City says distribution of water filters about halfway complete
“A lot of people don’t know where to get one. It’s just a matter of getting the word out,” Ms. Shaw said.
House passes bill to put water authority under PUC oversight
“The speed is a real problem for us. We would like a little more time to figure out just what PUC oversight would mean and how to make this bill work for PWSA ratepayers in the best way possible,” said Aly Shaw, an organizer with the Our Water Campaign, a coalition including Pittsburgh United, the Sierra Club and the Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network. It advocates for publicly controlled water.
Advisory team to oversee possible PWSA restructuring
Mayor Bill Peduto’s office announced Tuesday that the Infrastructure Management Group will manage a possible restructuring of the utility. Several nonprofits formed the Our Water Campaign earlier this year to make sure the PWSA stays a public utility. “Our...
Flint water activist urges Pittsburgh to get ready to “fight”
A woman who helped organize efforts to improve the water system in Flint, Michigan hopes to help Pittsburghers.
Pittsburghers pour forth water concerns at East Liberty town hall
More than 200 city residents packed the town hall-style meeting Tuesday evening in East Liberty about Pittsburgh’s lead water problems, and if concern, frustration and anger came in bottles they would have held gallon jugs.
Many Pittsburghers oppose privatization of the city’s water system
“We don’t think any level of privatization, whether that’s full privatization or public-private partnership, are the answer to PWSA’s problems.”
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