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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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...
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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Stormwater Billing and Incentives’ Stormwater Grants Deadline: Pre-Application Request Deadline Extended! Pre-application meeting requests are now open for the Spring 2024 Stormwater Grants deadline! These meetings are required for all applicants planning to apply for a Stormwater Grant, and for the Spring round must be requested by EOB February 28th and held by EOB March […]
UPDATE: A final Public Input Hearing for the proposed 2016-17 rate change will take place Thursday, April 7 at 8:30 a.m. in City Council Chambers at City Hall on the 4th Floor. You are encouraged to attend and submit testimony. If you are unable to attend, you can submit written comments until April 18.
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F.1.1 Water Quality F.1.2 Channel Protection F.1.3 Flood Control F.1.4 Public Health and Safety Release Rate F.1.5 Expedited PCSMP Reviews
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content...District C1 that discharges directly to the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford main channel or major tributaries without the...
content...the Lower Schuylkill River, Manayunk Canal, or Mingo Creek, but situated outside of District C,...
Philadelphia Water is sponsoring a big clean up on the Delaware River with Living Lands and Waters and the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, and we're still looking for some fresh volunteers out on the water. In the first few clean up days, members of the community who care about the health of the Delaware have already collected nearly 10,000 pounds of trash!
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The construction of an underground storage basin at Venice Island is underway, and demolition of the existing recreation facilities is complete.
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