{"id":677,"date":"2015-11-05T15:42:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T20:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/throwback-thursday-philadelphia-water-commissioners-past-and-present\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T13:30:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T18:30:29","slug":"throwback-thursday-philadelphia-water-commissioners-past-and-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/throwback-thursday-philadelphia-water-commissioners-past-and-present\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: Philadelphia Water Commissioners, Past and Present"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFrom left to right: Kumar Kishinchand, Bernard Brunwasser, Carmen F. Guarino, Howard Neukrug and William Marrazzo.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The photo above is a throwback to the 200th anniversary kickoff event for the Fairmount Water Works<\/a> held this year on September 10\u2014but it\u2019s also a throwback to four decades of leadership at Philadelphia Water.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not too often you get a group with shared experiences like this together, so we made sure to document the moment and wanted to share it with you. Here’s a little more history:<\/p>\n

Samuel S. Baxter was the first commissioner. Before that,water services were provided by the Bureau of Water, the water department\u2019s predecessor, with a Chief Engineer overseeing operations. Click here to read a biography and interview with Baxter<\/a> (our Baxter Drinking Water Treatment Plant<\/a> on the Delaware is named in his honor) hosted on the website<\/a> of our history consultant, Adam Levine.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at all of our commissioners since 1952<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Samuel S. Baxter:<\/strong> 1952-1972 (Died in 1982).<\/p>\n

Carmen F. Guarino:<\/strong> 1972-1980<\/p>\n

Kenneth Zitomer:<\/strong> 1980 (Died in 2008. Read his obituary here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

William Marrazzo:<\/strong> 1980-1988<\/p>\n

John Plonski:<\/strong> 1989-1992<\/p>\n

Kumar Kishinchand:<\/strong> 1992-2000<\/p>\n

Richard E. Roy:<\/strong> 2000-2001 (Fun fact: our litter-skimming vessel, the RE Roy<\/a> is named in his honor.)<\/p>\n

Kumar Kishinchand:<\/strong> 2001-2004 (second term)<\/p>\n

Bernard Brunwasser<\/strong>: 2004-2011<\/p>\n

Howard Neukrug:<\/strong> 2011-2015<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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