Are stricter regulations in the Delaware River needed to save the sturgeon, or do anticipated costs to water customers in Philadelphia outweigh the benefits? PWD looks at the science behind a proposed EPA rulemaking.
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New PWD opportunities have been posted for entry-level engineers. Dozens of job openings need to be filled through July 2023!
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Constant demand makes waste treatment plants challenging but rewarding places to work.
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Our largest pumping station—the Torresdale Filtered Water Pumping Station—is about to get its biggest makeover since it was constructed 70 years ago.
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PWD educator Dottie Baumgarten shows what makes toilet paper the only thing to flush.
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Five ways the Philadelphia Water Department works to further the ideals that embody Earth Day.
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A surge in wipes could be bad news for residents trying to avoid big expenses like major plumbing repairs.
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We are celebrating the last week of Immigrant Heritage Month with a perspective fromNafissa Bizo, an Environmental Engineer who immigrated from Niger and now helps run a Water Pollution Control Plant.
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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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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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