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New water treatment facility will reduce lead levels in Pittsburgh’s water system

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...

Pittsburgh Agrees to Terms for Tackling its Lead-Contaminated Water

Feb 7, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign

Thanks to a legal agreement negotiated by local advocacy organizations, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) will now safely replace thousands of its lead water lines and take significant new steps toward protecting residents’ drinking water. “The people of...

PWSA customers facing nearly 14 percent rate increase

Feb 7, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign

“We all have the right to water, so we want to make sure it’s affordable to customers,” said Jennifer Rafanan Kennedy, executive director at Pittsburgh United. The group believes “this settlement will continue to take [PWSA] in the right direction.” Specifically, the...

PUC approves nearly 14 percent PWSA water rate increase for Pittsburgh

Feb 7, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign

Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority customers will pay about 14 percent more for water and sewer services under a rate hike approved Thursday morning by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Public utility commissioners unanimously approved the increase, which...

PWSA to Spend $50M to Replace Lead Pipes

Feb 7, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign

Pittsburgh’s water authority will spend $50 million to replace lead service lines, give filters to low-income residents, and take other steps to address the city’s lead crisis under a settlement approved Thursday by state utility regulators. The move comes...

Pittsburgh Will Pay $50M to Address Lead-Poisoning Crisis

Feb 7, 2019 | Media Coverage, Our Water Campaign

Newly indicted over its botched response to lead-poisoning risks, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority reached a $50 million settlement Thursday that includes water-line replacements and filters for low-income residents. The Natural Resources Defense Council has...
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