 2020 | Daniel Schupsky
While our walking history/green infrastructure tour is on pause, our online storymap is a great way to participate safely during Love Your Park Week.
Read More →And PWD’s 2019 Spokesdog Is…: Dolphina, a rescue, will guard Philly waterways from poo-llution.
June 10, 2019 | Public Affairs
Philly waterways have a new best friend. Dolphina, a five-year-old pit rescue, will be the face of our efforts to guard local waterways against pet waste. Pet owners and watershed advocates are invited to a June 22 celebration.
Read More →You Won’t Believe These Deals!: Shockingly low prices on river-saving rain gardens – all year ’round
November 23, 2018 | Public Affairs
Since people are on the hunt for holiday steals, we thought this would be a good time to tell you what a great deal Philly residents can get on rain gardens, one the most cost-effective tools for residential sustainable stormwater management, throughout the year. This is no Cyber Monday deal, but now really is the ideal time to start your rain garden by taking one of our free workshops!
Read More →Use salt and other ice-melts the right way!: Protect your furry friends and Philly waterways
November 15, 2018 | Brian Rademaekers
All deicers can be harmful to our water supply, the environment, and even pets when overused. So, what to do?
Read More →Infrastructure Week 2018: Highlighting Your Investment in Clean Water
May 15, 2018 | Public Affairs
The sixth-annual Infrastructure Week, a national effort to highlight the importance of maintaining and improving the pipes, treatment plants, roads, bridges, runways, communications systems, and other shared resources that make modern society possible kicked off on Monday, May 14 and runs through May 21
Read More →Coming up: Join Us to Discuss Ideas for Growing Private Green Infrastructure
December 29, 2017 | Brian Rademaekers
We recently issued an official “Request for Information,” or RFI, supporting the City’s efforts to grow the footprint of green stormwater infrastructure on private and non-City property.
To help answer any questions and provide more details about why we issued this RFI, we’re hosting an information session on January 10, 2018.
Read More →Latest Philadelphia Water Quality Data Out Now
June 26, 2017 | Brian Rademaekers
Philadelphia residents have 24/7 access to top-quality water, a fact that they check themselves thanks to annual reports the Philadelphia Water Department releases detailing a year’s worth of data. This transparency is a defining quality for public water providers like PWD, and we take pride in the tremendous effort that goes into the constant monitoring done at our labs…
Read More →Start a Conversation About Protecting Water: Add Wildlife Markers to Your Block
June 1, 2017 | Brian Rademaekers
Adding our storm drain markers—each with a unique type of aquatic wildlife depending on your watershed—to your block can start a conversation with neighbors about how communities can protect local waterways. Many people don’t realize that what goes down storm drains can harm local animals like otters, turtles, herons, endangered fish and more…
Read More →10 Days Left to Apply for Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grants
February 6, 2017 | Brian Rademaekers
The 2017 Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grant Round is now open! The Schuylkill River Restoration Fund provides grants to government agencies and non-profit organizations for projects that improve the quality of water in the watershed—a watershed that provides millions of people with their daily drinking water and acts as a major economic generator…
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