May 28, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority offers programs for its low-income customers that can provide deep discounts on bills as well as assistance in paying off an accumulated balance — but few customers have taken advantage of the help.
Apr 29, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
Five years ago, the city of Flint, Mich., switched its water source from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to the Flint River temporarily while it constructed a pipeline to connect to the Karegnondi Water Authority. The decision, coupled with a change in corrosion control treatment, ultimately led to a state of emergency as the city faced lead contamination. Similar situations have unfolded across the country from Newark, N.J., to Pittsburgh as cities work to combat aging water infrastructure. Flint’s situation helped raise awareness of the nation’s lead contamination concerns, initiating the development of new treatment products and legislation targeting lead contamination and lead in schools.
Apr 29, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
In February 2019, Pittsburgh United, a coalition of organizations advocating for safe water, secured a legal settlement that requires PWSA to spend nearly $50 million to address high levels of lead in drinking water. WQP Managing Editor Lauren Estes asked Pittsburgh United Environmental Justice Organizer Aly Shaw about the settlement.
Feb 26, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
“The people of Pittsburgh have been drinking lead-contaminated water for too long. This settlement requires aggressive , affordable solutions to protect public health and hold officials accountable to the people they serve… These hard-fought changes would not have...
Feb 25, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
The PWSA sought PUC’s approval of a 17 percent rate increase for residential customers, evidencing a commitment to infrastructure upgrades that was missing at the agency for many years. The PUC ended up approving the 14 percent increase after receiving input from...
Feb 12, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign
Two years after Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner declared our water quality to be “a public health crisis,” lead levels in Pittsburgh’s water remain above EPA action levels. Relief may be on the way. At the end of January, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewage...
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