*** PWD’s 2026-27 Updated Rates and Charges in Effect *** Greetings, Philadelphia Development Community: This month’s newsletter provides a summary of the recently updated Rates and Charges pertinent to development projects, reminders about PWD’s Stormwater Grants program, and information concerning Administrative Code updates. Read on for more. Updated PWD Rates and Charges New water, sewer, […]
*** PWD’s 2025-26 Stormwater Grants Awardees Announced *** Greetings, Philadelphia Development Community: At summer’s midpoint, Development Services is pleased to share PWD’s next cohort of Stormwater Grants awardees. A key feature of the Department’s suite of Stormwater Incentives, the Grants program was launched in 2012 and provides competitive funding for private property owners to retrofit their […]
*** PWD’s Updated Stormwater Regulations Effective Today (7/1) *** Greetings, Philadelphia Development Community: July 1 signals the start of a new month and a new City fiscal year; more significantly, PWD’s updated Stormwater Regulations go into effect today, accompanied by the release of a revised Stormwater Management Guidance Manual. PWD’s Updated Stormwater Regulations Now in Effect […]
*** PWD’s 5/19 Stormwater Regulations Updates Webinar (recording) *** Greetings, Philadelphia Development Community! As announced earlier this spring, Development Services has proposed updates to PWD’s Stormwater Regulations and the Stormwater Management Guidance Manual. On May 19th, PWD hosted a webinar to provide an overview of these planned changes. Read on for more and a link […]
*** Register for PWD’s 5/19 Stormwater Regulations Updates Webinar! *** Greetings, Philadelphia Development Community! As first announced April 15, Development Services is proposing updates to PWD’s Stormwater Regulations and the Stormwater Management Guidance Manual. Interested parties are encouraged to register for Development Services’ May 19th webinar to learn more (see item directly below). PWD Stormwater Regulations Updates Webinar: […]
*** PWD Development Services Announces Updates to Stormwater Regulations *** Greetings, Philadelphia Development Community! Important news today from Development Services: Updates are proposed to PWD’s Stormwater Regulations and the Stormwater Management Guidance Manual. Please read on for more information. Updates to PWD’s Stormwater Regulations Proposed for July 1, 2026 Beginning this July, the Philadelphia Water […]
*** Stormwater Grants 2026 spring cycle submission deadline is tomorrow, March 20 *** Dear Reader: This Friday, March 20 is the deadline to submit Stormwater Grants applications for the spring 2026 cycle. Applications may be submitted via PWD’s “Apply for a Stormwater Grant” webpage until 11:59 PM tomorrow. Not going to meet tomorrow’s deadline? Not […]
*** Stormwater Connect site will be temporarily offline this Wednesday (3/18) from 1:00-3:00 PM *** Dear Reader: This Wednesday afternoon (March 18), Development Services’ Stormwater Connect website will be offline for scheduled maintenance. While this interruption is only scheduled for two hours—between 1:00 and 3:00 PM—we are hopeful the inconvenience will be minimal for site users. […]
This is a reminder that that the signup window for the Stormwater Grants program’s “pre-application” meetings closes March 5. Additionally, all meetings to discuss projects seeking grant funding during the spring 2026 application cycle must occur no later than March 6. Meanwhile, the deadline to submit applications for the Grants’ spring 2026 cycle is March 20. Use this link to request a […]
We are pleased to announce that the signup window is now open for the Stormwater Grants program’s spring 2026 “Pre-App” meetings. PWD is accepting pre-application meeting requests today through March 6, and the application deadline for the Grants spring 2026 cycle is March 20. Use this link to request a (required) pre-application meeting. Do you want to develop a […]