Water Rate Hearing Raises Contract Questions
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) announced it was filing for another water rate increase. It will be the ninth consecutive year with a water rate increase. The Water and Sewer Rate Board (Rate Board) votes on the requested rate increase. The Rate Board’s chair is the former Water Commissioner, who hired […]
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