Pittsburgh, PA – Today, Mayor William Peduto joined state officials and the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to recognize significant progress made toward replacing lead service lines and reducing the risk of corrosion from lead water service lines.   On October 17, the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) announced that it will provide a $49 million investment for PWSA to continue … Read More

Pittsburgh, PA – As part of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority’s (PWSA) Community Lead Response, crews are performing extended water main flushing across the service area to prepare the system for the addition of orthophosphate. Orthophosphate is a food-grade additive that has demonstrated to be highly effective at reducing corrosion from lead pipes.   Due to high lead levels found … Read More

Pittsburgh, PA – Today, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) launched a new and improved online resource for customers to learn about lead in water and the Authority’s Community Lead Response. The dynamic and mobile-friendly website is designed to help visitors more easily access key information and direct them toward resources offered by PWSA like the searchable lead line map … Read More

Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) released the results from its most recent compliance testing for lead required by state and federal regulations today. One hundred six samples were collected from homes that were determined to have, or are expected to have, lead service lines or plumbing. The results are then calculated to determine whether 10 … Read More

Pittsburgh, PA – Today, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) posted water service line material information for an additional 20,000 properties to its searchable online map. The map now includes historical material records for over 42,000 properties in PWSA’s drinking water service area. Customers can view this information visually by neighborhood or search the records by property address.   The historical records … Read More

Authority replaces over 1,341 lead lines while avoiding harmful partial replacements Pittsburgh, PA – Today, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) will report to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that it has surpassed its requirement to replace 1,341 lead service lines by June 30, 2018. As part of this work, PWSA has also replaced over 400 private … Read More

PWSA Community Lead Response has replaced over 1,200 lead service lines Pittsburgh, PA – As part of its Community Lead Response, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) and its contractors have replaced over 1,200 residential lead service lines. The program has reached new levels of productivity, with five contractors and over a dozen separate work crews replacing full lead … Read More

State regulators approve using orthophosphate to reduce lead levels across Authority’s system Pittsburgh, PA – Due to elevated levels of lead found in some homes with lead service lines or plumbing, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) conducted a comprehensive and industry-leading study to determine if the existing corrosion control treatment methods could be improved. The study, which used … Read More

Records for over 20,000 properties now available to view online. Pittsburgh, PA – Today, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) released an initial batch of water service line information for over 20,000 properties. Customers can view this information by neighborhood or property address using a searchable web map. The data released today was compiled by scanning over 120,000 paper … Read More

PWSA contractors will inspect three times more service lines than 2017 program. Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) is beginning a second round of curb box inspections to identify the location of water service lines made of lead. The work will be performed through a $2.8 million contract with Michael Baker International to inspect 15,000 residential … Read More