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The Water Works is still standing, right behind the Philadelphia Art Museum. I wouldn't want to drink from the Schuylkill nowadays though.
by kingbirdy 8y ago
The Water Works is still standing, right behind the Philadelphia Art Museum. I wouldn't want to drink from the Schuylkill nowadays though.
- caymanjim 8y agoThe Schuylkill provides half of Philadelphia's public water supply (the Delaware provides the other half). You're almost certainly drinking it all the time. Of course it's treated now. https://www.phila.gov/water/wu/Water%20Quality%20Reports/2015WaterQuality.pdf https://www.phila.gov/water/wu/Water%20Quality%20Reports/201...
- andrewl 8y agoAgreed. At least you don't want to drink unfiltered Schuylkill water. The Water Works is definitely worth a visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairmount_Water_Works https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairmount_Water_Works The bike path along the river goes right past it, and you can ride all the way to Valley Forge almost completely on a bike path free of motorized vehicles. (I am not paid by the city; I just like riding along rivers.)