{"id":802,"date":"2019-12-30T16:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T21:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/2019-in-review-part-1\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T11:37:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T16:37:14","slug":"2019-in-review-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/2019-in-review-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 In Review: A Year of Change, Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking back, every year can seem like a big one\u2014especially for a utility like ours, charged with protecting, treating, and delivering water for more than 1.5 million people…<\/p>\n

But we think you\u2019ll find that this was indeed a momentous year for the Philadelphia Water Department. Our 2019 was a year defined by change and progress.<\/p>\n

Follow along over the next few weeks as we share 2019 highlights and look forward to 2020!<\/h6>\n
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Change at the Top<\/h2>\n

At the top of the list when it comes to changes was the appointment of Randy E. Hayman, Esq.<\/strong> as our new leader. Commissioner Hayman took the reins this summer after Debra McCarty, appointed by Mayor Kenney at the start of his first term, retired.<\/p>\n

Because his impressive career, including becoming a partner at a prestigious Washington, DC environmental law firm and having served as a general counsel for two major water utilities (DC Water<\/a> and Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District<\/a>), took shape outside of Philadelphia, we conducted some interviews to help our customers get to know him better.<\/p>\n

Here, Commissioner Hayman addresses the city and the +2,000 PWD employees dedicated to ensuring Philadelphia has clean water and clean waterways:<\/p>\n

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