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Philadelphia Residents Could See A Water Bill Increase

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, February 26, 2025

PHILADELPHIA—The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) filed advance notice with the Philadelphia Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rate Board (Rate Board) of its request to increase water, sewer and stormwater rates and charges over two successive years. Also on February 18, 2025, the Department filed Advance Notice of its annual Tiered Assistance Program Reconciliation (TAP-R) proceeding….

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Water Department wants you to drink tap water and save cash

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, April 25, 2019

By Alex Lloyd Gross The Coca Cola Company and Nestle do not want you to read this.  Did you know that most bottled water is nothing more than other cities tap water?  In Philadelphia, at city hal, , water department employees were on hand to provide free water to citizens.   “Philadelphia Tap Water is clean,…

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