Development Services

Notice: Upcoming Maintenance

Some of our systems will be down for maintenance on April 21 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (approximately). This will affect the Parcel Viewer, Credits Explorer, and Reg Finder applications. Thank you for your patience!

The Philadelphia Water Department strives to support development projects through transparent requirements and streamlined processes in order to ensure regulatory compliance and protection of our city’s infrastructure and water resources.

Multiple PWD programs provide review and inspection services for building developments or other projects proposing connections to PWD’s water or sewer system.

PWD is also a prerequisite review for many zoning, building, demolition, and site permits issued by the Department of Licenses and Inspections.

Each program’s homepage can be accessed by selecting the above links. Each homepage contains information about the program’s responsibilities, contact details, and instructions for how to apply for the PWD prerequisite approval or permit.

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