Neighborhoods All of Philadelphia

Several people stand atop the Aramingo Sewer during construction, June 7, 1900

Creek to Sewer: Water History Video 1

High Water: An Informal History of Flooding in Philadelphia

Repurposing Old Infrastructure: Water History Video 5

1779 Philadelphia map

1779 Revolutionary War-era map of Philadelphia and environs

Standard Philadelphia (B) Hydrant (2004.057.022.1075)

Standard Philadelphia (B) Hydrant

Sewage collection and disposal plan

Plan for the Collection, Purification and Disposal of the Sewage of the City of Philadelphia, 1912

PWD's Lance Butler holds a flathead catfish caught in the Schuylkill River

PWD’s Lance Butler with an invasive flathead catfish

Photo of a woman looking at a jar of raw, untreated sewage

Jar of raw sewage before treatment, 2000