Work on lead services lines improves water quality in Pittsburgh
Six years later, that situation dramatically changed.
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Six years later, that situation dramatically changed.
Leaders from PWSA and ALCOSAN celebrated the rehabilitation of a combined sewage overflow outfall near Hazelwood Green. The outfall carries about 400 million gallons of raw sewage and stormwater, one of the biggest in the system.
The job of replacing the Highland II reservoir's liner and cover is the biggest project of its type underway in the U.S.
The changes were approved unanimously last month by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and had the support of PWSA, the city, the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate, and advocacy group Pittsburgh United.
The condition of infrastructure projects should be included in bond pricing metrics as many infrastructure assets around the country have turned into liabilities.