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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A nearly year-long Philadelphia Water Department study of PFAS in the city's rivers and streams is out now....
Read More →We support gardens because they're good for Philly waterways and Philly communities....
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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....
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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....
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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!...
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All deicers can be harmful to our water supply, the environment, and even pets when overused. So, what to do?...
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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...
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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....
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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......
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Penn State Public Media recently launched an interactive website to accompany the documentary, Water Blues, Green Solutions, which features Philadelphia prominently.
GreenTreks is sharing stories that change the world! GreenTreks, a Philadelphia based non-profit communications firm, created some recent shorts focusing on the exciting neighborhood greening progr...
Tune into WHYY at 1:30pm this Sunday to catch the Water Blues, Green Solutions film by PennState!