Project #20649 Wilde / Leverington will replace water mains in the Manayunk neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia. Spring 2026 Update: Project #20649 was paused temporarily in 2025. Work restarted on Leverington Ave. in April 2026. An updated letter was sent to the community. See letter in righthand column. For more information, contact the PWD community outreach ...
Learn how stream restoration is helping Pennypack Park thrive — protecting our water systems, reducing erosion, and supporting wildlife. Residents may have seen construction crews working around Pennypack Park in the Northeast recently. The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) has two new ecological restoration projects taking place in the park: Benton Brook Sewer Protection and Stream […]
A Water Town Hall will be held for residents of City Council’s Fourth District on Thursday, May 11th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sharon Baptist Church, located at 3955 Conshohocken Ave. This public forum is the second in a series of Water Town Halls for Philadelphia City Council Districts and will feature Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. and Philadelphia Water Department Commissioner Debra McCarty.
content...at a Water Town Hall held in April. Each City Council district will host a...
content...City Council's Fourth District on Thursday, May 11th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sharon...
PWD champions the goal of cleaner, healthier rivers and streams for Philadelphians and visitors alike, and value the advocates who care deeply about protecting our waterways for generations to come. However, some characterizations of PWD’s work in the recent PennEnvironment report “Sewage Pollution in the Philadelphia-Camden Region” do not fully reflect the complexity of managing and upgrading an aging urban sewer system while safeguarding public health and balancing affordability for ratepayers.
content...2009 CSO Long Term Control Plan Update (LTCPU) (also known as Green City, Clean Waters,...
We're at the halfway point of Greenworks—the plan that outlines how Philadelphia will become the greenest city in America by 2015—and giant steps have been taken toward sustainability.
content...Philadelphia Update and 2012 Progress Report is now available (click here to download as a...
Previous Stormwater Pioneers Learn more about Stormwater Pioneers we’ve recognized so far. 2022-23: Overbrook Presbyterian Church, Holmesburg Baptist Church, and Congregation Rodeph Shalom Synagogue 2021: School District of Philadelphia 2020: Chaes Foods & Birchwood at Cedars Village 2018: Historic Germantown 2017: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 2015: Popi’s Restaurant 2014: Stanley’s Hardware Check out more Stormwater Pioneers videos →
content...Federal Credit Union The project was planned as an update to the stormwater management infrastructure...
content...Presbyterian Church, Holmesburg Baptist Church, and Congregation Rodeph Shalom Synagogue Fact Sheet 2021: School District...
In order to make sure new development contributes to Philadelphia’s vision for a modern stormwater system that protects our rivers and creeks, we have a set of standards—collectively called Stormwater Regulations—that let developers know how their property should handle the water that comes from rainstorms and other wet weather events.
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Philadelphia Water recognizes that work performed last night at that intersection caused some concern among citizens in the area. While the work being performed was not unusual, we apologize for the disturbance and any misunderstanding regarding the nature of our activities.
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One of those is Gary Burlingame, our Director of the Bureau of Laboratory Services. Gary oversees a staff of 120 people and an annual budget exceeding $10 million focused on drinking water, source water, wastewater, sediment, sludge, and more. He is a thought leader in the industry, widely published on the topic of the sensory aspects of drinking water—what you see, taste and smell in your water—h
contentHere at PWD, we have some of the nation’s foremost thinkers and practitioners on water...