Jan 8, 2018 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
Thousands of Pittsburghers have relied on free kits to check for lead in their tap water, most finding the dangerous metal either undetectable or below a key threshold for action. Still, figures shared by the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority show participation and...
Dec 20, 2017 | Our Water Campaign
Grassroots groups on Monday called for a state investigation of what they claim was mismanagement of Pittsburgh’s water system in 2012-15 by Veolia, a private firm hired to provide oversight and reduce operating costs for the city’s aging water system. Against a...
Nov 10, 2017 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority can fix its delivery systems, manage its debt, and provide clean, safe drinking water while remaining under public control, according to recommendations from consultant Infrastructure Management Group, Inc. IMG recommended the...
Oct 31, 2017 | Our Water Campaign, Uncategorized
From its finances to system upkeep, consultants have spent several months exploring the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. Now they want the public to review their work — and to offer feedback — as they craft final recommendations for reworking the troubled...
Oct 26, 2017 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has approved a moratorium on water shutoffs to help low-income residents who rely on radiators in the winter months. Shutoffs for customers 250 percent below the federal poverty level will be barred from Dec. 1 to March 30....
Sep 29, 2017 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
Community activists including the Our Water Campaign urged the moratorium, citing — in part — contamination hazards that may materialize in stagnant water that collects during a shut-off. Ms. Gross said the cold-weather timing of the PWSA moratorium would mirror that...
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