PWD manages and treats Philadelphia wastewater, which includes the upkeep of more than 3,000 miles of sewer. We use a system of combined sewers in approximately half of the city’s …

Wastewater surveillance is the process of measuring viruses or other disease targets in a community's wastewater. Wastewater surveillance can provide important information for public …

Wastewater (or waste water) is water generated after the use of drinking water, fresh water, raw water, or saline water in a variety of deliberate applications or processes. [1]: 1 Another …

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At what point does wastewater become water? are you willing to consume recycled water? Questions?

At its core, wastewater is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by human activity. This includes domestic sewage, industrial discharges, and stormwater runoff, all of which carry …

Jul 20, 2023 · While Philadelphia has made some progress towards cleaner water, on far too many days the city’s wastewater system still pours huge volumes of raw sewage and runoff …

Wastewater treatment protects human and ecological health from waterborne diseases. Since the early 1970s, effluent water quality has improved at Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) …

The best approach for managing cleaning wastewater is to collect the wastewater at the location where cleaning is performed and reuse/recycle the wastewater or otherwise dispose of the …

DEP's Bureau of Clean Water (BCW) is responsible for administering the wastewater management program in Pennsylvania. The program involves oversight of the following activities: