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#DrinkTapPHL: 15,000 Reasons to Ditch Disposable Bottles
Philadelphia Water and Head of the Schuylkill Regatta teamed up to give away 15,000 reusable bottles Oct. 24-25. It's part of a new effort to encourage people to save money with tap water and fight...
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Philly Has Much to Gain—and Lose—from Paris Climate Talks
Flooding from Hurricane Irene in 2011 raised the Schuylkill River to levels not seen in 140 years. Climate change is projected to bring more extreme storms to the region. Credit: Philadelphia...
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Get the Facts on Lead and Water: Invite Philadelphia Water to Your Next...
Philadelphia's water is lead free, but we cannot control the plumbing in every home. We want customers to have the facts on lead plumbing so that they are empowered to remove lead pipes and can take...
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Philadelphia Water to Provide Updates on East Park Reservoir Work
This graphic shows the location of two 30 million-gallon drinking water tanks currently being constructed at East Park Reservoir. Click the image to see the full project fact sheet. Credit:...
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#InfrastructureMatters: Infrastructure Week Highlights Investments in...
All this week, we’ll be taking a look at the broad range of water infrastructure that Philadelphia Water maintains to make sure people, businesses and City departments have constant access to clean,...
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Innovative Infrastructure: New Stations Expand Drinking Water Access, Curb...
When people hear the word “infrastructure,” they think about roads, bridges and (if we’re lucky!) pipes. But for Infrastructure Week 2016, we’re looking at elements of Philadelphia’s water system that...
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Belmont River Water Basin Project: Helping to Bring You Top-Quality Water
Above: Construction of the cofferdam at the Belmont River Water Basin. Inset: Resident Engineer Kam Patel. Credit: Philadelphia Water In the public imagination, drinking water infrastructure usually...
View ArticleICYMI: Infrastructure Week Recap + Water Woman Makes the Evening News
Starting with a look at the incredible growth of the Green City, Clean Waters program over the last five years and finishing with a Q&A that explores a storm flood relief project blending green and...
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Like Philly’s New Water Stations? Help Us Do More
A woman stops to fill up at the Art Museum drinking water station, one of four located along the Schuylkill. Philadelphia Water is looking for vendors with ideas that will bring more stations to...
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Two Philly Free Streets Activity Stops Inspire Wonder About Philly’s Waterways
The Philadelphia Water Dept. will host two activity stops on the Philly Free Streets route where you can explore fascinating parts of our water infrastructure and history.Have you heard about Philly...
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‘Refill Reuse Regatta’ Champions #DrinkTapPHL
Philadelphia Water and the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta are teaming up to reduce litter and advocate for public drinking water. We are proud to support the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (HOSR) again...
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Kelly Drive Water Stations Head to Hibernation After a Thirsty Season
Schuylkill River Trail users fill up at one four water stations located along Kelly Drive. People filling up at the stations saved about 156,025 single-use half-liter disposable bottles this season....
View ArticleSo Many Ways to Keep Cool in Philadelphia. Opening Hydrants? Not One of Them
In Philadelphia, we’re lucky to have more pools and spray grounds per resident than any other city in the U.S. Because we have all those great, free places to cool off, there’s no reason to open fire...
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We’re Wild About ‘Wonders of Water’: Come See PWD at the Flower Show!
The water (and knowledge) is flowing at our #HomeGreenHome #FlowerShow exhibit! Come learn about all the ways your home interacts with water, from #CleanWatersPHL green tools on our streets to...
View ArticleWhat's with the Requested Rate Change? 9 Ways to Learn More, Get Involved
We are opening two of our biggest facilities to show Philly residents how their water bills fund the pipes, plants & people needed to protect our rivers + deliver safe water 24/7. RSVP now, tour...
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