Community Lead Response

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