Half a Century of Clean Water
“Philadelphia Underground,” Jan. 29, 1961
State Street pipeline construction, 1904
Water Works Standpipe, 1853
State Road triple pipeline construction, 1904
Relative to Philadelphia's water and sewer systems, this includes pipes, pumps, plants, water works, reservoirs and other water storage facilities, and other aboveground and underground structures related to the city’s water supply, sewerage system, and drainage. In a larger sense, infrastructure includes many other human-made structures, including roads, highways, bridges, tunnels, canals, and other things of that nature.