Philadelphia Water

Philadelphia Water serves the Greater Philadelphia region by providing integrated water, wastewater, and stormwater services. The utility plans for, operates, and maintains both the infrastructure and the organization necessary to purvey high quality drinking water to provide an adequate and reliable water supply for all household, commercial, and community needs, and to sustain and enhance the region’s watersheds and quality of life by managing wastewater and stormwater effectively.

WTFriday: Here’s Why PA Just Spent $8 Million on Mussels

On April 19, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) announced a $39 million investment in…

8 years ago

Philadelphia Water has kept HOW MUCH polluted water out of our waterways?

Clockwise from top left: A stormwater bumpout near the Universal Daroff Charter School in West Phila.; rain garden on E.…

9 years ago

Oh Popi: How South Philly Restaurant Became a Green Infrastructure Posterchild

By Philly Watersheds Blogger Brian Rademaekers The biggest source of pollution impacting the quality of Philly’s rivers today? Stormwater runoff. Philadelphia…

9 years ago

The Only Stormwater Management Resources You Will Ever Need

We already explained why Philadelphia Water's Green City, Clean Waters initiatives are setting examples for the rest of the nation.…

9 years ago

3 Ways Green City, Clean Waters is the Best Thing since Sliced Bread

As they explained in last week's post, Philadelphia Water is taking a new approach to stormwater management through its Green…

10 years ago

Green City, Clean Waters: How Philadelphia Water is Reducing Pollution & Stormwater

At its heart, Philadelphia Water has been a “green” organization for two centuries. The core mission for the more than…

10 years ago