Clockwise from top left: Maryland Avenue, Woodland Road, Wightman Park Phase Two, Volunteers Field, Lawn and Ophelia, and Thomas and McPherson projects.

Last year, PWSA completed six stormwater infrastructure projects to help protect Pittsburgh residents, our neighborhoods, and our rivers and streams from the impacts of too much rain.

The six projects were constructed in Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, South Oakland, Carrick, and Point Breeze North, where excess stormwater runoff often impacts public health, safety, and the environment. They will help to address some of the most prevalent stormwater challenges, including neighborhood flooding, basement sewage backups, and diminshed water quality in Saw Mill Run.

The new stormwater systems feature innovative green solutions constructed above and beneath the ground to effectively manage stormwater runoff. Above the surface, plants, soil, stones, and permeable pavers help to slow, capture, and filter rainwater while beneath the surface, underground storage systems, constructed of gravel, pipes, or modular tanks, hold back rainwater from overwhelmed sewers then slowly release it after a storm passes. Read more.