Learn more \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Most development projects involve new connections to a PWD water main or sewer. Several PWD Units will assist in the review and approval of proposed connections to PWD infrastructure and provide your project with the necessary signoffs for other permits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":-10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"custom_css":"","custom_js":"","pwd_rlv_phrase_match":"water sewer and hydrant connections | connections | most development projects involve new connections to a pwd water main or sewer several pwd units will assist in the review and approval of proposed connections to pwd infrastructure and provide your project with the necessary signoffs for other permits | water sewer permits water and sewer connection permits are required to install or repair water services and sewer laterals respectively from pwd infrastructure to the property a meter installation permit is required to install or replace a water meter | learn more hydrant permits a permit is required for hydrant use except for firefighting by the philadelphia fire department and authorized pwd use learn more about scenarios for which a fire hydrant permit may be issued and how to request one | learn more utility plan review pwds utility plan review looks for utility conflicts row conflicts connection location and size and other potential issues | learn more water transport records water transport records wtr is a key administrative and technical group within pwd that provides numerous services to the development community | learn more sewer facilities planning the pennsylvania sewage facilities act act 537 as amended requires us to confirm pwds existing sewer network has the capacity to handle the sewage flow from proposed developments | learn more","pwd_rlv_wordcount":"203"},"section":[],"class_list":["post-17","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","wpautop"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/phila.gov\/development\/connections\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebPage","headline":"Water, Sewer, and Hydrant Connections","url":"http:\/\/water.phila.gov\/development\/connections\/sewer-facilities-planning\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/water.phila.gov\/development\/connections\/sewer-facilities-planning\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"Uncategorized","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lauren Sell"}],"creator":["Lauren Sell"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Development Services","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2022-02-08T00:39:34Z","datePublished":"2022-02-08T00:39:34Z","dateModified":"2025-10-03T19:25:30Z"},"rendered":"