{"id":5,"date":"2017-01-18T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/2016-year-in-review-part-one\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T12:40:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T17:40:24","slug":"2016-year-in-review-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/2016-year-in-review-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Year in Review (Part One)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Commissioner Debra A. McCarty helps a West Philly Student put on a new button at 2016 rain garden ribbon cutting event. She became the first woman to lead the department. Credit: Brian Rademaekers<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Newly-elected Mayor Jim Kenney<\/strong> rang in 2016 in a big way by naming Debra A. McCarty Philadelphia Water Department Commissioner, making her the first woman to lead the organization<\/a><\/strong> in its nearly 200-year history.<\/p>\n

That big announcement, it seems, set the tone for PWD in 2016<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It was a busy year, with lots of exciting news\u2014big and small\u2014for Philly’s water community, and we recently took some time to look back at all the great things happening here.<\/p>\n

We made major investments in our infrastructure. We marked important milestones with partners and residents. We revived superheroes, and we collaborated with science-savvy brewers\u2026<\/p>\n

It was such a big year at PWD, we’re presenting our 2016 highlights in not one blog post<\/strong>, but three!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

(See Part 2<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

Without further ado, here is the first installment of our three-part series exploring highlights from the last year, presented in no particular order:<\/p>\n

5 Down: Philly Celebrates Five Years of Cleaner Water, Greener Neighborhoods<\/h2>\n