This artifact is the redlined PWD proposed rate and charges for FY2023 outline. This document shows the updates and edits made to the outline produced for proposed rate changes that got pushed back due to COVID-19. Read more
The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) filed a request for a rate change in January 2021 seeking additional revenue to meet expenses in Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023. In early May 2021, PWD and the Public Advocate reached a potential settlement, which...Read more
The following artifact contains interrogatories and requests for production of documents for the matter of a proposed rate increase in Water, Sewer and Storm Water Rates. Read more
On June 20th, 2017, the city of Philadelphia announced the Tiered Assistance Program (TAP) which provides customers with significant savings on their water bill by offering a consistent bill based on their income. Program highlights include:
• Customers do not have to be...Read more
This artifact contains documents incorporated by reference for the Philadelphia Water Rate Case.Read more
This article outlines the 2018 water rate increase in Philadelphia, designed as an 11% increase for households over three years. We are reading and reflecting on this increase in relation to the proposed 2021 water rate increase of 17.5%, which is set to go into effect during the pandemic.Read more
The following artifact contains PWD's responses to the public advocate's advanced interrogatories and requests for production of documents. Read more
This artifact contains the response to public advocate's advanced interrogatories and requests for production of documents for question 10 of the initial request.Read more
The following artifact is the testimony of Melissa La Buda, the Deputy Commissoner of Finance for the Philadelphia Water Department, regarding the Philadelphia 2021 Water Rate case. It's important to note that throughout the testimony there is mentioning of increased outreach for the Tiered...Read more
This artifact is a spreadsheet with data provided by the Philadelphia Water Department as a response to a request made by the Public Advocate’s Advanced Interrogatories And Requests For Production Of Documents.Read more