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Keeping You Informed

There's a lot going on at your water department, and we're committed to keeping you informed. You've come to the right place to find out what is happening right now.

Here, you can read the actual news releases sent to local television, radio, and newspapers, learn about special events and seasonal activities, discover how PWD and your representatives in City Hall, Harrisburg, and Washington are working to continually improve your water resources and our services, and look up valuable information on PWD facilities in your own neighborhood.

	Press Releases: New Water, Stormwater & Sewer Rates to Ensure Top-Quality Drinking Water, Protect Local Rivers, Alleviate Flooding and Protect Natural Resources Deadline Approaching for National Design Competition Highlighting Green Infrastructure -- $10,000 Top Prize for Innovative and Creative Designs for Philadelphia and Other Cities 2012 Rate Increase Public Hearings Schedule and Notes NOTICE OF ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED RATE INCREASES Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Rate Increases NOTICE OF PRE-HEARING CONFERENCE ON PROPOSED RATE INCREASES FOR THE PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED RATE INCREASES PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPARTMENT Water Department successfully issues $135,000,000 of New Money Water & Wastewater Revenue Bonds $135,000,000--Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds--Series 2011A; $49,855,000--Water and Wastewater Revenue Refunding Bonds--Series 2011B Fitch Rates Philadelphia, PA's $200MM 2011A-D Water & Sewer Revs 'A+'  MOODY'S ASSIGNS A1 RATING AND STABLE OUTLOOK TO THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA'S (PA) $200 MILLION WATER AND WASTEWATER REVENUE BONDS (Standard & Poor's) Philadelphia, PA's Series 2011A And 2011B Water And Wastewater Revenue And Refunding Bonds Rated 'A' Delaware Basin States and New York City Announce New Reservoir Plan Agreement PWD and PADEP Sign Historic Agreement to Officially Launch Green City, Clean Waters PWD Commissioner responds to the Daily News Iodine article on May 9, 2011 Comments on DRBC Natural Gas Development Regulations Medicines: The Right Way to Throw Away It's Time to Upgrade Your Automatic Meter Reader(AMR) Water Meter Battery! Q&A on Iodine-131 in Philadelphia's Drinking Water Iodine-131 Found in Philadelphia's Drinking Water Marcellus Shale--PWD Position Paper-February 2011 Water Department Successfully Issues $185,000,000 of New Water Revenue Bonds  Q&A on Proposed Rate Increase Philadelphia Water Department Receives Credit Rating Upgrade -- Rating Reflects Consistently Strong Management and Sound Financial Operations  PWD's Water Pollution Control Plants Receive Awards -- Three Facilities Recognized for Environmental Excellence in Wastewater Treatment Plumber's Information: Changes in The Requirements for Water Service Ferrules Delaware Basin States and New York City Announce New Reservoir PlanAgreement  PWD and PADEP Sign Historic Agreement to Officially Launch Green City, Clean  Waters Comments on DRBC Natural Gas Development Regulations It's Time to Upgrade Your Automatic Meter Reader (AMR) Water Meter Battery!  Marcellus Shale--PWD Position Paper-February 2011 Iodine 131 Found in Philadelphia's Drinking Water PWD Annual Financial Reports Water Quality Annual Reports Fairmount Dam Fishway Facility to Officially Open--Multi-Agency Effort to Enhance Aquatic Life and Educational Programs Philadelphia Selected by EPA as National Water Safety Model, Awarded At Least $2 Million in Funding Hydrants Are for Fires, Not Fun Press Release Archives
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