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NPWA hydrant contest winner completes painting with “Philly Phanatic” design

The youth submitted his winning design to a hydrant design contest held in May for Drinking Water Week.

The youth submitted his winning design to a hydrant design contest held in May for Drinking Water Week.

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On June 19, NPWA welcomed Trevor Mosiondz and his family to their Operations Center to paint a fire hydrant, for which he submitted his winning design to their hydrant design contest held in May for Drinking Water Week.

Trevor painted the “Phanatic” hydrant as his family and several NPWA staff looked on. The hydrant will proudly be on display in front of NPWA’s Operations Center, located at 300 Forty Foot Road in Towamencin. A sign with his name will also accompany the hydrant, which will remain there until a new winner is announced during next year’s contest.

This year’s contest was held during the first full week of May in honor of National Drinking Water Week, for students in grades Kindergarten through fifth to design a fire hydrant. Trevor, a fifth-grader at the time of the contest, submitted his design, which was among more than 70 entries received. NPWA staff voted his design the winner on May 10.

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“Over the five years we’ve held this contest, we’ve never had an entry of the Phanatic! This idea was truly unique and will surely be loved by employees, visitors, and Phillies fans of all ages. We couldn’t be happier with how it turned out,” said Anthony Bellitto, Jr., executive director of NPWA. “We thank all of the participants who designed and submitted a fire hydrant for our Drinking Water Week contest; we look forward to seeing the creative designs each year.”

National Drinking Water Week is an initiative of the American Water Works Association, and occurs during the first full week in May each year to recognize the vital role water plays in our daily lives. For more information, please visit www.awwa.org.

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About North Penn Water Authority

Established in 1965, North Penn Water Authority (NPWA) is a municipally owned, nonprofit Authority with a dedicated, professional workforce committed to providing the community with a safe, reliable, and economical water supply. Water supplied to their customers comes from a surface water supply that is treated at the state of the art Forest Park Water Treatment Plant (FPWTP). To provide the highest quality water, the Authority has in place a main replacement program and performs annual flushing of its more than 595 miles of water main which serves more than 36,000 customers. NPWA also owns and maintains all fire hydrants in the service area to ensure hydrants are in working order in case of fire emergencies. NPWA employees, many of whom are NPWA customers themselves, take pride in being able to provide this service to the community. For more information, please visit www.npwa.org or call 215-855-3617.


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