Journey from the Allegheny River to your kitchen sink
On this week's installment of Yinzer Backstage Pass we follow the water on a tour of PWSA's Aspinwall Water Treatment Plant.
04 Apr 2022
8 ways to protect Pittsburgh’s streams and rivers by keeping storm drains clear
Rainwater carries anything on the street — from leaves, pet waste and motor oil, to deicing salt, fertilizer or other pollutants — into local streams and rivers.
10 Nov 2020
New leader of PWSA faces $1B in upgrades and rising water bills
Pickering faced similar challenges to what PWSA faces now: a history of lead in the water, a backlog of big capital projects, rising rates that would hit low-income communities hard, and sometimes difficult relations with other departments.
06 Oct 2020
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority reports lowest levels of lead in drinking water in years
PWSA reported its compliance testing for lead came in a 5.1 parts per billion, well under the EPA action level of 15 ppb. It's the cleanest water since 1998.
23 Jul 2020
After much delay, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority promises Lanpher Reservoir repairs will be finished this year
The century-old water source has been plagued by accidents and repairs for much of the past year.
30 Aug 2018
The bold plan by Peoples Gas to fix Pittsburgh’s water problems
“We're proposing a partnership, which means that we're going to take all of the things that the public own today and they will continue to own them.”
18 Jul 2018
How to control flooding in Pittsburgh? Green stormwater management projects like this one will help.
The Centre and Herron site is the second of four demonstration projects PWSA is creating as part of the City-Wide Green First Plan.
09 Jul 2018
What can Pittsburgh residents do about lead in their water?
No amount of lead is safe for human consumption. With elevated lead levels detected in water across Pittsburgh, what can the average resident do to stay safe?
16 Feb 2017
Frustrated Pittsburghers are taking the lead crisis into their own hands
Faced with an invisible crisis and an invisible neurotoxin, city residents are beginning grassroots efforts to inform and educate their neighbors about the dangers of lead in Pittsburgh water.
07 Feb 2017
Your opinion is wanted on the City-Wide Green First Plan
“We're approaching this problem to improve the quality of our rivers, but also to improve the quality of our neighborhoods and the places where people live."
06 Dec 2016