PWSA was honored to host Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and four mayors from four cities across Pennsylvania during the recent “Mayors are Rebuilding PA” Tour. The purpose of this tour was to showcase how American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) funding is being put to good use across the Commonwealth for the benefit of all Pennsylvanians.

ARPA, also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package or American Rescue Plan, was a nearly $2 trillion economic stimulus bill passed in 2021 to speed up the country’s recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing recession.

PWSA received $17 million in ARPA funds from the City of Pittsburgh to replace lead lines in our service area. To-date, we’ve invested over $11 million of those funds and will continue in earnest to move through our neighborhoods and replace lead lines in our most at-risk communities. In early 2023, we celebrated the removal of the 10,000th lead service line and are on track to remove all lead pipes from our water distribution system by 2026.

Thank you to Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk, Scranton Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti, Williamsport Mayor Derek Slaughter, and Lancaster Mayor Danene Sorace for coming “aht to the ‘Burgh!”