PWSA Archives

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

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